The Food Depot
The Food Depot fosters healthy communities by engaging a network of partners and developing solutions to create a hunger-free New Mexico.
The Food Depot at a glance
- Total assets
- $21,097,726
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $23,498,821
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $540,477
- +39.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $22,890,569
- +20.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Food Depot funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2023) to $28K (2022). In 2024 it reported $17K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| El Camino Real Academy Santa Fe, NM | FOOD | $5,825 |
| Penasco Independent School Penasco, NM | FOOD | $5,750 |
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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 | $21,097,726 | $23,498,821 | $22,890,569 | — | — | $540,477 |
| 2024 | $19,452,618 | $22,416,138 | $19,010,143 | $17,112 | Total only | $388,274 |
| 2023 | $15,470,046 | $22,918,593 | $22,292,761 | $11,575 | 2 | $116,390 |
| 2022 | $14,520,817 | $22,167,327 | $21,522,818 | $28,335 | 2 | $14,973 |
| 2021 | $14,271,195 | $25,345,774 | $22,409,231 | $17,066 | 2 | $5,165 |
| 2020 | $11,438,475 | $20,103,627 | $17,070,664 | — | — | $15,613 |
| 2019 | $8,010,592 | $15,615,103 | $15,188,667 | — | — | $8,948 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Food Depot
Based on IRS filings
The Food Depot is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Santa Fe, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $540K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Food Depot is led by Thomas Jensen, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Jensen
President
Treasurer → Vice Presden, 2023
Vice Presden → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Barton
Director
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Risser
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Len Rand
Director
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Bunton
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Noah Berke
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Miller
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Houser
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Trouw
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Rogers
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rubina Cohen
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Mitiko Higaskino-Greene
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Vigil
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ferguson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Coleman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sherry Hooper
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$114K (2019) → $122K (2025)
Jill Dixon
Executive Di
Development → Deputy Director, 2023
Deputy Director → Executive Di, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$103K (2021) → $136K (2025)
Salvador Sandoval
It Manager
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$104K (2023) → $121K (2025)
Scott Alexander
Warehouse Ma
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$103K (2023) → $115K (2025)
Bill Sveum
At-Large Officer
Director → At-Large Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caitlin Smith
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Clow
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
V. Brian D'andrea
Vice Presden
Director → Vice Presden, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Bridget Dixson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Bret Smoker (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Trujillo (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Brigid Brahe (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Carol Johnson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jill Rhymes MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Justin Peters (2021–2022) — Warehouse Ma
- Former: Kristi Salazar (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Matt Nerzig (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Brian D'andrea (2021) — Director
- Former: Paul D'arcy (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gloria Martinez-Friestad (2019) — Director to
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 $136K, to Jill Dixon (Executive Di). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Food Depot
How large is The Food Depot?
The Food Depot reported $21.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $23.5M.
What is The Food Depot?
The Food Depot is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Santa Fe, NM. It holds $21.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Food Depot operate?
The Food Depot has awarded grants in New Mexico.
What is The Food Depot's EIN?
The Food Depot's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0416803. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 20, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 1, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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