EIN 75-1822473

Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
149
State
Year formed
1981
Most recent tax filings
2023-09-01
Description
Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) empowers communities to eliminate hunger by providing food, education and resources through innovation and collaboration.
Total revenues
$127,212,441
2023
Total expenses
$125,308,732
2023
Total assets
$63,019,132
2023
Num. employees
149
2023

Program areas at TAFB

Tarrant Area Food Bank, founded in 1982, is a primary source of donated Food for approximately 450 hunger relief agencies and feeding programs in fort worth, Texas and 13 surrounding counties. In fy 2023, Tarrant Area Food Bank provided access to 56 million meals through its network of partner agencies, mobile solutions, nutrition education and social service programs. These meals were provided in the form of groceries for clients to take home, hot meals served on site or healthy snacks served during a group activity.
In fy23, our community nutrition team conducted over 20,000 hours of nutrition education, teaching neighbors how to cook nutritiously and grow their own Food. Our community garden and farm programs supported over 50 partner gardens, and we harvested 2.2 tons of fresh produce from our learning garden, kindred spirits kitchen garden, and tafb west garden. Tafb launched a new warehouse logistics job training program called f.o.r.k. (forklift operations and receiving knowledge) and celebrated 27 graduates who became american culinary federation certified fundamental cooks in our fort worx foodservice job training program. Graduates received job placement assistance with vetted employer partners who pay a living wage, offer healthcare benefits, and have career advancement opportunities. This resulted in an economic impact of $954,480 for our community. Healthcare partnerships in fy23, we continued developing new healthcare partnerships with hospital systems and medical clinics, started a healthy Food box home delivery program for homebound patients, and established a healthcare referral process connecting patients to community resources such as snap, wic, and medicaid. Tafb's registered dietitians provide nutritonal guidance and support through our parx (produce and activity prescription) programming, train healthcare providers on how to conduct Food insecurity screenings and ensure their patients are connected to Food and nutrition resources. Veteran programs tafb serves those who serve our country by providing Food, nutrition education, garden programs and community resources at veteran affairs clinics and the naval air station joint reserve base. Older adult programs seniors are one of the more vulnerable populations served by tafb. With many seniors living on a fixed income, this population can struggle to make ends meet each month. Tafb offers two programs specifically for seniors to ensure they have access to healthy Food. Senior shares provide a farmer's market style of distribution to seniors at community centers, churches, and senior housing complexes. The commodity supplemental Food program (csfp), started at Tarrant Area Food Bank in 2022 and grew in 2023, is a federally funded Food distribution effort that provides a monthly box of Food to low-income seniors to improve their health, nutrition, and well-being. Each month, over 2,000 seniors in our service Area receive a csfp box containing 30 pounds of Food. The csfp box contains a recipe or handout that helps them best utilize the Food in their box for their health needs.
Tafb launched a new campaign to address childhood hunger, "ready to learn", which includes youth feeding and youth programs that focus on Food, education, and advocacy. The in-school markets provide access to kid-friendly, nutritious groceries in local schools, offering convenience and variety to the youth and families on-site at a title i campus. In-school markets were installed in 58 schools in fy 23. The in-school snack program provides title i schools with kid-friendly snacks for students during school hours as a supplement in between meals. The hunger + hope program is a Food insecurity education module developed for the hope squad program, a school-based peer support group. The curriculum is now available not only in 100+ schools in our service Area, but was also adopted by the national hope squad, reaching thousands of students nationwide. Most recently, we launched our after school and summer camp program that provides age-appropriate nutrition, gardening, and Food banking education for youth pre-k - 12th grade and our junior ambassador program that is available to high school students who are ready to lead, serve and advocate for hunger issues affecting their community.

Who funds Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Feeding TexasOutreach and Nutrition Education Programs$5,214,008
Feeding AmericaFight Hunger$1,772,794
Communities Foundation of TexasThis Grant Is Designated for General Support.$322,596
...and 166 more grants received totalling $10,092,908

Personnel at TAFB

NameTitleCompensation
Julie ButnerPresident and Chief Executive Officer$344,742
Val AguilarChief Operating Officer
Valentine AguilarChief Operations Officer$116,157
Erica ChilcuttChief Financial Officer
Stephen RaesideChief Development and External Affairs Officer$183,394
...and 24 more key personnel

Financials for TAFB

RevenuesFYE 09/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$124,888,025
Program services$1,765,559
Investment income and dividends$781,434
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$14,237
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-297,025
Net income from fundraising events$-111,824
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$172,035
Total revenues$127,212,441

Form 990s for TAFB

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-092024-03-06990View PDF
2022-092023-07-13990View PDF
2021-092022-07-01990View PDF
2020-092021-08-04990View PDF
2019-092020-09-17990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 19, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
August 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 48 new grant, including a grant for $1,772,794 from Feeding America
May 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 17, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $2,500 from Harrison Winslow Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Food banksFood and nutrition programsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHomelessnessFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
2525 Cullen St
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Metro area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
County
Tarrant County, TX
Website URL
tafb.org/ 
Phone
(817) 857-7100
Facebook page
TAFoodBank 
Twitter profile
@tafoodbank 
IRS details
EIN
75-1822473
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1981
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
K31: Food Banks, Food Pantries
NAICS code, primary
624210: Community Food Services
Parent/child status
Central organization
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