FOOD DEPOT

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1222A SILER RD, SANTA FE, NM 87507-3158

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

JILL DIXON, 1222-A SILER RD, SANTA FE, NM 87507

Signed the 990

JILL DIXON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(505) 471-1633

Website

WWW.THEFOODDEPOT.ORG

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SJT GROUP LLC

Mission

THE FOOD DEPOT FOSTERS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY ENGAGING A NETWORK OF PARTNERS AND DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO CREATE A HUNGER-FREE NEW MEXICO.

Program accomplishments

• THE FOOD DEPOT FOSTERS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY ENGAGING A NETWORK OF PARTNERS AND DEVELOPING LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR A HEALTHY, HUNGER-FREE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. AS THE FOOD BANK FOR NINE COUNTIES, THE FOOD DEPOT PROVIDES HUNGER RELIEF TO AN AVERAGE OF 43,000 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY EACH MONTH. THE FOOD DEPOT OFFERS GROCERIES AND RESOURCES TO PERSONS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH STRATEGIC FOOD BANK PROGRAMS AND A NETWORK OF 85 NONPROFIT HUNGER RELIEF PARTNERS. OVERALL, THE FOOD DEPOT DISTRIBUTES TO 150 LOCATIONS ACROSS NINE COUNTIES: COLFAX, HARDING, LOS ALAMOS, MORA, RIO ARRIBA, SAN MIGUEL, SANTA FE, TAOS, AND UNION. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE FOOD DEPOT PROVIDED AN ESTIMATED 681,144 MEALS EACH MONTH TO PEOPLE. CLIENTS INCLUDE CHILDREN, SENIORS, INDIVIDUALS, AND WORKING FAMILIES. THE FOOD DEPOT'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OPERATE FOOD BANK PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING: CASITA DE COMIDA, DIAPER DEPOT, FOOD MOBILE, THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRY, FOOD 4 KIDS, FOOD 4 PETS, AND MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES. TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF ITS PARTNERS AND FOOD BANK PROGRAMS, THE FOOD DEPOT ACTS AS A FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATION, PARTNERING WITH STORES TO RESCUE 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 2025, THE FOOD DEPOT PROVIDED 9,808,476 POUNDS OF FOOD, ENOUGH FOR 8,173,730 MEALS TO NEW MEXICANS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY IN NINE COUNTIES. THE FOOD BANK PROVIDED FOOD OR SERVICES 565,790 SPECIFIC TIMES IN FY 2025. PARTNER AGENCIES ARE ORGANIZATIONS WITH A HUNGER-RELIEF COMPONENT OF THEIR MISSION AND REGISTERED AS 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR CHURCHES. AGENCIES 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 FOOD BANK INCEPTION. AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS PROVIDE THE MAJORITY OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION. IN FY 2025, THE FOOD DEPOT PARTNERED WITH 85 NONPROFIT PARTNER AGENCIES IN EIGHT COUNTIES. ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE CHURCHES, SHELTERS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, SOUP KITCHENS, EMERGENCY PANTRIES, COLLEGE CAMPUSES, TRANSITIONAL OR SUPPORTED LIVING PROGRAMS, AND MORE. AGENCIES PROVIDE MANY OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITIES ASIDE FROM HUNGER-RELIEF SERVICES, 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. IN FY 2025, PARTNER AGENCIES DISTRIBUTED 5,652,730 POUNDS OF FOOD, THE EQUIVALENT OF 4,710,608 MEALS. PARTNER DISTRIBUTIONS REACHED 10,048 HOUSEHOLDS, OR 21,403 INDIVIDUALS, FOR A TOTAL OF 494,299 SERVICE INSTANCES.
  Expenses $13,988,328 · revenue $279,272
• MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES SERVE COMMUNITIES IN RURAL NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WHERE THE MAJORITY OF FAMILIES LIVE IN A "FOOD DESERT." FOOD DESERTS ARE AREAS WHERE THERE IS LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO A FULL-SERVICE GROCERY STORE THAT OFFERS THE FRESH AND AFFORDABLE FOOD NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY DIET. EACH MOBILE FOOD PANTRY TAKES PLACE MONTHLY AT A COMMUNITY HUB SUCH AS A CHURCH, COMMUNITY CENTER, SENIOR CENTER, OR FIRE STATION. THE FOOD DEPOT DELIVERS THE FOOD EACH MONTH TO THE SITE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WORK TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD DIRECTLY TO THOSE IN NEED ON THE DAY OF DELIVERY. THERE IS 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. IN FY 2025, THE FOOD DEPOT'S MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES SERVED 16 DIFFERENT RURAL COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDED MORE THAN 1,222,705 POUNDS OF FOOD, EQUIVALENT TO OVER 1,018,921 MEALS. MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES REACHED 3,406 NEW MEXICANS IN 1,486 HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY EACH MONTH, WITH A TOTAL OF 18,155 SERVICE INSTANCES. 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 DISTRIBUTION. THE MAJORITY OF 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 MORE THAN >100 HOUSEHOLDS ARE SERVED DURING A DISTRIBUTION, A "PLUS" MODEL IS USED WITH SEMI-TRUCKS WHILE STILL PROVIDING CLIENT CHOICE. DURING FY 2025, THE FOOD MOBILE PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED TO 13 SITES IN THE GREATER SANTA FE COUNTY AREA. THE FOOD MOBILE PROGRAM PROVIDED 543,381 POUNDS OF FOOD, EQUIVALENT TO 452,818 MEALS. THE COMBINED MODELS OF THE FOOD MOBILE SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 1,339 HOUSEHOLDS AND 3,931 INDIVIDUALS EACH MONTH, WITH A TOTAL OF 16,262 SERVICE INSTANCES.
  Expenses $3,943,865
• THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRIES IN 2020, THE FOOD DEPOT TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE DISTRIBUTION ON SILER ROAD MANGAGED BY THE NONPROFIT FEEDING SANTA FE. THE DISTRIBUTION BECAME KNOWN AS THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRY AT SILER, OR THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRY. IN FY 2025, THERE ARE THREE PANTRY LOCATIONS: SANTA FE (SILER ROAD), LOS ALAMOS, AND MORA. SANTA FE DISTRIBUTES TWICE EACH MONTH. MORA AND LOS ALAMOS DISTRIBUTE ONCE EACH MONTH. THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRY AT LOS ALAMOS IS A USDA COMMODITIES DISTRIBUTION; HOWEVER, MORA AND SANTA FE ARE NON-COMMODITY LOCATIONS. ALL ASPECTS OF A PANTRY ARE ORGANIZED BY FOOD BANK STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRIES ARE DRIVE-THRU DISTRIBUTIONS THAT SERVE OVER 100 HOUSEHOLDS. DISTRIBUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLICC. EACH HOUSEHOLD CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY 60 POUNDS OF FOOD AT EACH DISTRIBUTION. IN FY 2025, THE THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRY PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED 1,291,693 POUNDS OF FOOD, EQUIVALENT TO 1,076,411 MEALS. THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRY AT SILER SERVED 556 HOUSEHOLDS EACH MONTH, OR 2,318 INDIVIDUALS. THE FOOD DEPOT PANTRY AT LOS ALAMOS SERVED 156 HOUSEHOLDS, OR 369 INDIVIDUALS EACH MONTH AND MORA SERVED 134 HOUSEHOLDS, OR 268 INDIVIDUALS. TOGETHER, THE PROGRAM DELIVERED 16,802 INSTANCES OF SERVICE. CASITA DE COMIDA CASITA DE COMIDA, LOCATED IN ESPANOLA, NM, OPENENED IN DECEMBER 2022. THE NO-COST GROCERY STORE SERVES RIO ARRIBA COUNTY RESIDENTS. CLIENTS REGISTER IN ADVANCE, THEN CHOOSE ITEMS TO TAKE HOME ON THEIR DESIGNATED "SHOPPING" DAY. THE NO-COST STORE STOCKS DRY GOODS, PRODUCE, DIAPERS, AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS. IN FY 2025, CASITA HAS SERVED 428 INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS AND PROVIDED 2,100 INSTANCES OF SUPPORTIVE FOOD SECURITY SERVICES. THE FOOD 4 KIDS PROGRAM THE FOOD DEPOT MANAGES THE FOOD 4 KIDS PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH NEW MEXICO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FELLOW NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NEW MEXICO. THE PROGRAM FOLLOWS A SCHOOL-BASED PANTRY MODEL WHERE PARTNERS PROVIDE THE PHYSICAL SPACE TO STORE A VARIETY OF GROCERY ITEMS AND A PROGRAM COORDINATOR. THE FOOD DEPOT PROVIDES THE MAJORITY OF EQUIPMENT AND GROCERIES. PANTRIES INCLUDE REFRIGERATED OR FROZEN STORAGE FOR FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, AND MEAT, ENSURING FAMILIES CAN REGULARLY ACCESS NUTRITIOUS FOOD. IN FY 2025, THREE COUNTIES OPERATED FOOD FOR KIDS SITES IN 26 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS DISTRIBUTED 421,355 POUNDS OF FOOD, THE EQUIVALENT OF 351,129 MEALS. PANTRIES PROVIDED 16,262 INSTANCES OF SERVICE TO 1,139 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS IN FY 2025, OR 4,116 INDIVIDUALS.
  Expenses $3,049,416

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.

IRS record

EIN

85-0416803

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

1994

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P20Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$21,097,726

Income (IRS master file)

$23,553,467

Filing history

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 85-0416803).

Questions about FOOD DEPOT

What is the EIN of FOOD DEPOT?

The employer identification number (EIN) of FOOD DEPOT is 85-0416803.

Is FOOD DEPOT tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.

Are donations to FOOD DEPOT tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does FOOD DEPOT 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 FOOD DEPOT 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 FOOD DEPOT 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 FOOD DEPOT?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JILL DIXON.

Who are the officers and directors of FOOD DEPOT?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $135,581 (JILL DIXON, EXECUTIVE DI).

How much revenue does FOOD DEPOT have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $23,498,821, expenses of $22,890,569 and total assets of $21,097,726 at year end.

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