Nonprofits improving but some still struggling after COVID KELSEY STEWART, Omaha World-Herald FacebookTwitterEmail OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In a typical year, Food Bank for the Heartland might spend an average of about $225,000 a month on food. That’s as a supplement to donations from the public and food received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other entities. But because of increased need in the community due to the coronavirus pandemic, the food bank is spending about $1.5 million a month on food. Thanks to community support and donations, the food bank’s finances have remained stable throughout the pandemic. “The community stepping up was phenomenal,” said Travis Carlson, a food bank spokesman. “We just consider ourselves tremendously fortunate in that regard.”