Rio Grande Food Project
To alleviate hunger and cultivate long-term food security in our communites. Rio Grande Food Project is a pantry, urban garden, and community hub addressing albuquerque's very serious hunger problem.
Rio Grande Food Project at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,272,169
- +51.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,622,041
- +34.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $15,134
- -10.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,392,899
- +20.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Rio Grande Food Project funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $10K (2021). In 2022 it reported $8K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande Presbyterian Church Albuquerque, NM | — | $10,000 |
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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 | $1,272,169 | $2,622,041 | $2,392,899 | — | — | $15,134 |
| 2024 | $838,504 | $1,949,719 | $1,982,679 | — | — | $16,889 |
| 2023 | $954,614 | $1,287,617 | $1,263,228 | — | — | $5,267 |
| 2022 | $886,688 | $1,280,473 | $1,250,408 | $7,959 | Total only | $138 |
| 2021 | $847,238 | $1,604,388 | $1,445,969 | $10,000 | 1 | $58 |
| 2020 | $746,949 | $1,973,493 | $1,874,388 | — | — | $39 |
| 2019 | $607,461 | $2,407,479 | $2,359,103 | — | — | $31 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Rio Grande Food Project
Based on IRS filings
Rio Grande Food Project is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Albuquerque, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $15K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rio Grande Food Project is led by Justin Ford, President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Justin Ford
President
Vice President → President, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela C. Winter
Director
Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Margaret Kelly
Director
Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Delgado
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geri Weeks
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Swan
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jr Tarin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ariel Herring
Executive Di
Executive Di → Co-Executive, 2023
Co-Executive → Executive Di, 2024
On filings since 2019
62 hrs/week
$59K (2019) → $78K (2025)
Charles Reardon
Treasurer
President → Member, 2020
Member → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Terry
Vice President
Member → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maggie Tannen
Secretary
Member → Director, 2022
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Kayla Strickler (2021–2023) — Co-Executive
- Former: Eileen Whitaker (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: John Lewis (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Valerie Martinez (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Liza Hayden (2021) — Member
- Former: David Griswold (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Joe Jacquez (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Judy Miller (2019–2020) — Vice President
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 $78K, to Ariel Herring (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Rio Grande Food Project
How large is Rio Grande Food Project?
Rio Grande Food Project reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.
What is Rio Grande Food Project?
Rio Grande Food Project is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Albuquerque, NM. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Rio Grande Food Project operate?
Rio Grande Food Project has awarded grants in New Mexico.
What is Rio Grande Food Project's EIN?
Rio Grande Food Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1667103. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 24, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 19, 2026)
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