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 |
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|
| 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 |
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|
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|
|
| Liabilities |
|
| Current Borrowing |
£0 |
| Long-term Liabilities |
£0 |
| Accounts Payable (Outstanding Bills) |
£0 |
| Other Current Liabilities (interest-free) |
£0 |
| Total Liabilities |
£0 |
|
|
| Capital |
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|
|
| 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 |
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|
|
|
| Total Capital and Liabilities |
£76,000 |
|
|
| Total Funding |
£200,000 |
| Start-up |
|
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| 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 |
|
|
| 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.