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Sumner Community Food Bank

Foundation · Grantmaker Sumner, WA EIN: 91-2061833 Website

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Key facts about Sumner Community Food Bank

In short: Sumner Community Food Bank gave $3.7M across 81 grants in 2025 (avg $46K), mostly in Washington. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
91-2061833
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$3,694,647
Grants made (2025)
81
Average grant
$45,613
Median grant
$11,383
New grantees (estimate)
33% first-time grantees (25 of 76, 2025)
Total assets
$2,694,149
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.7M

+14.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.7M

-11.4% YoY

Grant Count

81

+24.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$46K

-28.9% YoY

Is Sumner Community Food Bank open to new grantees?

33%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 25 of 76 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $69K. How we count

Medians: $3K first-time, $33K repeat.

  • 63% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 46% from 2022 to 2025. 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.

About Sumner Community Food Bank

Based on IRS filings

Sumner Community Food Bank is a nonprofit organization focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Sumner, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 81 grants totaling $3.7M. Net investment income was $18K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of all 81 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

PuyallupTacomaSumnerBuckleyBonney LakeAuburnSeattleRentonYelmBurienEatonvilleEdgewoodKentFederal WayGrahamLakewoodCovingtonEnumclawFifeLake Tapps

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M32 grants202019 grants202162 grants202269 grants202365 grants202481 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Burien Food Bank: $802KBurien Food Bank$802KPuyallup Food Bank: $294KPuyallup Food Bank$294KDaily Bread Food Bank: $261KDaily Bread Food Bank$261KShannon Pantry: $213KShannon Pantry$213KEdgewood Food Bank: $163KEdgewood Food Bank$163KEmergency Food Network: $161KEmergency Food Network$161KSeventh Day Adventist Church: $153K across 4 grantsSeventh Day Adventist Church$153K · 4 grantsAngel One Foundation: $143KAngel One Foundation$143KPrairie Ridge Food Pantry: $122KPrairie Ridge Food Pantry$122KYelm Food Bank: $96KYelm Food Bank$96K

Grant Size Distribution

296 grants across all recorded years

222<$50K32$50–100K26$100–250K13$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Burien Food Bank Burien, WAprogram support$801,686
Puyallup Food Bank Puyallup, WAprogram support$293,640
Daily Bread Food Bank Mineral, WAprogram support$261,295
Shannon Pantry Buckley, WAprogram support$212,917
Edgewood Food Bank Edgewood, WAprogram support$162,525
Emergency Food Network Lakewood, WAprogram support$160,976
Angel One Foundation Puyallup, WAprogram support$142,591
Prairie Ridge Food Pantry Bonney Lake, WAprogram support$122,085
Yelm Food Bank Yelm, WAprogram support$96,119
St Paul Lutheran Church Tacoma, WAprogram support$94,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,694,149$2,356,022$2,264,933
Revenue$10,028,999$9,210,115$10,103,530
Expenses$9,684,350$9,103,327$9,787,629
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$17,717$10,034$-8,914
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 23, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 2, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 17, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 3, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 24, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sumner Community Food Bank is led by John Rader, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Rader

    President

    Vice Chairman → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Richard DeJean

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Garling

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Valenta

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Gelinas

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • David Summerfield

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Tague

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Anderson

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Cheney

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Justina Stehling

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Margie Victor (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Fitzpatrick (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sara Fauman (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Alan Strutz (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Georgia Lomax (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rich DeJean (2022) — Director
  • Former: Anita Miller (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Pam Korn (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bob Porn (2021) — Director
  • Former: Ruth Rabdau (2021) — Director
  • Former: David Orth (2020) — Chairman
  • Former: Mike Cathey (2020) — Director
  • Former: Robert Porn (2020) — Director
  • Former: Russ Carver (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.

Frequently asked questions about Sumner Community Food Bank

How much does Sumner Community Food Bank give each year?

Sumner Community Food Bank gave $3.7M across 81 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.2M across 65 grants.

What is Sumner Community Food Bank's typical grant size?

Sumner Community Food Bank's median grant in 2025 was $11,383, and its average grant was $45,613, across 81 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sumner Community Food Bank that year got $6K on average.

Where does Sumner Community Food Bank give grants?

Sumner Community Food Bank gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tacoma, WA (13 grants), Puyallup, WA (11 grants), Auburn, WA (9 grants) and Sumner, WA (7 grants).

Does Sumner Community Food Bank give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 81 grants with a stated purpose on Sumner Community Food Bank's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "program support" (81 grants).

Who are Sumner Community Food Bank's largest grantees?

Sumner Community Food Bank's largest 2025 grantees include Burien Food Bank ($801,686), Puyallup Food Bank ($293,640) and Daily Bread Food Bank ($261,295), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Sumner Community Food Bank?

Sumner Community Food Bank reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.0M.

What is Sumner Community Food Bank?

Sumner Community Food Bank is a nonprofit organization focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Sumner, WA. It holds $2.7M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Sumner Community Food Bank's EIN?

Sumner Community Food Bank's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2061833. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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