Alameda County Community Food Bank
Alameda County Community Food Bank (ACCFB) is a public charity based in Oakland, California. Founded in 1985, it works with community partners to address hunger and its root causes, distributing food through a network of nonprofit agencies and other organizations.
Alameda County Community Food Bank at a glance
In short: Alameda County Community Food Bank gave $99.4M across 358 grants in 2025 (avg $278K), mostly in California. 32% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $99,397,523
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 358
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $277,647
- -7.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $82,306
- Total assets
- $95,184,716
- +7.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 32% first-time grantees (115 of 355, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Alameda County Community Food Bank
- How to Apply
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The described grant opportunities are for eligible ACCFB network partners. The Spring 2026 page required attendance at an information session for eligibility; it also states that funding was not guaranteed and that only one grant would be funded per organization. New partner onboarding is paused while ACCFB focuses on capacity building with current partners.
- Review Cycle
- The Spring 2026 grant cycle is closed. The 2025 Prepared Meals Community Grant deadline was extended to December 5, 2025.
- Deadline
- The Spring 2026 grant cycle is closed.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 2599, Oakland, CA 94614-0599
Phone: (510) 635-3663
Website: https://accfb.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Alameda County Community Food Bank funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Emeryville Citizens Assistance Program ($4.6M). Together the top 10 received $33.3M.
Organizations only. It also paid 4 grants to individuals ($1,149,686), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
1,391 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 540 grants of 1,391 (39%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
ACCFB is based in Oakland and describes its mission and service area in relation to Alameda County. Its 2025 grants were all reported for California recipients. Spring 2026 Neighbor Impact Planning Grant eligibility specified public distributions in Oakland, Hayward, Fremont, Union City, or Newark.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 358 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Alameda County Community Food Bank open to new grantees?
32%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 115 of 355 grantees (32%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $212K; repeat grants $313K. How we count
Medians: $78K first-time, $88K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42.4M (2019) to $99.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 358 grants totaling $99.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Emeryville Citizens Assistance Program Emeryville, CA | Supplement food and equipment to agencies to help meet demands of community & prevent hunger | $4,635,083 |
| Alameda Food Bank Alameda, CA | Supplement food and equipment to agencies to help meet demands of community & prevent hunger | $4,611,465 |
| Helping Others Win Oakland, CA | Supplement food and equipment to agencies to help meet demands of community & prevent hunger | $3,934,123 |
| Berkeley Food Network Berkeley, CA | Supplement food and equipment to agencies to help meet demands of community & prevent hunger | $3,927,087 |
| Mercy Brown Bag Program Oakland, CA | Supplement food and equipment to agencies to help meet demands of community & prevent hunger | $3,861,944 |
| Hope 4 the Heart Hayward, CA | Supplement food and equipment to agencies to help meet demands of community & prevent hunger | $2,817,831 |
| Arsola's House Oakland, CA | Supplement food and equipment to agencies to help meet demands of community & prevent hunger | $2,584,371 |
| South Hayward Parish Hayward, CA | Supplement food and equipment to agencies to help meet demands of community & prevent hunger | $2,437,069 |
| Tri-City Volunteers Fremont, CA | Supplement food and equipment to agencies to help meet demands of community & prevent hunger | $2,244,514 |
| One Nation Dream Makers Livermore, CA | Supplement food and equipment to agencies to help meet demands of community & prevent hunger | $2,214,901 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
ACCFB reports providing 30 million meals for its community at no cost to those served and says 94% of donations go directly toward hunger-relief programs.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $95,184,716 | $141,532,898 | $136,447,919 | $99,397,523 | 358 | $3,709,577 |
| 2024 | $88,414,527 | $130,897,947 | $130,259,702 | $88,061,866 | 292 | $2,334,872 |
| 2023 | $86,304,427 | $119,800,578 | $121,383,588 | $77,103,058 | 269 | $1,062,926 |
| 2022 | $89,275,765 | $124,289,684 | $112,324,848 | $68,379,122 | 252 | $711,469 |
| 2021 | $76,838,432 | $139,297,533 | $112,802,567 | $56,045,183 | 220 | $175,407 |
| 2020 | $50,144,777 | $101,736,256 | $79,481,344 | $51,459,876 | 201 | $236,712 |
| 2019 | $26,307,417 | $66,822,093 | $63,706,150 | $42,365,796 | 178 | $242,943 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
ACCFB’s mission is to partner with its community to end hunger and its root causes. Its vision is an Alameda County where all people are nourished and thriving.
Its grants support food distribution and partner capacity. In 2025, the stated purpose for its largest grants was to supplement food and equipment for agencies to help meet community demand and prevent hunger. Grantees include organizations with different community roles: Berkeley Food Network says it works to expand food assistance for food-insecure Berkeley residents; Hope 4 the Heart says it feeds people in need; and Tri-City Volunteers describes its mission as reaching hunger in the Tri-Cities. Other 2025 grantees include Oakland Catholic Worker, which says it offers transitional housing to Latin American immigrants, and TRYBE, which says it supports East Oakland youth and families.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, ACCFB reported 358 grants totaling $99,397,523. Grant amounts ranged from $5,068 to $4,635,083, with a median of $82,306. All reported grant dollars went to recipients in California.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $4,635,083 to Emeryville Citizens Assistance Program, $4,611,465 to Alameda Food Bank, $3,934,123 to Helping Others Win, $3,927,087 to Berkeley Food Network, and $3,861,944 to Mercy Brown Bag Program. Other notable awards included $2,817,831 to Hope 4 the Heart, $2,244,514 to Tri-City Volunteers, and $2,214,901 to One Nation Dream Makers.
ACCFB’s Spring 2026 grant opportunities were limited to active Agency Partners or Host Site Partners in good standing, with additional eligibility requirements. The opportunities included equipment and supplies for food distribution (up to $7,000); an Innovation & Impact Community Grant (up to $30,000) for improving the neighbor experience or reaching neighbors affected by SNAP cuts; and a Neighbor Impact Planning Grant (up to $25,000) to plan a transition to a free grocery market model. The latter required a public distribution in Oakland, Hayward, Fremont, Union City, or Newark. The page states that the Spring 2026 cycle is closed and directs interested organizations to check back for Spring 2027 opportunities.
ACCFB also offered a 2025 Prepared Meals Community Grant for organizations serving unhoused neighbors and people without stable housing. Applicants had to operate a meals program and have an established partnership with a meal vendor or distributor. Requirements varied by applicant role; for example, meal vendors needed an appropriate kitchen permit, while nonprofit meal distributors had to obtain a California Food Handler Card before funds were released.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists CJ Bhalla as board chair, Eric Reynolds as board vice chair, Tiffany Taylor as board treasurer, Shannon Datcher as board secretary, and Robert Andersen as board past chair. It also lists Saleem Shakir-Gilmore as board network chairperson and Jane Allen, Bernard Boudreaux, Ruben Canedo, and Danielle Coleman as board directors.
Alameda County Community Food Bank is led by Reginald Young, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 12 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Reginald Young
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$156K (2022) → $316K (2025)
Cj Bhalla
Board Chair
Board Treasurer → Board Vice Chair, 2023
Board Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saleem Shakir-Gilmore
Board Network Chairperson
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mindy Tran
Director of Finance
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$110K (2019) → $166K (2025)
Shannon Lee-Rutherford
Director of Annual Fund
On filings since 2021
37.5 hrs/week
$144K (2021) → $164K (2025)
Chris Gaither
Board Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Coleman
Board Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robin Nebel
Board Director
Board Treasurer → Board Vice Chair, 2022
Board Vice Chair → Board Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruben Canedo
Board Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Allen
Board Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melvin Cowan
Board Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernard Boudreaux
Board Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shalini Sharp
Board Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Rivera
Board Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Sheanin
Board Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Lovell
Board Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Lowenthal
Board Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Pratt
Chief of Partnerships & Strategy
Chief of Partnerships & Strategy → Chief of Partnerships, 2023
Chief of Partnerships → Chief of Partnerships & Strategy, 2024
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$162K (2019) → $232K (2025)
Barbara Darrow Blake
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$172K (2019) → $258K (2025)
Erick Lovdahl
Vice President of Operations
Director of Operations → Vice President of Operations, 2023
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$140K (2019) → $204K (2025)
Elizabeth Hernandez-Gomez
Chief Impact Officer
Director of Client Services → Chief Impact Officer, 2023
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$115K (2020) → $221K (2025)
Naganath Mahalingam
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$160K (2024) → $213K (2025)
Darin D. Conley-Buchsieb
Vice President of People & Culture
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$215K (2025)
Kate Cheyne - Director
Of Community Health & Evaluation
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$144K (2025)
Michael Altfest - Director
Of Community Engagement & Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$181K (2025)
Sheila Burks - Director
Of Equity, Access & Belonging
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$155K (2025)
Robert Andersen
Board Past Chair
Board Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2022
Board Chair → Board Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Reynolds
Board Vice Chair
Board Director → Board Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Datcher
Board Secretary
Board Director → Board Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany Taylor
Board Treasurer
Board Director → Board Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Ian Castille (2019–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Michael Altfest (2021–2024) — Director of Community Engagement
- Former: Illion Leigh (2024) — Director of Leadership Gifts · Filing note: Thru 122023
- Former: Lee-Rutherford Shannon (2024) — Director of Annual Fund Giving
- Former: Phagan Mark (2024) — Director of It
- Former: Beth Strachan (2019–2023) — Board Past Chair
- Former: Sayed Darwish (2019–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Leigh Illion (2020–2023) — Director of Leadership Gifts
- Former: Candi Thornton (2021–2023) — Board Network Chairperson
- Former: Mark Phagan (2021–2023) — Director of It
- Former: Shaunte Mears-Watkins (2022–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Amy Donovan (2019–2022) — Chief Financial Officer · Filing note: Thru 42222
- Former: Dawn Willougby (2019–2022) — Board Director · Filing note: Thru 123121
- Former: Krista Lucchesi (2019–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Suzan Bateson (2019–2022) — Executive Director · Filing note: Thru 10121
- Former: Chuck Reinhard (2019–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Sara Webber (2019–2021) — Board Network Chairperson · Filing note: Thru 10520
- Former: Tiffany Barbour (2019–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Bruce Elliot (2021) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Edward Ted Monk (2019–2020) — Board Director
- Former: Douglas Elefant (2019) — Board Director
- Former: Jan Markwart (2019) — Board Director
- Former: Jennifer Cabalquinto (2019) — Board Director
- Former: Joel Dickson (2019) — Board Director
- Former: Jon Fieldman (2019) — Board Director
- Former: Sam Lavanaway (2019) — Director of It · Filing note: Thru 42619
- Former: Sydney Firestone (2019) — Board Director
- Former: Teena Massingill (2019) — Board Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $316K, to Reginald Young (Executive Director). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Alameda County Community Food Bank
How much does Alameda County Community Food Bank give each year?
Alameda County Community Food Bank gave $99.4M across 358 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $88.1M across 292 grants.
What is Alameda County Community Food Bank's typical grant size?
Alameda County Community Food Bank's median grant in 2025 was $82,306, and its average grant was $277,647, across 358 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Alameda County Community Food Bank that year got $212K on average.
Where does Alameda County Community Food Bank give grants?
Alameda County Community Food Bank gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Oakland, CA (215 grants), Hayward, CA (36 grants), Berkeley, CA (24 grants) and San Leandro, CA (18 grants).
Does Alameda County Community Food Bank give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 358 grants with a stated purpose on Alameda County Community Food Bank's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Alameda County Community Food Bank's largest grantees?
Alameda County Community Food Bank's largest 2025 grantees include Emeryville Citizens Assistance Program ($4,635,083), Alameda Food Bank ($4,611,465) and Helping Others Win ($3,934,123), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 4 grants to individuals ($1,149,686), which are not listed by name. Together they received 13% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Alameda County Community Food Bank?
Alameda County Community Food Bank reported $95.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $141.5M.
What does Alameda County Community Food Bank fund?
ACCFB’s mission is to partner with its community to end hunger and its root causes. Its vision is an Alameda County where all people are nourished and thriving. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Alameda County Community Food Bank?
The described grant opportunities are for eligible ACCFB network partners. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Alameda County Community Food Bank's EIN?
Alameda County Community Food Bank's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2960297. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
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