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Community Action Services and Food Bank

Public charity · Grantmaker Provo, UT EIN: 87-0491952 Website

Community Action Services and Food Bank works to stabilize families and then rebuild their lives. We help meet their basic needs (food, shelter, housing) while providing the long-term solutions needed to rebuild their financial and social self-sufficiency, enabling them to break out of poverty.

Community Action Services and Food Bank at a glance

Total assets
$3,646,631
+12.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$13,777,251
+12.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$9,049
-39.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$14,999,204
+9.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Community Action Services and Food Bank funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

ClearfieldPriceSalt Lake CityMarshallOgdenProvoSt George

How Community Action Services and Food Bank gives

  • Giving grew 74% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M5 grants2019 5 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $300K (2020) to $860K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $860K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arrive Utah American Fork, UTArrive Utah$860,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,646,631$13,777,251$14,999,204——$9,049
2024$3,239,839$12,200,616$13,650,447——$14,990
2023$4,354,576$10,843,699$11,642,916——$5,430
2022$5,086,024$9,257,931$9,774,615$860,0001—
2021$5,489,511$12,482,140$10,885,183———
2020$3,890,530$8,667,138$8,462,328$300,0005—
2019$3,696,896$8,955,395$8,555,954$495,0675$8,103

About Community Action Services and Food Bank

Based on IRS filings

Community Action Services and Food Bank is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Provo, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $9K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community Action Services and Food Bank is led by Margaret Black, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Margaret Black

    President

    Board Member → President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen McCandless

    Former Executive Director

    Executive Director → Former Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $77K (2019) → $132K (2025)

  • Amanda Moon

    Former Chief Financial Officer

    Financial Director → Chief Financial Officer, 2024

    Chief Financial Officer → Former Chief Financial Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $3K (2023) → $84K (2025)

  • Jack Holmes

    Board Member

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karrie Holden

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kendall Crittenden

    Board Member

    Board President → Board Member, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Newman

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kye Barnett

    Secretary

    Secretary → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Moore

    Board Member

    2nd Vice President → Board Member, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sofia Waterman

    1st Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tara Riddle

    2nd Vice President

    2nd Vice President → 2nd Vice President & Secretary, 2024

    2nd Vice President & Secretary → 2nd Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Newman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Anderson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alicia Piceno

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Lewis

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tristan Acker

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: David Robinson (2020–2023) — Financial Director
  • Former: Melissa George (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kimberly Martinez (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Melissa Graham (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Amy Antioquia (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Ali Crandall PhD (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Ammon Veil (2019–2020) — 2nd Vice President
  • Former: LeeAnne Stanley (2019–2020) — Financial Director
  • Former: Tom Fisher (2019) — Board Member

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

Karen McCandless — Former Executive Director: $132KKaren McCandlessFormer Executive Director$132KAmanda Moon — Former Chief Financial Officer: $84KAmanda MoonFormer Chief Financial Officer$84K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $132K, to Karen McCandless (Former Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Community Action Services and Food Bank

How large is Community Action Services and Food Bank?

Community Action Services and Food Bank reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.8M.

What is Community Action Services and Food Bank?

Community Action Services and Food Bank is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Provo, UT. It holds $3.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Community Action Services and Food Bank operate?

Community Action Services and Food Bank has awarded grants in Minnesota, Utah.

What is Community Action Services and Food Bank's EIN?

Community Action Services and Food Bank's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-0491952. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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