Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc is a public charity based in Atlanta, Georgia. It collects and distributes food and groceries through a network of nearly 700 community-based partners serving 29 counties in metro Atlanta and north Georgia.
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc at a glance
In short: Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc gave $211.6M across 594 grants in 2025 (avg $356K), mostly in Georgia. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $211,645,120
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 594
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $356,305
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $105,181
- Total assets
- $65,041,784
- -7.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (72 of 589, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc
- How to Apply
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Prospective organizations can review the partnership requirements, complete the pre-questionnaire, and begin the application process. The organization requires 501(c)(3) status, Georgia nonprofit registration in good standing, and demonstrated community need; new partner applications must be within its service area.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3400 North Desert Drive, Atlanta, GA 30344
Phone: (678) 369-0253
Website: https://acfb.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc
Who Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Acfb Direct Distribution ($23.0M). Together the top 10 received $56.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
3,174 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,324 grants of 3,174 (42%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s service area covers 29 counties in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. In filing year 2025, all reported grant dollars went to recipients in Georgia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 594 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 72 of 589 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $103K; repeat grants $395K. How we count
Medians: $18K first-time, $124K repeat.
- 85% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $104.4M (2020) to $221.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 594 grants totaling $211.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Acfb Direct Distribution East Point, GA | See Part IV | $23,043,677 |
| Georgia Mountain Food Bank Flowery Branch, GA | See Part IV | $5,495,490 |
| Your New Best Friend Dallas, GA | See Part IV | $4,680,120 |
| First Senior Center Norcross, GA | See Part IV | $4,083,670 |
| The Grocery Spot Atlanta, GA | See Part IV | $3,735,152 |
| Streetwise Georgia Inc Lawrenceville, GA | See Part IV | $3,487,592 |
| Good Samaritan Center of Douglas County Douglasville, GA | See Part IV | $3,127,970 |
| Dawson Community Food Bank Inc Dawsonville, GA | See Part IV | $2,924,715 |
| Reflections of Trinity Inc Powder Springs, GA | See Part IV | $2,875,514 |
| Senior Community Outreach Center Norcross, GA | See Part IV | $2,815,997 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The filing reports 88 grants in 2025, 88 in 2024, and 32 in 2023.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $65,041,784 | $253,751,797 | $260,439,580 | $211,645,120 | 594 | $1,586,686 |
| 2024 | $70,161,629 | $286,222,053 | $270,032,750 | $221,507,751 | 610 | $717,201 |
| 2023 | $51,439,844 | $232,338,859 | $251,885,838 | $198,692,061 | 604 | $887,431 |
| 2022 | $52,336,237 | $194,337,596 | $277,955,814 | $207,620,402 | 681 | $232,356 |
| 2021 | $106,263,342 | $231,326,752 | $225,402,429 | $166,988,065 | 685 | $818,258 |
| 2020 | $97,925,385 | $168,987,977 | $140,544,392 | $104,352,914 | 780 | $8,977,882 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to engage, educate, and empower the community to fight hunger. Its stated goal is for everyone in its service area to have access to the nutritious meals they need when they need them.
Its work includes collecting, storing, and distributing food; supporting partner agencies; operating mobile food pantries and community food centers; helping people access public benefits; and providing education and advocacy. In FY 2024/25, it reported distributing more than 123 million pounds of food and groceries through its partner network, including more than 39 million pounds of fresh produce.
Among the 2025 grantees, Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry’s stated mission is to provide emergency food and financial assistance to needy families. Networks Cooperative Ministry says it responds to residents’ food and financial needs and partners with them on long-term solutions to poverty. Forever Fed says its mission is to reach underserved individuals with food support.
Grantmaking
The listed grants were all to recipients in Georgia.
The largest reported awards included $74,500 to Lawrenceville Co-op Ministry in Lawrenceville, $45,124 to Networks Cooperative Ministry in Tucker, $42,160 to Emmaus House in Atlanta, and $39,000 to Forever Fed in Woodstock. The filing also listed awards of $35,000 each to several Georgia organizations, including Antioch Urban Ministries, Church Street Food Pantry, and First Senior Center.
The organization’s website describes grant opportunities as one benefit available to agency partners. Its partnership information says applicants must be established 501(c)(3) public nonprofits, registered and in good standing with the Georgia Secretary of State, and able to demonstrate community need. It currently accepts applications for new partners only within its service area and prioritizes organizations able to serve during evenings or weekends. Prospective partners begin with a pre-questionnaire and application process. The website also identifies capacity grants as a resource available through partnership.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Derin Dickerson as chair, Althea Broughton as vice chair, Clair E Sterk as treasurer, and Jacqueline Flake as secretary. Directors listed are Adam Noyes, Andrew Goldberg, Bret Duke, Camye Mackey, Diana Ortiz, and Ivan Shammas.
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc is led by Kyle Waide, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2020; 13 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kyle Waide
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2020
38 hrs/week
$265K (2020) → $430K (2025)
Derin Dickerson
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Oliver
Strategic Iniatives Cmte Chair
Director → Strategic Iniatives Cmte Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janine Bowen
Governance Cmte Chair
Director → Governance Cmte Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Dawn Grear
Director & Supply Management
Director & Supply Management → Director & Supply Managemen, 2024
Director & Supply Managemen → Director & Supply Management, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$140K (2023) → $147K (2025)
Rodney Benn
Director & Logistics
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$131K (2023) → $167K (2025)
Jeffrey Werner
Director & Business Analytics
Director of Business Analytics → Director & Business Analytics, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$130K (2024) → $146K (2025)
Caleb Kirby
Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$129K (2025)
Jacqueline Capers
Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$127K (2025)
Adam Noyes
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ivan Shammas
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Hyslop
Director
Advisory Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Goldberg
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Parker
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Smith
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tricia Kinney
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Camye Mackey
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer McKeehan
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Stevens
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bret Duke
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Ortiz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Bissell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Onome Okuma
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Cole
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Russell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra H. Shoaf
CFO
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2020
38 hrs/week
$175K (2020) → $57K (2025)
Jonathan West
Vice President Partner Relations
Vice President of Programs → Vice President Partner Relations, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$135K (2020) → $193K (2025)
Sarah Fonder-Kristy
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$165K (2020) → $249K (2025)
Sheri Foster
Vice President of Human Resources
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$148K (2020) → $214K (2025)
Kenneth Hill
Chief Supply Chain Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$90K (2023) → $255K (2025)
Sharayzell Erskine
Chief Information Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$113K (2023) → $274K (2025)
Tamica Williams
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
39 hrs/week
$87K (2025)
Althea Broughton
Vice Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clair E. Sterk
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Flake
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Andrew Cathy (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Chris Hellmann (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Gary Brantley (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Mitch Harrison (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kim Adams (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Damian M. Narinesingh (2023–2024) — Director & It Services
- Former: Sean Cole (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Grissell Valencia (2024) — Director & Organizational Development
- Former: Condace Pressley (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Mike Newton (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Mike Stogner (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Stacey Greene-Koehnke (2020–2023) — Former Chief Operations Officer · Filing note: Ended 122
- Former: Todd McMullen (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Alison Greenwald Ash (2023) — Director & Strategy
- Former: Elizabeth Cavallaro (2023) — Director & Operations
- Former: Tim Swoger (2023) — Director
- Former: F. John Case (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Heather Jaime Trel Schlesinger (2020–2022) — Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Mario Montag (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Natosha Reid Rice (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Raghu Kakarala (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephen Cannon (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Eric Busko (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: James Dallas (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: Martha Marti Fessenden (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Robin Moriarty (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Steven Michaels (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Bill Levisay (2020) — Director
- Former: Ellen Bailey (2020) — Director
- Former: Louisa D'antignac (2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Holifield (2020) — Director
- Former: Robby Kukler (2020) — Chair
- Former: Sue Kolloru (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $430K, to Kyle Waide (Chief Executive Officer). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc
How much does Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc give each year?
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc gave $211.6M across 594 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $221.5M across 610 grants.
What is Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc's typical grant size?
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc's median grant in 2025 was $105,181, and its average grant was $356,305, across 594 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc that year got $103K on average.
Where does Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc give grants?
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc gives mostly in Georgia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (108 grants), Decatur, GA (38 grants), Stone Mountain, GA (20 grants) and Marietta, GA (20 grants).
Does Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 594 grants with a stated purpose on Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "See Part IV" (594 grants).
Who are Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc's largest grantees?
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Acfb Direct Distribution ($23,043,677), Georgia Mountain Food Bank ($5,495,490) and Your New Best Friend ($4,680,120), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 16% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc?
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc reported $65.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $253.8M.
What does Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc fund?
The organization’s mission is to engage, educate, and empower the community to fight hunger. Its stated goal is for everyone in its service area to have access to the nutritious meals they need when they need them. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc?
Prospective organizations can review the partnership requirements, complete the pre-questionnaire, and begin the application process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc's EIN?
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1376648. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 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 2020 (received by the IRS January 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 9, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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