Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc
Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc., doing business as Feeding Tampa Bay, is a Tampa, Florida-based public charity. Its primary work is collecting, warehousing, and distributing salvageable food to people experiencing food insecurity, either directly or through community partners.
Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc at a glance
In short: Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc gave $169.7M across 306 grants in 2025 (avg $555K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $169,737,389
- +17.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 306
- -3.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $554,697
- +20.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $291,110
- Total assets
- $73,030,704
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 3624 Causeway Blvd, Tampa, FL 33619
Phone: (813) 254-1190
Website: https://ftb.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Petersburg Free Clinic ($12.2M). Together the top 10 received $46.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
625 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 155 grants of 625 (25%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in Florida. The organization describes its service area as a 10-county region in West Central Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 306 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc gives
- 96% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $145.0M (2024) to $169.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 306 grants totaling $169.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Petersburg Free Clinic St Petersburg, FL | See Part IV | $12,167,212 |
| Hope Villages of America (Formerly RCS) Clearwater, FL | See Part IV | $10,059,668 |
| The Volunteer Way Pasco New Port Richey, FL | See Part IV | $6,117,464 |
| United Food Bank of Plant City Plant City, FL | See Part IV | $4,402,651 |
| Helping Hands Clearwater, FL | See Part IV | $2,481,448 |
| Tampa Underground Tampa, FL | See Part IV | $2,410,678 |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe Wimauma, FL | See Part IV | $2,377,745 |
| SVDP West Hills District Tampa, FL | See Part IV | $2,293,929 |
| Mercy & Love Food Outreach Bartow, FL | See Part IV | $2,251,852 |
| Hopeville Family Ministries Hudson, FL | See Part IV | $2,116,647 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $73,030,704 | $211,887,087 | $208,942,087 | $169,737,389 | 306 | $-63,179 |
| 2024 | $70,899,795 | $212,873,182 | $204,115,626 | $144,966,072 | 316 | $438,015 |
| 2023 | $71,301,488 | $185,425,153 | $186,541,241 | $161,710,216 | 2 | $146,808 |
| 2022 | $39,419,413 | $185,355,600 | $182,000,844 | $153,755,531 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $36,869,675 | $193,416,119 | $179,248,435 | — | — | $468,707 |
| 2020 | $21,010,861 | $155,209,329 | $145,537,698 | — | — | $897 |
| 2019 | $7,997,413 | $118,703,415 | $116,153,836 | — | — | $55,864 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
In its 2024 filing, Feeding Tampa Bay stated that it envisions flourishing communities and aims to build people-focused solutions, disrupt systems, and dismantle barriers affecting people in need. The filing describes food collection, storage, and distribution through regional and local food pantries, school pantries, its Tampa warehouse, and three Trinity Cafes. It also states that endowment funds are restricted to direct service delivery, such as distributing food to agencies or people in need.
The 2025 filing reports that the organization delivered more than 103 million pounds of food and groceries and SNAP application support, representing more than 91 million meals, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Its Trinity Cafes served 135,000 meals, a 25% year-over-year increase. The filing also reports that more than 58,000 volunteers contributed approximately 162,000 service hours that year.
Its 2025 grants went to Florida organizations involved in food assistance. For example, St. Petersburg Free Clinic describes its own mission as providing healthcare, nutritious food, recovery housing, and education for neighbors in need. Our Daily Bread of Bradenton says it addresses nutritional needs through a daily hot-meal soup kitchen and a client-choice food pantry. Cutting Edge Ministries describes its mission as providing food and essentials to needy families. Metropolitan Ministries says it serves people experiencing or at risk of homelessness through services intended to alleviate suffering, promote dignity, and foster self-sufficiency.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Feeding Tampa Bay reported 306 grants totaling $169,737,389. Grant amounts ranged from $5,819 to $12,167,212, with a median of $291,110. The filing states that assistance to listed organizations represented food products for distribution to families and individuals in need.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $12,167,212 to St. Petersburg Free Clinic, $10,059,668 to Hope Villages of America, $6,117,464 to The Volunteer Way Pasco, and $4,402,651 to United Food Bank of Plant City. Other reported grants included $2,481,448 to Helping Hands, $2,410,678 to Tampa Underground, and $2,377,745 to Our Lady of Guadalupe. The filing lists the purpose of these grants as “SEE PART IV.” The organization’s filing narrative says that food and grocery products distributed are valued using total pounds multiplied by an applicable rate of $1.74 per pound.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists these directors: Chris Cascaes, Jeffrey Darrey, Steve Ellis, Dave Finkel, Kate Fisher, Ralph Garcia, Chris Hagemo, Keri Higgins-Bigelow, David Himmelgreen, and Lauren Key.
Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc is led by Thomas Mantz, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Mantz
President & CEO
Chief Executive Officer → President & Chief Executive Officer, 2024
President & Chief Executive Officer → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$166K (2019) → $369K (2025)
Ashley Wickham
Director of Capital Projects
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$104K (2024) → $111K (2025)
Jason Prado
Senior Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$108K (2025)
Roanna Neidig
Senior Director of Experience
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Chris Hagemo
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colleen Chappel
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Finkel
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Himmelgreen
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Darrey
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc Spencer
Director
Board Officer → Immediate Past Chair, 2024
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica Wilson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Ellis
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Merrick
Director
Chairman → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Wickner
Director
Immediate Past Chairman → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drew Marshall
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne Milkey
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kareem Spratling
Director
Board Officer → Chair, 2024
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keri Higgins-Bigelow
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Ross
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roberto Torres
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tori Simmons
Director
Board Officer → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Cascaes
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenn Tran
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Ransford
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Fisher
Director
Board Officer → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Key
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Garcia
Director
Officer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Knable
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Noemi Cruz
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Denor
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Chronister
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marie Cinnnice-Everitt
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheldon Fox
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Woody Pollack
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rhonda Gindlesperger
Chief Operations Officer
Chief Operating Officer → Chief Operations Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$99K (2020) → $185K (2025)
Amy Kern
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$76K (2023) → $184K (2025)
Jayci Peters
Chief Culture Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$139K (2024) → $147K (2025)
Katherine Whetsell
Chief Administrative Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$123K (2024) → $125K (2025)
Lorena Hardwick
Chief External Affairs Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$143K (2025)
Former officers (37)
- Former: Clara Lawhead (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kelley Sims (2019–2024) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Marie Chinnici-Everitt (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Matthew Spence (2019–2024) — Chief Programs Officer
- Former: Mike Suarez (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Norwood Smith (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Laura Lay (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Linda Hague (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Howard Grosswirth (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: April Butterfield (2024) — Director
- Former: Cammie Chatterton (2024) — Director
- Former: Pat Hafner (2024) — Director
- Former: Reginald West (2024) — Director of Operations
- Former: Shannon Smith (2024) — Director
- Former: Sherri Anderson (2024) — Director
- Former: Tara Battiato (2024) — Director
- Former: Woodrow Woody Pollack (2024) — Director
- Former: Anna Wiand (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jolynn Lokey (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathy Whetsell (2019–2023) — Chief Administrator Officer
- Former: Rick Bennett (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tim Guidry (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michelle Azel Belaire (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Matt Spence (2021–2023) — Chief Programs Officer
- Former: Mandy Cloninger (2020–2022) — Chief Impact Officer
- Former: Bill Abercrombie (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David Freitas (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jenna Nelson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Pitts (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Townsend (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ryan McClure (2020–2021) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Bob Bucciarelli (2019) — Director
- Former: Bob Greenhalg (2019) — Director
- Former: Dava Nafe (2019) — Director
- Former: Tom Scott (2019) — Director
- Former: Tori Smith (2019) — Director
- Former: Trey Traviesa (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 $369K, to Thomas Mantz (President and CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc
How much does Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc give each year?
Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc gave $169.7M across 306 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $145.0M across 316 grants.
What is Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc's typical grant size?
Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc's median grant in 2025 was $291,110, and its average grant was $554,697, across 306 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc give grants?
Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tampa, FL (65 grants), Lakeland, FL (20 grants), St Petersburg, FL (17 grants) and Bradenton, FL (16 grants).
Does Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 306 grants with a stated purpose on Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "See Part IV" (306 grants).
Who are Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc's largest grantees?
Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc's largest 2025 grantees include St Petersburg Free Clinic ($12,167,212), Hope Villages of America (Formerly RCS) ($10,059,668) and The Volunteer Way Pasco ($6,117,464), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 17% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc?
Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc reported $73.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $211.9M.
What does Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc fund?
In its 2024 filing, Feeding Tampa Bay stated that it envisions flourishing communities and aims to build people-focused solutions, disrupt systems, and dismantle barriers affecting people in need. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc?
Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ftb.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc's EIN?
Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2116576. 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.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 4, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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