Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Fort Pierce, FL EIN: 65-0123281

Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc is a public charity based in Fort Pierce, Florida. Its work centers on alleviating hunger by obtaining and distributing food and other essentials in Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties.

Key facts about Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc

In short: Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc gave $10.3M across 94 grants in 2025 (avg $110K), mostly in Florida. 28% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
65-0123281
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$10,322,198
Grants made (2025)
94
Average grant
$109,811
Median grant
$48,929
New grantees (estimate)
28% first-time grantees (26 of 94, 2025)
Total assets
$48,195,133
Primary geography
Florida (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

$48.2M

+138.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$10.3M

-43.0% YoY

Grant Count

94

+40.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$110K

-59.3% YoY

Is Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc open to new grantees?

28%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 26 of 94 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $38K; repeat grants $137K. How we count

Medians: $11K first-time, $73K repeat.

  • 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 48% 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.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s mission is to alleviate hunger by obtaining and distributing food and other essentials in Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties. Its stated activities include collecting, warehousing, and distributing donated and purchased food and essentials; direct food services for children, seniors, veterans, pets, and families; benefits outreach and case management; and food-service training. Its food production kitchen program also provides meals for children through after-school and summer meal programs.

The organization distributes food indirectly through partner agencies as well as through its own programs. Among the organizations it supported in 2021, Good Samaritan Ministries Inc described its mission as providing educational programs, social services, substance-abuse counseling, and housing for people and families in crisis. In the Image of Christ Inc described its mission as providing charitable, educational, and supportive services to low-income individuals and families. Mustard Seed Ministries Inc described its mission as offering outreach to needy families and individuals for their spiritual and physical fulfillment.

Grantmaking

The 2025, 2024, and 2023 filings each list zero grants. Separately, reported 2021 awards include $20,594 to Good Samaritan Ministries Inc, $6,137 to In the Image of Christ Inc, and $6,009 to Mustard Seed Ministries Inc.

The organization’s partner-agency application describes a process for agencies seeking to join its food-distribution network. Applications are accepted year-round, while onboarding occurs once a year in spring; completing an application does not guarantee partnership.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Treasure Coast Food Bank states that it serves Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties in Florida.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 94 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Fort PiercePort St LucieVero BeachStuartOkeechobeeIndiantownSebastianFellsmereJensen BeachHobe SoundPalm CityWabasso

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M116 grants2020 124 grants2021 64 grants2022 66 grants2023 67 grants2024 94 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7.0M (2022) to $18.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 94 grants totaling $10.3M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Omega Baptist Church: $902KOmega Baptist Church$902KJensen Beach Christian Church: $646KJensen Beach Christian Church$646KMacedonia Seventh Day Adventist Church: $640KMacedonia Seventh DayAdventist Church$640KGrace Family Church: $441KGrace Family Church$441KMinisterio Jesus Cristo Es El Camino: $378KMinisterio Jesus Cristo Es ElCamino$378KGertrude Walden Child Care Center Inc: $366KGertrude Walden Child CareCenter Inc$366KSarah's Kitchen - First Bethel Baptist Church: $357KSarah's Kitchen - First BethelBaptist Church$357KIndian River Senior Housing: $315KIndian River Senior Housing$315KMustard Seed Ministries: $293KMustard Seed Ministries$293KGood Samaritan Ministries: $284KGood Samaritan Ministries$284K

The largest 2025 recipient was Omega Baptist Church ($902K). Together the top 10 received $4.6M.

Grant Size Distribution

415 grants across all recorded years

190<$50K57$50–100K95$100–250K44$250–500K22$500K–1M7$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 190 grants of 415 (46%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Omega Baptist Church Port St Lucie, FLTo Distribute Food to the Needy$902,448
Jensen Beach Christian Church Jensen Beach, FLTo Distribute Food to the Needy$645,959
Macedonia Seventh Day Adventist Church Fort Pierce, FLTo Distribute Food to the Needy$640,103
Grace Family Church Port St Lucie, FLTo Distribute Food to the Needy$440,543
Ministerio Jesus Cristo Es El Camino Fort Pierce, FLTo Distribute Food to the Needy$377,727
Gertrude Walden Child Care Center Inc Stuart, FLTo Distribute Food to the Needy$366,372
Sarah's Kitchen - First Bethel Baptist Church Fort Pierce, FLTo Distribute Food to the Needy$357,407
Indian River Senior Housing Vero Beach, FLTo Distribute Food to the Needy$314,898
Mustard Seed Ministries Fort Pierce, FLTo Distribute Food to the Needy$292,572
Good Samaritan Ministries Port St Lucie, FLTo Distribute Food to the Needy$283,834

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants listed
2025 $48,195,133 $69,793,484 $60,433,290 0
2024 $20,208,875 $58,393,171 $56,034,718 0
2023 $16,865,704 $38,083,409 $36,184,703 0

The 2024 annual impact report says the organization distributed more than 55 million meals that year, with fresh produce making up 56% of the food served. It also reports that more than 11,000 volunteers contributed over 45,000 hours in 2024.

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M$80M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$48,195,133$20,208,875$16,865,704
Revenue$69,793,484$58,393,171$38,083,409
Expenses$60,433,290$56,034,718$36,184,703
Net Investment Income$70,074$151,997$48,309

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 February 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 28, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 21, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 22, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 20, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Mitch Hall, board chair; Peter J Tesch, vice chairman; Mark Satterlee, secretary; Christine Kelly-Begazo, treasurer; and directors Juan Awad, Major Petri Hayes, Dr Raja Talati, Richard Tambone, Logan Wellmeier, and Karl Zimmerman. The organization’s 2024 annual impact report identifies Judith Cruz as president and CEO.

Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc is led by Judith Cruz, CEO & President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Judith Cruz

    CEO & President

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $116K (2020) → $191K (2025)

  • Mitch Hall

    Board Chair

    Treasurer → Director, 2022

    Director → Board Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karl Zimmerman

    Director

    Vice Chairman → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Major Petri Hayes

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Tambone

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raja Talati

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Awad

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Logan Wellmeier

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Satterlee

    Secretary

    Director → Treasurer & Secretary, 2022

    Treasurer & Secretary → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter J. Tesch

    Vice Chairman

    Secretary → Vice Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Kelly-Begazo

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: David Jackson (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ed Skvarch (2020–2024) — Past Immediate Chairman & President
  • Former: Scott Bass (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brian Hester (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cynthia Costigan (2020–2021) — Controller
  • Former: Douglas Sherman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Miguel Coty (2020–2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Peggy Petit (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Erin Cox (2021) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Jamie Laviolette (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kim Johnson (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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Judith Cruz — CEO/President: $191KJudith CruzCEO/President$191K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $191K, to Judith Cruz (CEO/President).

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 370, Fort Pierce, FL 34954
Phone: (772) 489-3034

Frequently asked questions about Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc

How much does Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc give each year?

Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc gave $10.3M across 94 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $18.1M across 67 grants.

What is Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc's typical grant size?

Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc's median grant in 2025 was $48,929, and its average grant was $109,811, across 94 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc that year got $38K on average.

Where does Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc give grants?

Treasure Coast Food Bank 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 Fort Pierce, FL (24 grants), Port St Lucie, FL (21 grants), Vero Beach, FL (19 grants) and Stuart, FL (9 grants).

Does Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 94 grants with a stated purpose on Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Distribute Food to the Needy" (94 grants).

Who are Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc's largest grantees?

Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Omega Baptist Church ($902,448), Jensen Beach Christian Church ($645,959) and Macedonia Seventh Day Adventist Church ($640,103), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 21% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc?

Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc reported $48.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $69.8M.

What does Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc fund?

The organization’s mission is to alleviate hunger by obtaining and distributing food and other essentials in Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc?

Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc's EIN?

Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0123281. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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