Nonprofit · EIN 52-1202644
BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC
Tax-exempt · VERONA, VA 24482
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $75,158,603 | $73,243,717 | $1,914,886 | $44,636,735 | $2,816,741 | $41,819,994 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $76,506,587 | $69,970,166 | $6,536,421 | $41,789,632 | $2,731,380 | $39,058,252 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $64,204,709 | $62,605,459 | $1,599,250 | $34,181,993 | $3,057,820 | $31,124,173 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $71,488,192
- of which government grants
- $16,415,574
- Program service revenue
- $2,203,724
- Investment income
- $1,409,120
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $594,001
- Other revenue
- $57,567
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $57,469,969
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $991,118
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,780,777
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,309,049
- Professional fundraising fees
- $251,556
- Legal fees
- $11,610
- Accounting fees
- $17,300
- Occupancy
- $736,862
- Travel
- $20,306
- Depreciation
- $636,491
- Program services (functional)
- $69,241,992
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,683,182
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,318,543
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $41,789,632
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,636,735
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,816,741
- Net assets, end of year
- $41,819,994
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,157,675
- Publicly traded securities
- $27,266,801
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $38,296,124
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,523,870
- Gross receipts
- $76,830,854
- Employees
- 84
- Volunteers
- 1,776
- Year formed
- 1980
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL L MCKEE | FORMER CEO Former | 45 | $197,428 | $25,138 |
| KAREN RATZLAFF | CPO Officer | 45 | $154,221 | $28,753 |
| DAVID KRAFT | COO Officer | 40 | $138,330 | $28,119 |
| LINDA BAKER | CFO Officer | 50 | $142,207 | $21,141 |
| JENNIFER JACOBS | CCO Officer | 40 | $135,529 | $16,899 |
| LEANNE VIGLIANO | CTO Officer | 50 | $118,978 | $18,399 |
| TYLER HERMAN | SR. DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $102,151 | $16,019 |
| HATSY VALLAR | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE METZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAVONE DUDLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS PERRINE | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM BLOSSER EDD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON BUCHANAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN BURNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHISLAINE LEWIS PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLINT MERRITT MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JAMES PERKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT SORENSEN | FINANCE CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KARI J DIENER | CEO Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL L MCKEE | CEO Officer | 40 | $190,061 | $18,266 |
| KAREN RATZLAFF | CPO Officer | 40 | $147,700 | $27,044 |
| LINDA BAKER | CFO Officer | 40 | $134,311 | $18,311 |
| JENNIFER JACOBS | CCO Officer | 40 | $127,852 | $14,833 |
| LEANNE VIGLIANO | CTO Officer | 40 | $114,307 | $14,931 |
| DAVID KRAFT | COO Officer | 40 | $82,897 | $17,696 |
| HATSY VALLAR | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE METZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DIEGO B ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM BLOSSER EDD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAVONE DUDLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINT MERRITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JAMES PERKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL ROSBERG | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS PERRINE | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON BUCHANAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GHISLAINE LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT SORENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL L MCKEE | CEO Officer | 40 | $187,372 | $17,871 |
| RONALD E MORRIS | COO Officer | 40 | $148,457 | $21,226 |
| KAREN RATZLAFF | CPO Officer | 40 | $139,792 | $25,694 |
| LINDA BAKER | CFO Officer | 40 | $126,871 | $20,031 |
| LEANNE VIGLIANO | CTO Officer | 40 | $109,097 | $14,433 |
| JENNIFER JACOBS | CCO Officer | 40 | $21,359 | $1,700 |
| NICHOLAS PERRINE | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HATSY VALLAR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE METZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES DASSANCE | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIEGO ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM BLOSSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAVONE DUDLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINT MERRITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES PERKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL ROSBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KRAFT | COO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 96 LAUREL HILL RD, VERONA, VA 24482-2658
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LINDA BAKER, 96 LAUREL HILL RD, VERONA, VA 24482
- Signed the 990
- KARI J DIENER, CEO
- Phone
- (540) 569-2021
- Website
- WWW.BRAFB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ROBINSON FARMER COX ASSOCIATES
Mission
THE FOOD BANK PURCHASES FOOD AND OBTAINS DONATIONS OF FOOD FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS, GROWERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PEOPLE IN NEED IN 25 COUNTIES AND EIGHT CITIES IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN VIRGINIA THROUGH A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 220 PROVIDERS, SOUP KITCHENS, AND SHELTERS AND THROUGH NUTRITION PROGRAMS WITH MORE THAN 170 COMMUNITY PARTNERS. OVER 31 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SERVING ON AVERAGE 148,200 PEOPLE EACH MONTH.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOOD BANK ACQUIRED AND DISTRIBUTED 29.3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGH A NETWORK OF 220 FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, AND COMMUNITY SHELTERS. MORE THAN NINE MILLION POUNDS OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTED WAS FRESH PRODUCE. THIS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 24.4 MILLION TOTAL MEALS SERVED TO AN AVERAGE OF 171,200 PEOPLE EACH MONTH. ADDITIONALLY, NEARLY 2.8 MILLION POUNDS OF RESCUED FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO OBTAIN VARIOUS QUANTITIES OF FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS THROUGH RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE. THE FOOD BANK HAS RECEIVED A FOUR-STAR RATING FROM CHARITY NAVIGATOR AND A PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY FROM GUIDESTAR.Expenses $63,001,734 · grants $57,598,748 · revenue $2,203,724
- IN ADDITION TO DISTRIBUTION THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNER PANTRIES, THE FOOD BANK'S MOBILE FOOD PANTRY AND NEIGHBORHOOD PRODUCE MARKET PROGRAMS DISTRIBUTED OVER 1.6 MILLION TOTAL POUNDS OF FOOD TO AN AVERAGE OF OVER 7,900 INDIVIDUALS EACH MONTH IN RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS. FOOD DISTRIBUTED INCLUDED FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, MEAT, AND SHELF-STABLE ITEMS.Expenses $3,115,726
- THE FOOD BANK'S NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING RURAL NEIGHBORS, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS, AND OVER 1.55 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD WERE ACQUIRED AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. CLOSE TO 9,000 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE FED EACH MONTH ON AVERAGE THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: THE FAMILY BACKPACK PROGRAM WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF HUNGRY CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING THE FOUNDATION OF FAMILY MEALS FOR WEEKENDS AND EXTENDED BREAKS WHEN CHILDREN CANNOT ACCESS SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS; GOOD FOOD SCHOOL MARKETS PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE TO TEENS DISTRIBUTIONS, MONTHLY AND AT SCHOOL BREAKS, OF NUTRIENT-RICH FOODS INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE, AT HIGH SCHOOL BASED PANTRIES; KIDS CAFE PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS SNACKS AND MEALS FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN IN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS; SUMMER KID PACKS AND SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAMS SERVE NOURISHING MEALS AND SNACKS AND PROVIDE BAGS OF SHELF-STABLE FOOD AT NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AND CHURCHES WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION. THE SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS DELIVERED BOXES OF FOOD MONTHLY TO 2,700 HOMEBOUND AND LOW-INCOME SENIORS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THE FOOD PHARMACY PROGRAM SUPPLIES IN-CLINIC FOOD PANTRIES IN SERVICE OF CLINICIAN REFERRED PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND FOOD INSECURITY WITH FOODS THAT MEET THEIR NUTRITIONAL NEEDS. THE SUPER PANTRY PROGRAM IS A SIX-WEEK COURSE MANAGED BY THE VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WHICH INSTRUCTS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN FOOD PREPARATION, BASIC BUDGETING, FOOD SAFETY AND OTHER LIFE SKILLS.Expenses $3,124,532
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1202644
- 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
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $44,636,735
- Income (IRS master file)
- $76,830,854
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $75,158,603 | $73,243,717 | $44,636,735 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $76,506,587 | $69,970,166 | $41,789,632 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $64,204,709 | $62,605,459 | $34,181,993 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $59,706,112 | $58,772,589 | $30,715,187 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 52-1202644).
Questions about BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC
- What is the EIN of BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC is 52-1202644.
- Is BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
- Are donations to BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC 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 BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LINDA BAKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $197,428 (MICHAEL L MCKEE, FORMER CEO).
- How much revenue does BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $75,158,603, expenses of $73,243,717 and total assets of $44,636,735 at year end.
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