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Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue

Nourishing People, Nurturing the Planet

aka Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue   |   Omaha, NE   |  www.savinggracefoodrescue.org

Mission

Saving Grace’s mission is to connect perishable food from local food purveyors to local nonprofits that feed our hungry, while raising awareness and educating the community on wasted food and hunger. We do this by connecting excess perishable food from local food purveyors with nonprofit agencies that serve some of the most vulnerable seniors, families and children in our community. Saving Grace is also a leader in educating the community about the problems of wasted food and hunger.

Ruling year info

2013

CEO, President and Founder

Beth Ostdiek Smith

Main address

4611 S 96th St Ste 154

Omaha, NE 68127 USA

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EIN

46-1852863

NTEE code info

(Food Banks, Food Pantries) (K31)

IRS filing requirement

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Perishable Food Rescue and Delivery Service

Saving Grace serves the Omaha area by operating the only perishable food rescue and delivery service dedicated to feeding the hungry with nutritious excess food that would otherwise go to waste. Using refrigerated trucks, Saving Grace’s professional drivers/food handlers pick up produce, meats, dairy products, packaged and prepared meals, from a network of food donors and deliver it the same day - free of charge - to nonprofit partner agencies, including food pantries, shelters, transitional living facilities, children's centers, senior centers and more.

Saving Grace addresses a real need in the Omaha area, as one in seven people struggle with food insecurity, and one in five kids may go to bed hungry each night. Meanwhile, more than one-third of the food produced in this country is wasted. Saving Grace is making the public aware of the problems of wasted food and hunger through outreach and education programs.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Ethnic and racial groups
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Awards

Friend of the Environment 2019

Earth Day Omaha

Tribute to Women Honoree 2022

Women's Center for Advancement

Nonprofit of the Year 2018

Food Day Omaha

Excellence Award for Innovation 2016

Omaha Area Chamber of Commerce

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome

Financials

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Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue

Board of directors
as of 06/27/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Lenli Corbett

Executive Consultant

Term: 2017 - 2023

Anna Cramer

Nebraska Medicine

Andrew Wong

First National Bank of Omaha

Erik Bird

Lifetime Fitness

Thomas Hall

Physicians Mutual

Beth Ostdiek Smith

Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue

Hector Rivera

Fiserv

Nathan Browne

Werner Enterprises

Emily Poeschl

Mutual of Omaha

Jack Holmes

Bridges Trust

Lenli Corbett

Executive Consultant

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 6/20/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 06/27/2023

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.