Community Food Bank Inc

Tucson, Arizona - EIN 51-0192519 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Community Food Bank Inc reported $104,882,968 in revenue and $104,776,565 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $106,403 for the year. Program services took $98,521,466 of expenses, or 94.0%. The organization closed the year with $50,697,165 in net assets - about 5.8 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$104,882,968

Up 25.8% from $83,382,288 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$104,776,565

Revenue minus expenses: $106,403 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
94.0%

$98,521,466 of $104,776,565 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$50,697,165

Total assets $58,417,899 minus total liabilities $7,720,734.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$320,178

Malea Chavez, Chief Executive Officer and President, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
235 Employees

Plus 2,650 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$98,521,466 (94.0%)
Fundraising$2,836,851 (2.7%)
Management and General$3,418,248 (3.3%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.03 - $2,836,851 in fundraising expenses divided by $100,777,038 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.13.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$100,777,038
Of Which Cash Contributions$21,947,357
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$78,829,681
Fundraising Events$126,427
Government Grants$4,039,257
All Other Contributions$96,611,354
Program Service Revenue$1,589,134
Investment Income$2,547,054
Other Revenue-$30,258
Total Revenue (All Sources)$104,882,968

Donated Goods Are a Large Share Here

For this organization, donated goods were $78,829,681 of $100,777,038 in contributions in fiscal 2025 - a large share of reported contributions is goods valued in dollars, not cash. The cash and noncash split is shown above, and any cost-to-raise-a-dollar figure is shown both ways.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

5.8 Months

of reserves - $50,697,165 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $8,731,380 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$58,417,899
Total Liabilities$7,720,734
Liabilities as Share of Assets13.2%
Net Assets$50,697,165

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Malea Chavez - Chief Executive Officer and President$320,1780.31%
Siomara Castillo - Chief Development Officer$231,6420.22%
Gregory Tipton - Chief Operations Officer$213,1000.20%
Shannon Marie Baggini - Chief People & Culture Officer$202,6090.19%
Erin Glockner - Chief Organizational Development Officer$174,8800.17%
Joseph Pontes - Director of Operations$120,2140.11%
Audra Christophel - Vice President of Community Development$119,7550.11%
Claudio Andres Rodriguez - Vice President of Policy and Advocacy$112,8450.11%
Ryan Lee Thomas - Director of Finance$100,5940.10%
Shanika Noel - Chief Financial Officer$15,4410.01%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

11 voting members, 11 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Malea ChavezChief Executive Officer and President
Siomara CastilloChief Development Officer
Gregory TiptonChief Operations Officer
Shannon Marie BagginiChief People & Culture Officer
Erin GlocknerChief Organizational Development Officer
Joseph PontesDirector of Operations
Audra ChristophelVice President of Community Development
Claudio Andres RodriguezVice President of Policy and Advocacy
Ryan Lee ThomasDirector of Finance
Shanika NoelChief Financial Officer
Mark BrownBoard Chair - 10/25/2024
Nathan RothschildBoard Chair
Benjamin MooreVice Chair - 10/25/2024
Lydia HunterBoard Treasurer
Jonathan SmithBoard Secretary
Aaron CardonaDirector
Aaron CornmanDirector
Courtney HensonDirector
Denise ManganoDirector
Katherine LundeDirector
Maggie HammarstromDirector
Noel HennesseyDirector
Rene LopezDirector
Yakeleen AlmazanDirector

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence11 voting / 11 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $83,460,822 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.

Recipient, as ReportedAmount
Arizona Border Alliance
Partner Grant
$50,000
Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless
Partner Grant
$10,000
BorderLinks
Partner Grant
$50,000
Brothers and Sisters of Charity
Partner Grant
$10,000
Centro Comunitario Los Nogales
Partner Grant
$30,000
Cochise College
Partner Grant
$10,000
Cochise Harm Reduction
Partner Grant
$50,000
Community Gardens of Tucson
Partner Grant
$10,400
Douglas Arc Inc
Partner Grant
$6,000
Dragonfly Community Alliance
Partner Grant
$6,000
Dunbar Coalition Inc
Partner Grant
$49,000
Felicia's Farm
Partner Grant
$20,000
First Southern Baptist Church
Partner Grant
$20,000
Healthy Bisbee Inc
Partner Grant
$10,000
Iskashitaa Refugee Network (IRN)
Partner Grant
$38,800
Kindred Connections Collective
Partner Grant - Alliance for Global Justice
$50,000
M&M Family Orchard LLC
Partner Grant
$50,000
Native American Advancement Foundation
Partner Grant
$20,000
Our Neighbors Farm & Pantry
Partner Grant
$35,000
Pima County Food Alliance
Partner Grant
$49,500
Pivot Produce LLC
Partner Grant
$50,000
Pivot to Local Foundation
Partner Grant
$30,000
Salvation Army Tucson
Partner Grant
$35,000
South Tucson Community Outreach
Partner Grant
$50,000
Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center
Partner Grant
$50,000
Southeastern Arizona Community Unique Services (SEACUS)
Partner Grant
$6,000
St Vincent de Paul
Partner Grant
$35,000
Step Up to Justice
Partner Grant
$8,000
Splinter Art and Community Fund
Partner Grant - Tucson Alliance for Housing Justice
$50,000
Willcox Community Food Pantry
Partner Grant
$10,000

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$83,382,288-
Fiscal 2025$104,882,968+25.8%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed May 15, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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