Nonprofit · EIN 20-1667103
RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT
Tax-exempt · ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87121
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,622,041 | $2,392,899 | $229,142 | $1,272,169 | $308,218 | $963,951 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,949,719 | $1,982,679 | -$32,960 | $838,504 | $103,695 | $734,809 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,287,617 | $1,263,228 | $24,389 | $954,614 | $186,845 | $767,769 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,407,254
- of which government grants
- $563,534
- Program service revenue
- $203,326
- Investment income
- $15,134
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,700
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$20,628
- Other revenue
- -$3,673
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,735,388
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $77,908
- Other salaries and wages
- $351,288
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $490,191
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $17,545
- Travel
- $6,327
- Depreciation
- $12,594
- Program services (functional)
- $2,183,430
- Management and general (functional)
- $88,999
- Fundraising (functional)
- $120,470
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $838,504
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,272,169
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $308,218
- Net assets, end of year
- $963,951
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $265,203
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $936,451
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $27,500
- Gross receipts
- $2,642,669
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- NM
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIEL HERRING | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 62.02 | $77,908 |
| JUSTIN FORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN TERRY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES REARDON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MAGGIE TANNEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY MARGARET KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA DELGADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA C WINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA SWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERI WEEKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JR TARIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIEL HERRING | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 22 | $50,672 |
| JUSTIN FORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN TERRY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLES REARDON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MAGGIE TANNEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARY MARGARET KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA DELGADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA C WINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA SWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERI WEEKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAYLA STRICKLER | CO-EXECUTIVE Officer | 40 | $61,466 | $2,697 |
| ARIEL HERRING | CO-EXECUTIVE Officer | 40 | $51,343 | $0 |
| JUSTIN FORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN TERRY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES REARDON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE TANNEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MARGARET KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA DELGADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA WINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 600 COORS BLVD NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87121-1420
- In care of
- % CATHERINE SMITH
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JUSTIN FORD, PO BOX 7174, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87194
- Signed the 990
- ARIEL HERRING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (505) 831-3778
- Website
- WWW.RGFP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HINKLE LANDERS PC
Mission
TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND CULTIVATE LONG-TERM FOOD SECURITY IN OUR COMMUNITES. RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT IS A PANTRY, URBAN GARDEN, AND COMMUNITY HUB ADDRESSING ALBUQUERQUE'S VERY SERIOUS HUNGER PROBLEM.
Program accomplishments
- IN A FOOD DESERT AND FOUNDED IN 1989 BY RIO GRANDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, RGFP IS A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION SERVING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM ACROSS ALBUQUERQUE AND MOSTLY RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTHWEST MESA AND SOUTH VALLEY NEIGHBORHOODS. PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, RGFP WAS A YEAR-ROUND INDOOR FOOD PANTRY. TODAY, OVER 1,000 PEOPLE ARE SERVED WEEKLY VIA WALK-IN FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS. RGFP ALSO SHARES FOOD WITH PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS THAT DISTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO HIGH-RISK, HARDER-TO-REACH POPULATIONS. RGFP IS MORE THAN FOOD. IT IS A COMMUNITY HUB WHERE PEOPLE CONNECT WITH SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND RESOURCES AND GET HELP ENROLLING IN IMPORTANT FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE HOUSEHOLD CIRCUMSTANCES AND PREVENT HUNGER. THIS CONTINUUM OF CARE INCLUDES JOB SEARCH AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, IT CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH HEALTH SERVICES AND COST SAVINGS AS WELL AS UTILITY AND WATER BILL ASSISTANCE, IT PARTNERS TO SHARE NUTRITION AND COOKING EDUCATION, IT PROVIDES EMERGENCY CELL PHONES AND INTERNET ACCESS, AND DISTRIBUTES FREE BOOKS TO KIDS OF ALL AGES.Expenses $2,183,430 · grants $1,735,388 · revenue $222,981
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1667103
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,272,169
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,642,669
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,622,041 | $2,392,899 | $1,272,169 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,949,719 | $1,982,679 | $838,504 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,287,617 | $1,263,228 | $954,614 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,280,473 | $1,250,408 | $886,688 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-1667103).
Questions about RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT
- What is the EIN of RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT is 20-1667103.
- Is RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JUSTIN FORD.
- Who are the officers and directors of RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $77,908 (ARIEL HERRING, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,622,041, expenses of $2,392,899 and total assets of $1,272,169 at year end.
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