2016-05-05T08:58:05-05:00 2015-06-30 BDO USA LLP 6050 Southwest Blvd Suite 300 Fort Worth TX 76109 990 2014-07-01 751822473 Tarrant Area Food Bank % GLENN STOKES TARR 8173329177 2600 Cullen Street Fort Worth TX 76107 BO SODERBERGH Executive Director 8173329177 2016-04-27 true Jamie Eversole P00839244 8177382400 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z Bo Soderbergh 2600 Cullen Street Fort Worth TX 76107 65593699 false X WWW.TAFB.ORG X 1981 TX TAFB empowers communities to eliminate hunger by providing food, education and resources through innovation and collaboration. 21 21 108 25000 0 63339268 63049228 1573223 1898783 170542 294076 372219 241856 65455252 65483943 0 0 0 0 5049197 5570041 0 397165 2227309 59750178 59418449 64799375 65385655 655877 98288 15486446 14217425 2026577 694653 13459869 13522772 Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) values and embraces diversity, fairness and inclusion as fundamental to our vision of empowering communities where no one has to go hungry. We believe that access to healthy food is a basic human right and not a privilege and that all people deserve regular, nutritious meals. TAFB works to eliminate hunger in Tarrant and 12 other North Texas counties by providing food, education and other resources to a network of 300 plus partner agencies. false false 59399815 Tarrant Area Food Bank, founded in 1982, is a primary source of donated food for 300 plus hunger relief agencies and feeding programs in Fort Worth, Texas and 13 surrounding counties. In FY 2015, Tarrant Area Food Bank provided access to 23.6 million nutritious meals through its network of partner agencies, mobile solutions, nutrition education and outreach programs. These meals were provided in the form of bags of groceries for clients to take home, hot meals served on site or healthy snacks served during a group activity. Of all individuals served, over 40 percent were children. 1942951 Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) offers six unique feeding programs that focus on the nutritional needs of children. (1) After school feeding program feeds children who receive subsidized meals at school but cannot rely on having dinner at home. (2) Weekend back packs / summer packs provides back packs filled with child friendly nonperishables for students and their school aged siblings. (3) In school snack programs snacks are available to at risk kids on an as needed basis to help them focus during the school day. (4) School pantries once a month a TAFB truck delivers food to schools in low income areas; 80% of the food is fresh fruits and vegetables. (5) Summer Feeding Program TAFB partners with the USDA to provided free daily meals to children 18 and under in targeted low income areas. (6) Farmers Market Nutritional Program -- TAFB partners with the Texas Department of Agriculture to provide locally sourced fresh produce during the summer months to women and children. In total, TAFB and its partners provided access to over 600,000 meals through these kid friendly, family focused programs. 1156271 Tarrant Area Food Bank's (TAFB) educational and outreach programs primarily consist of a culinary arts school, a series of nutritional education classes, a community garden and social outreach. TAFB's Community Kitchen is primarily a learning center that provides life skills and culinary arts job training but also doubles as a production kitchen that produces an average of 6,000 meals per month. The students benefit from receiving hands-on instruction from professional chefs and by developing job ready interpersonal skills to help with job search and retention -85% of graduates find full time employment after graduation. The community benefits by receiving 72,000 nutritious meals prepared from food that would otherwise have gone to waste. Cooking Matters is a hands-on six week cooking class that is offered to adults, teens and families in low income areas. The classes cover meal preparation, grocery shopping, food budgeting and nutrition. Over the past twelve months, over 650 people have participated in these classes and prepared over 8,000 nutritious meals for themselves and their families. TAFBs Community Gardens Program consists of a network of organizations helping to feed the hungry through local, sustainable fruit and vegetable gardens. TAFB provides the leadership and technical support for this program through its Learning Garden. At the Learning Garden, TAFB offers hands on training in growing fresh produce to bolster nutrition and physical activity. We also provide the community with access to our seed bank, the ability to borrow tools and equipment and an opportunity for garden enthusiast to give back to the community. Over two tons of fresh produce from 16 urban gardens was provided directly to garden participants, food pantries, and local soup kitchens. 62499037 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 57 0 108 true false false false false true true true true false false false false false false false X 21 21 false false false false false false false true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X GLENN STOKES 8178577100 2525 CULLEN STREET Fort Worth TX 76107 Scott Bagg Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Shannon D Fletcher Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Linda Lawson Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Heather Kitzman-Ulrich PhD Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Don Mills Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Gleniece Robinson Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Theresa Nash Secretary - Elect 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Gloria Starling Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ceret Leyva Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ann Farmer Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Robert Drummond President 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Andrew O Fort Secretary 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jeff Paladini Treasurer 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Catherine Carlton President - Elect 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Larry Anfin Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Bill Johnson Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Fred Moye Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rick Wollmann Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Richard Zavala Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Liz Rainwater-Baggs Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 David Michael Patin Jr Board of Directors 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Bo Soderbergh Executive Director 40.0 0.0 X 125365 0 10015 Barbara Ewen Senior Director 40.0 0.0 X 104951 0 16171 Bennett Cepak Associate Director 40.0 0.0 X 101160 0 7790 331476 0 33976 3 false false false Warren Douglas Advertising 1204 West 7th Street FORT WORTH TX 76102 Public Relations 375865 1 98283 2067998 60882947 53821314 63049228 SERVICE FEES 1898783 1898783 1898783 185930 185930 0 27290 27290 0 0 0 117227 9081 108146 108146 108146 306111 98283 100675 205436 205436 0 0 OTHER INCOME 9130 9130 9130 65483943 1898783 535932 0 0 0 0 229951 170504 18627 40820 0 4125146 3058719 334148 732279 253077 172511 19318 61248 627308 457567 44363 125378 334559 244229 23419 66911 0 0 47544 47544 0 397165 397165 10529 10529 250671 134665 26574 89432 600862 600862 469975 418229 9703 42043 0 0 422459 379969 9621 32869 38883 36745 1324 814 0 97339 71255 15614 10470 0 0 214410 192845 4883 16682 87237 82734 4503 FOOD DISTRIBUTED 56388395 56388395 VEHICLE LEASE, FUEL, REPAIRS 468365 468365 MISCELLANEOUS 90232 6637 82286 1309 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 231548 215668 6853 9027 65385655 62499037 659309 2227309 1945292 1654188 0 0 1458232 589969 213091 99624 0 0 0 0 4353000 4353000 2615718 2317655 13104 16175 6245038 3505432 2643882 2739606 1811128 1876547 0 0 0 0 0 0 432999 570661 15486446 14217425 649552 686578 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1377025 8075 0 0 0 0 2026577 694653 X 4398769 3664388 8427812 9225096 633288 633288 13459869 13522772 15486446 14217425 98288 -35385 X false true X true true true X 39432835 45699614 53687077 63339268 63049228 265208022 0 0 39432835 45699614 53687077 63339268 63049228 265208022 62068144 203139878 59807 54452 91712 110054 213220 529245 0 15435 16100 17774 13683 9130 72122 265809389 10280298 0.76423 0.78420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 950743 31760 982503 760022 190721 950743 574032 143149 42841 760022 359139 131000 83893 574032 227139 132000 4471 4471 359139 0.64457 0.35543 true false 1316227 1316227 3293969 2314036 979933 1036746 896365 140381 598095 295030 303065 2739606 X 65448558 -35385 -35385 65483943 65483943 65544408 158753 158753 65385655 65385655 Part V, Line 4 The organization has a policy of appropriating for distribution each year all interest earned on the organization's endowment funds. Part X, FIN 48 Disclosure The Organization follows FASB ASC topic Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. Under this guidance, an organization must recognize the tax benefit associated with tax positions taken for tax return purposes when it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained. The Organization does not believe there are any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities that should be recorded. For the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, there were no interest or penalties recorded or incurred related to taxes. The Organization is still open to examination by taxing authorities from 2011 forward. Part XII, Line 2d Expenses from TAFB-SPE $ 158,753 empty bowl 306111 74397 231714 20164 2004 59557 Gear up 98283 23886 74397 4458 200 14292 0 404394 98283 306111 24622 2004 200 73849 100675 205436 X 31659596 53821314 $1.70 per pound false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11 The Board of Directors have the opportunity to review the final draft of the form 990, prior to filing, to provide questions & comments to the organization's management. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The board of directors will discuss any conflicts that may arise during board meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The board of directors reviews & recommends appropriate compensation using comparability data & the approved budget. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization provides its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, & financial information to the public upon written request. 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