Where does the Food Bank get its food?

Corporate donations:                                                     63%
Food drives:                                                                        4%
USDA commodities:                                                       24%
Food purchased by Food Bank for the Heartland:       9%

Food Bank for the Heartland inspects, sorts and repacks the food for distribution to over 325 nonprofit agencies across Nebraska and western Iowa. The Food Bank distributed nearly 9 million pounds of food during the 2012 calendar year.

Who receives food from the Food Bank?

Pantries and meal providers:                                        69%
Food Bank's children and senior programs:                6%
Distribution partners in Kearney and Sioux City:       15%
Other food banks:                                                              3%
Discarded spoiled food:                                                   7%