Program areas at Billings Food Bank
Billings Food Bank was formed in 1982. Originally designed to serve agencies having food programs, and primarily in Yellowstone County. It has now evolved into a truly independent food bank responding to requests from anywhere throughout the state. If we have the ability to help, we do. In the last 10 years we have also established the Fortin Culinary Center where we teach culinary job training skills. We have so far had 170 graduates of this program with a 99% success rate of those truly wanting to work. The demand for people with culinary skills is tremendous. We have a very strict set of rules for our students as there is no charge for the course, but if you dont show up you are not allowed to continue. We have literally changed lives with this program. We are truly proud to have moved many of our students from a generational norm of living on the system, to now being productive members of the work force.Our Fortin Culinary Center has also become a source of revenue and training for our students and others. We have a large reception hall seating 300 which can be divided into two sections for meetings, weddings, receptions, company parties, memorial services, job training sessions, Serve Safe Classes, etc. We serve many banquets on a regular basis, which of course, is tremendous training for our students. We also utilize our certified commercial kitchen and food processing center (originally funded in part with a Montana State Growth Thru Ag Grant)to prepare meals for other agencies and programs. We prepared over 301,000 meals for the homeless population and other social services agencies. Using our facility we have processed, preserved and repackaged hundreds of thousand pounds of meats, produce, beans (dry) etc. for use in preparing these meals. The Culinary Center is also a shared use facility for food entrepreneurs to test new products or use as a new business base. We have been a starting point for many! We opened our Fortin Caf and Gift shop in response to a neighborhood demand, which has now turned into a popular breakfast and lunch venue. It is also a great training field for our students, many of whom we actually hire. We have two fulltime chefs, one teaches our classes and one runs the caf. We also encourage social enterprise by promoting and selling art and other items for area artists. And we rent our beautiful commercial kitchen to entrepreneurs wishing to start or expand their food related business. We do this on an hourly basis so young businesses do not have to incure a heavy debt load as their business develops. We have been the catalyst for many businesses that have now grown and started their own places.We provide cooking and nutrition classes to not only our recipients, but to youth and others as our time and facility use allows. We serve as a training ground for many folks with special needs, and have actually hired several.
Who funds Billings Food Bank
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Billings Food Bank
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Kathy Whittenberger | President and Chief Executive Officer / Program Director | $0 | 2022-06-30 |
Sheryle Shandy | Executive Director | $111,662 | 2023-05-15 |
Felicia Lehman | Charity Program Manager | | 2022-03-18 |
Kay Haire | Secretary | $0 | 2022-06-30 |
Mike Scheppele | Treasurer | $0 | 2022-06-30 |
...and 4 more key personnel |
Financials for Billings Food Bank
Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 06/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $71,000,990 | $49,886,023 | 42.3% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $8,122 | $8,412 | -3.4% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $4,401 | $86,221 | -94.9% |
Net income from fundraising events | $1,740 | $0 | 999% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $-1,564 | $21,640 | -107.2% |
Total revenues | $71,013,689 | $50,002,296 | 42% |
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Data update history
March 18, 2022
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
September 28, 2021
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Harnish Foundation Nonprofit Types
Food banksFood and nutrition programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
State / local levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersAuction fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 1158
- Billings, MT 59103
- Metro area
- Billings, MT
- County
- Yellowstone County, MT
- Website URL
- billingsfoodbank.com/Â
- Phone
- (406) 259-2856
IRS details
- EIN
- 36-3519470
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1982
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K31: Food Banks, Food Pantries
- NAICS code, primary
- 624210: Community Food Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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