Arizona Food Bank Network
Arizona Food Bank Network (AzFBN) is a Phoenix-based public charity and coalition that supports food banks and hunger-relief partners across Arizona. It describes itself as not a food bank itself, but as an organization that coordinates food donations and transportation, provides resources and education, and works with food banks, agencies, schools, government, and community partners.
Key facts about Arizona Food Bank Network
In short: Arizona Food Bank Network gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 86-0507679
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $39,750
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- Average grant
- $13,250
- Median grant
- $15,750
- Total assets
- $9,084,748
- Primary geography
- Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- How to apply
- The website’s COVID Recovery Grant is closed and does not provide a current application process. Full details ↓
- Deadline
- The Fall 2022 application period was September 1–30, 2022, and is past.
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$9.1M
-6.6% YoY
Annual Giving
$40K
-95.3% YoY
Grant Count
3
-95.7% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$13K
+8.0% YoY
How Arizona Food Bank Network gives
- Giving fell 99% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
AzFBN’s stated mission is to “develop solutions to end hunger through food banking, public policy and innovation.” Its programs include transporting and sourcing food for member food banks; produce rescue; support for access to school meals, rural summer food, and college campus pantries; work with tribally led committees on food sovereignty and traditional food systems; and advocacy related to nutrition and emergency food programs. The organization also describes a job-training program in Rio Rico that prepares local residents for work in the produce industry.
Past recipients listed include Douglas Area Food Bank, whose stated mission is to distribute food to people less fortunate; Flagstaff Family Food Center, which describes its mission as “neighbors feeding neighbors, every day”; and Sahuarita Food Bank, whose mission includes feeding people in its community through education, advocacy, and food acquisition, storage, and distribution. Other listed recipients include Neighborhood Ministries, AZCEND, Black Family and Child Services, Foundation for Senior Living, and Interfaith Community Services. Their stated missions include serving distressed urban Phoenix families, nourishing neighbors in need, supporting children and families, helping people age independently, and providing pathways to greater stability and self-sufficiency.
Grantmaking
Review Cycle
The Fall 2022 application period was September 1–30, 2022, and is past. That cycle required proof of nonprofit status, a recent W-9, and an operating budget if applicable. For equipment or capital assets costing $5,000 or more, the grant-quotes page requests three estimates from separate vendors.
How to Apply
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
AzFBN’s website describes its member network as serving all 15 Arizona counties. Its 2026 legislative playbook names Yuma Community Food Bank, St. Mary’s Food Bank, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, United Food Bank, and Desert Mission Food Bank as members. The 2020 recipient examples are Arizona organizations in Phoenix, Douglas, Chandler, Flagstaff, Sahuarita, and Tucson.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2025) to $4.5M (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $40K.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community Food Bank of Southern Ari ($16K). Together the top 3 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
468 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 418 grants of 468 (89%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Food Bank of Southern Ari Tucson, AZ | Feeding America Wast | $15,750 |
| St Mary's Food Bank Alliance Phoenix, AZ | Feeding America Wast | $15,750 |
| Yuma Community Food Bank Yuma, AZ | Feeding America Wast | $8,250 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,084,748 | $93,032,982 | $94,014,622 | 0 |
| 2024 | $9,731,099 | $78,092,603 | $78,717,852 | 0 |
| 2023 | $8,377,857 | $68,647,797 | $68,236,825 | 0 |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $9,084,748 | $9,731,099 | $8,377,857 |
| Revenue | $93,032,982 | $78,092,603 | $68,647,797 |
| Expenses | $94,014,622 | $78,717,852 | $68,236,825 |
| Net Investment Income | $89,986 | $148,651 | $65,492 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 24, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists April Bradham as president; Terri Shoemaker as executive vice president; David Detmer as vice president of supply; Sewit Ghermay as controller; and Don Adams as secretary/treasurer. It also lists Mark Casey, Mike Dashiell, Christina Groth, Patrick Howley, and Chris Janick as directors.
Arizona Food Bank Network is led by April Bradham, President on every filing since 2023; 4 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
April Bradham
President
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$123K (2023) → $170K (2025)
Edgar Lopez
Board Chair
Secretary → Board Vice C, 2023
Board Vice C → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Casey
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Howley
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Janick
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Groth
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Reed
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Suriano
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Haeli Miceli
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kendall Taylor
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Milton Liu
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Miller
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cecilia Nieto
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Dashiell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terri Shoemaker
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$122K (2023) → $139K (2025)
David Detmer
Vice President of Supply
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$121K (2025)
Sewit Ghermay
Controller
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$53K (2025)
Don Adams
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shara Whitehead
Board Vice C
Director → Board Vice C, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Malea Chavez (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Angela Rodgers (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Sue Sadecki (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tom Kertis (2019–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Brian Winston (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Dave Richins (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: David J. Armstrong (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kim Larkin (2019–2022) — Board Chair
- Former: Michael McDonald (2019–2022) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Isabel Garcia (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Karina Gray (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Shara Merten (2019) — 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 $170K, to April Bradham (President /). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 340 E Coronado Rd Ste 400, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1524
Phone: (602) 528-3434
Website: https://azfoodbanks.org
Frequently asked questions about Arizona Food Bank Network
How much does Arizona Food Bank Network give each year?
Arizona Food Bank Network gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $846K across 69 grants.
What is Arizona Food Bank Network's typical grant size?
Arizona Food Bank Network's median grant in 2025 was $15,750, and its average grant was $13,250, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Arizona Food Bank Network give grants?
Arizona Food Bank Network gives mostly in Arizona: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Arizona Food Bank Network give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Arizona Food Bank Network's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Feeding America Wast" (3 grants).
How large is Arizona Food Bank Network?
Arizona Food Bank Network reported $9.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $93.0M.
What does Arizona Food Bank Network fund?
AzFBN’s stated mission is to “develop solutions to end hunger through food banking, public policy and innovation.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Arizona Food Bank Network?
The website’s COVID Recovery Grant is closed and does not provide a current application process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Arizona Food Bank Network's EIN?
Arizona Food Bank Network's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0507679. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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