FOOD DEPOT

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

P20Z

Classification

1000

Street

1222A SILER RD

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Mission and programs · 2023

• THE FOOD DEPOT FOSTERS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY ENGAGING A NETWORK OF PARTNERS AND DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS FOR A HUNGER-FREE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. AS THE FOOD BANK FOR NINE COUNTIES, THE FOOD DEPOT PROVIDES HUNGER RELIEF TO AN AVERAGE OF 48,300 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY EACH MONTH. THE FOOD DEPOT OFFERS FOOD TO PERSONS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH STRATEGIC PROGRAMS AND A NETWORK OF 76 NONPROFIT HUNGER RELIEF PARTNERS. BETWEEN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, THE FOOD DEPOT COORDINATES, OR PARTNERS WITH, 198 DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE FOOD DEPOT PROVIDED AN ESTIMATED 707,523 MEALS EACH MONTH TO PEOPLE IN NEED-THE MOST VULNERABLE OF OUR COMMUNITY-CHILDREN, SENIORS, WORKING FAMILIES, AND THOSE IN ILL HEALTH. THE FOOD DEPOT'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OPERATE SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS OF HUNGER AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS INCLUDING: CASITA DE COMIDA, DIAPER DEPOT, FOOD MOBILE 1.0, THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRY, FOOD 4 KIDS, FOOD 4 PETS, AND MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES. TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF ITS PARTNERS AND DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS, THE FOOD DEPOT ACTS AS A FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATION, ACCESSING SURPLUS FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE. THE FOOD BANK COMBINES RESCUED FOOD WITH FOOD ACQUIRED FROM LOCAL AND NATIONAL FOOD MANUFACTURERS, FOOD DRIVES, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, GROWERS, FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, AND FOOD BROKERS. IN FY 23-24, THE FOOD DEPOT PROVIDED 10,188,338 POUNDS OF FOOD, ENOUGH FOR 8,490,281 MEALS TO NEW MEXICANS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY IN NINE COUNTIES. PARTNER AGENCIES ARE ORGANIZATIONS WITH A HUNGER-RELIEF COMPONENT OF THEIR MISSION, REGISTERED AS 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR CHURCHES, WHICH ARE CONTRACTED WITH THE FOOD DEPOT TO DISTRIBUTE OR SERVE FOOD PURCHASED FROM OR PROVIDED BY THE FOOD DEPOT. PARTNER AGENCIES HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE FOOD DEPOT'S PROGRAMMING SINCE ITS INCEPTION AND, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP, HAVE PROVIDED A LARGE MAJORITY OF OUR HUNGER RELIEF WORK OVER OUR HISTORY. WE HAVE 76 PARTNER AGENCIES IN SEVEN COUNTIES; THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE CHURCHES, SHELTERS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, SOUP KITCHENS, EMERGENCY PANTRIES, COLLEGE CAMPUSES, TRANSITIONAL OR SUPPORTED LIVING PROGRAMS, AND MORE. THEY PROVIDE MANY OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITIES, SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, HOUSING, FAMILY SERVICES, STREET OUTREACH, REHABILITATION, FAITH-BASED SERVICES, HARM REDUCTION, AND EDUCATION. AGENCIES RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM THE FOOD DEPOT IN PURSUING THEIR HUNGER RELIEF GOALS, INCLUDING SITE VISITS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND RESOURCES FOR CLIENTS. PARTNER AGENCIES DISTRIBUTED 5,664,376 POUNDS OF FOOD, THE EQUIVALENT OF 309,878 MEALS. THIS FOOD REACHED 16,129 HOUSEHOLDS, OR 38,387 INDIVIDUALS, FOR A TOTAL OF 193,547 SERVICE INSTANCES.

  Expenses $8,317,298 · Grants $17,112 · Revenue $184,914

• MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES REACH COMMUNITIES IN RURAL NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WHERE THERE ARE A HIGH NUMBER OF "FOOD DESERTS." FOOD DESERTS ARE AREAS WHERE THERE IS LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO FULL SERVICE GROCERY STORES THAT OFFER FRESH AND AFFORDABLE FOODS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY DIET. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THESE AREAS OFTEN HAVE TO DRIVE AN HOUR OR MORE TO PURCHASE FOOD FOR WHICH THEY MAY BE CHARGED A PREMIUM, AND TYPICALLY PRODUCE IS EITHER NOT AVAILABLE OR IS NOT FRESH. MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES RELY ON COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD DIRECTLY TO THOSE IN NEED ON THE DAY OF DELIVERY, WITH NO NEED FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE. MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES REACH COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SET UP THEIR OWN FOOD PANTRIES AND ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION. MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES REACHED 4,913 NEW MEXICANS IN 1,224 HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY EACH MONTH, WITH A TOTAL OF 14,682 SERVICE INSTANCES. THE FOOD DEPOT'S MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES PROVIDED MORE THAN 890,000 POUNDS OF FOOD, EQUIVALENT TO OVER 741,000 MEALS. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS 16 COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. IN JULY 2021, THE FOOD DEPOT LAUNCHED THE FOOD MOBILE PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM SERVES THE GREATER SANTA FE AREA, BRINGING A CLIENT-CHOICE PANTRY INTO SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS IDENTIFIED AS HIGH-NEED AREAS. THE FOOD DEPOT'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HANDLE THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF THE FOOD OFFERING. THE FOOD MOBILE BUS LOCATIONS SERVE <100 HOUSEHOLDS AND ARE INTENDED TO SERVE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY/NEIGHBORHOOD IMMEDIATELY NEARBY THE DISTRIBUTION LOCATION. IN AREAS WHERE WE SERVE >100 HOUSEHOLDS WE WILL CONVERT THE FOOD MOBILE DISTRIBUTION INTO A FOOD MOBILE PLUS LOCATION UTILIZING SEMI TRUCKS, WHILE STILL PROVIDING CLIENT-CHOICE. THE COMBINED MODELS OF THE FOOD MOBILE SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 1,306 HOUSEHOLDS AND 3,744 INDIVIDUALS EACH MONTH. AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE 13 DISTRIBUTION SITES THAT PROVIDED OVER 289,000 POUNDS OF FOOD TO THE COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $4,365,944

• THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRIES THE FOOD DEPOT (TFD) PANTRY BEGAN WHEN THE FOOD DEPOT HAD TAKEN OVER A LARGE-SCALE DRIVE-THRU DISTRIBUTION PREVIOUSLY RUN BY FEEDING SANTA FE DURING THE START OF THE PANDEMIC. THIS DISTRIBUTION BECAME KNOWN AS THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRY AT SILER. TFD PANTRY AT LOS ALAMOS TRANSITIONED FROM BEING AN MFP, AND CONTINUES TODAY AS A PANTRY. THIS PANTRY DISTRIBUTES USDA COMMODITIES THROUGH THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP). THE ENTIRE PROCESS FOR A TFD PANTRY IS HANDLED BY TFD STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY. TFD PANTRIES ARE DRIVE-THRU DISTRIBUTIONS THAT SERVE OVER 100 HOUSEHOLDS AND ARE AVAILABLE AND ADVERTISED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. EACH HOUSEHOLD CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY 60 POUNDS OF FOOD AT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 - 2024, BOTH TFD PANTRIES COMBINED DISTRIBUTED OVER TOTAL OF 2.1M POUNDS, EQUIVALENT TO 1,750,000 MEALS. TFD PANTRY AT SILER SERVED 1,224 HOUSEHOLDS, OR 4,913 INDIVIDUALS EACH MONTH. TFD PANTRY AT LOS ALAMOS SERVED 160 HOUSEHOLDS, OR 383 INDIVIDUALS EACH MONTH. CASITA DE COMIDA CASITA DE COMIDA WAS LAUNCHED DECEMBER 2022 AND IS LOCATED IN ESPANOLA, NEW MEXICO IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY. CASITA IS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO HUNGER RELIEF THAT TRANSFORMS A FOOD PANTRY INTO A NO COST GROCERY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. ONCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS HAVE REGISTERED IN ADVANCE, THEY ARRIVE AT THEIR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TIME AND ANY SHOPPER AT CASITA CAN CHOOSE WHICH ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE HOME FROM A VARIETY OF SHELF STABLE FOODS LIKE MASA, RICE, BEANS, CANNED MEAT, SOUPS AS WELL AS FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, EGGS, AND FROZEN MEAT. PERSONAL CARE ITEMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR SHOPPERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE ALSO OFFER OUR DIAPER DEPOT PROGRAM AS WELL AS SENIOR BOXES FROM THE AGING AND LONG TERM SERVICES DEPARTMENT. SINCE THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED CASITA HAS SERVED 496 INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS AND PROVIDED 3,061 INSTANCES OF SUPPORTIVE FOOD SECURITY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. OF THE HOUSEHOLDS SERVED: 485 (98%) QUALIFY FOR TEFAP, 229 (46%) OF THE PEOPLE SERVED ARE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18, 295 (59%) HOUSEHOLDS INCLUDE SENIORS, AND OF THOSE HOMES 115 (39%)ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING GRANDCHILDREN. CASITA DISTRIBUTED OVER 516 PACKS OF DIAPERS TO FAMILIES WITH INFANTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 23-24. THE FOOD 4 KIDS PROGRAM THE FOOD DEPOT RUNS THE FOOD 4 KIDS PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. ONE OF ITS STRONGEST PARTNERSHIPS IS WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NEW MEXICO, WHICH ENSURES STUDENTS AT 14 SANTA FE COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM HAS SET UP TWO PANTRIES IN POJOAQUE VALLEY SCHOOLS, FOUR IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, AND FOUR IN TAOS COUNTY, WITH PLANS TO FURTHER EXPAND. THE PROGRAM FOLLOWS A SCHOOL-BASED PANTRY MODEL, WHERE PARTNERS PROVIDE PHYSICAL SPACE TO STORE A VARIETY OF GROCERY ITEMS. IDEALLY, THESE PANTRIES INCLUDE REFRIGERATED OR FROZEN STORAGE FOR FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, AND MEAT, ENSURING FAMILIES CAN REGULARLY ACCESS NUTRITIOUS FOOD. FOOD 4 KIDS SEEKS TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY BY PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A WELCOMING AND ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT. THE FOOD DEPOT IS DEDICATED TO OFFERING HUNGER RELIEF IN A RESPECTFUL AND DIGNIFIED MANNER THAT PRIORITIZES THE NEEDS OF THOSE FACING FOOD INSECURITY. CHILDHOOD HUNGER REMAINS A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR MANY CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MISSING MEALS CAN HAVE LONG-TERM EFFECTS BEYOND HUNGER. THE FOOD DEPOT IS COMMITTED TO FIGHTING HUNGER THROUGHOUT NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, ESPECIALLY FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. WITH ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN IN THE STATE EXPERIENCING HUNGER, THIS CRISIS HAS WIDE-REACHING IMPACTS ON THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. WHILE WORKING TOWARD LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, THE FOOD DEPOT ENSURES THAT NO CHILD GOES HUNGRY. FOOD 4 KIDS OFFERS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND GROCERIES. THIS APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHERE THEY ARE, REDUCING THE BURDEN ON FAMILIES AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO SERVICES. BY INCLUDING THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN FOOD DISTRIBUTION, THE PROGRAM PROMOTES INCLUSIVITY. DISTRIBUTION METHODS SCHOOL-BASED PANTRIES: WORKING WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS LIKE COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH NONPERISHABLE STAPLES AND FRESH PRODUCE. PANTRY ACCESS IS COORDINATED BY SCHOOL STAFF AND OFFERS HUNGER RELIEF TO THE WHOLE FAMILY, INCLUDING YOUNGER SIBLINGS AND PARENTS. PROGRAM GROWTH FOOD 4 KIDS HAS CONTINUED TO EVOLVE, AND DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, THE PROGRAM SERVED 18,472 CHILDREN, 16,275 ADULTS, AND 8,610 HOUSEHOLDS.

  Expenses $4,606,710

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2023

  Revenue

  $22,416,138

  Expenses

  $19,010,143

  Contributions

  $21,730,714

  Grants paid

  $17,112

• 2022

  Revenue

  $22,918,593

  Expenses

  $22,292,761

  Contributions

  $21,978,868

  Grants paid

  $83,382

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $22,167,327

  Expenses

  $21,522,818

  Assets (EOY)

  $14,520,817

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $25,345,774

  Expenses

  $22,409,231

  Assets (EOY)

  $14,271,195

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $20,103,627

  Expenses

  $17,070,664

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,438,475

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $15,615,103

  Expenses

  $15,188,667

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,010,592

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $12,772,603

  Expenses

  $12,978,004

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,215,772

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $11,572,284

  Expenses

  $11,222,991

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,208,386

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $10,482,999

  Expenses

  $9,800,942

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,866,332

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

• EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY

  — no cash amount reported

  2022 · FOOD

• PENASCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

  — no cash amount reported

  2022 · FOOD

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $675,239

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• MEANS DATABASE INC

  $460,690

  2024

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $357,846

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $290,136

  2024 · HUMAN SERVICES

• SANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $259,912

  2022 · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

• SANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $212,269

  2023 · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

• SANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $211,308

  2024 · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $206,500

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $172,298

  2023 · HUMAN SERVICES

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $145,513

  2022 · HUMAN SERVICES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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