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Plan Outline
Nonprofit Food Bank Business Plan
Helping Hand
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Organization Summary
Helping Hand is a food bank serving Johnson County, Washington. The program's focus is to identify and utilize resources for food in the county in order to eliminate hunger among low-income individuals and families in the area.
The program performs the following:
- Solicits and distributes food to community programs.
- Operates a youth farm program for "at-risk" young people.
2.1 Start-up Summary
Helping Hand's start-up cost is £200,000. A significant portion of the cost is donated trucks and collection vehicles for food, as well as a storage facility. The remainder are the expenses normally associated with opening an office. The program is funded by contributions from ten corporate sponsors, a grant from a private philanthropic trust, and Johnson County. The assumptions are shown in the following table and chart.
| Start-up Funding | |
| Start-up Expenses to Fund | £124,000 |
| Start-up Assets to Fund | £76,000 |
| Total Funding Required | £200,000 |
| Assets | |
| Non-cash Assets from Start-up | £7,000 |
| Cash Requirements from Start-up | £69,000 |
| Additional Cash Raised | £0 |
| Cash Balance on Starting Date | £69,000 |
| Total Assets | £76,000 |
| Liabilities and Capital | |
| Liabilities | |
| Current Borrowing | £0 |
| Long-term Liabilities | £0 |
| Accounts Payable (Outstanding Bills) | £0 |
| Other Current Liabilities (interest-free) | £0 |
| Total Liabilities | £0 |
| Capital | |
| Planned Investment | |
| Corporate Sponsorship | £100,000 |
| Philanthropic Trust | £50,000 |
| Jefferson County | £50,000 |
| Additional Investment Requirement | £0 |
| Total Planned Investment | £200,000 |
| Loss at Start-up (Start-up Expenses) | (£124,000) |
| Total Capital | £76,000 |
| Total Capital and Liabilities | £76,000 |
| Total Funding | £200,000 |
| Start-up | |
| Requirements | |
| Start-up Expenses | |
| Legal | £700 |
| Stationery etc. | £500 |
| Brochures | £800 |
| Food Collection Supplies | £10,000 |
| Insurance | £1,000 |
| Rent | £1,000 |
| Trucks and Vehicles | £50,000 |
| Warehouse Equipment | £40,000 |
| Harvesting/Farm Equipment | £20,000 |
| Total Start-up Expenses | £124,000 |
| Start-up Assets | |
| Cash Required | £69,000 |
| Start-up Inventory | £0 |
| Other Current Assets | £0 |
| Long-term Assets | £7,000 |
| Total Assets | £76,000 |
| Total Requirements | £200,000 |
2.2 Legal Entity
Helping Hand is a Washington nonprofit corporation.