St. Mary's Food Bank
St. Mary's Food Bank
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About this organization
Mission
St. Mary’s Food Bank serves to alleviate hunger through the gathering and distribution of food while encouraging self-sufficiency, collaboration, advocacy and education.
About
DISTRIBUTES EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES, AT NO COST, TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY FOOD ASSISTANCE DURING TIMES OF CRISIS WHILE A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION IS FOUND. A MAJORITY OF THOSE RECEIVING EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES INCLUDES THE ELDERLY, CHILDREN, WORKING FAMILIES AND THE HOMELESS. DESIGNED FOR CLIENTS OF THE FOOD BANK'S PARTNER AGENCIES WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE FOOD IS AN EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL, EACH BOX PROVIDES A 3-DAY SUPPLY OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO FAMILIES - OFFERING A HELPING HAND UNTIL THEY HAVE MORE PERMANENT ASSISTANCE. AGENCY SHOPPING AND SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTIONS: ST. MARY'S PROVIDES PERISHABLE FOOD, FREE OF CHARGE, TO HUNDREDS OF LOCAL AGENCIES THAT, IN TURN, PROVIDE FOOD TO THEIR CLIENTS. PROVIDES DISTRIBUTIONS OF PERISHABLE FOOD, FREE OF CHARGE, TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGHOUT ARIZONA. APPROXIMATELY 97 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE YEAR.MOBILE PANTRIES: NOT EVERYONE CAN COME TO A ST. MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE LOCATION FOR EMERGENCY BOXES, SO WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR EFFORTS TO BRING THE FOOD BANK TO THEM. DRIVE PAST A CERTAIN PRIMARY SCHOOL IN PHOENIX ONE WEDNESDAY EACH MONTH, AND YOU WILL SEE A ST. MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE TRUCK, PALLETS AND PALLETS OF FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND BREAD AS WELL AS DOZENS OF NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILIES AWAITING THIS MUCH-NEEDED, NUTRITIOUS FOOD. THIS SCENE IS PLAYING OUT IN COUNTLESS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ARIZONA AS THE ST. MARY'S MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM, WHICH HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 85 SITES IN BOTH RURAL AND URBAN LOCATIONS, BRINGING PERISHABLE FOOD DIRECTLY TO NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE GREATEST NEED.BACKPACK PROGRAM: THE BACKPACK PROGRAM PROVIDES "CHRONICALLY HUNGRY" CHILDREN IN ARIZONA WITH NON-PERISHABLE, PRIMARILY MEALS THAT KIDS CAN TAKE HOME AND EAT ON WEEKENDS WHEN NOT IN SCHOOL. WE CURRENTLY COLLABORATE WITH MORE THAN 135 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS TO PROVIDE NEARLY 6,000 BACKPACKS IN THE VALLEY AS A SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD SOURCE THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN EACH FRIDAY.SOURCE DISTRIBUTION: SOURCE DISTRIBUTION IS A VOLUME-BUYING SERVICE OFFERED BY ST. MARY'S FOOD BANK TO ITS PARTNER AGENCY ORGANIZATIONS. BY PURCHASING IN TRUCKLOAD QUANTITIES, ST. MARY'S IS ABLE TO PROCURE POPULAR FOOD ITEMS, WHICH ARE NOT NORMALLY AVAILABLE AS DONATIONS, AT WHOLESALE PRICES AND PASS THE SAVINGS ON TO ITS AGENCIES.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “To alleviate hunger through the gathering and distribution of food while encouraging self-sufficiency through collaboration, advocacy and education.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Alleviate hunger through gathering and distribution of food.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of AZ, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2020 as 2831 N 31ST AVE, PHOENIX, AZ, 85009.
- The non-profit has a total of 224 employees, as reported on their form for 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $9,132,326.
- The organization has 17 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1967.
- The organization pays $12,303,020 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $4,768,229 in fundraising expenses.