2015-05-13T16:56:10-05:00 2014-06-30 BDO USA LLP 6050 Southwest Blvd Suite 300 Fort Worth TX 76109 990 2013-07-01 751822473 Tarrant Area Food Bank % GLENN STOKES TARR 8173329177 2600 Cullen Street Suite Fort Worth TX 76107 BO SODERBERGH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8173329177 2015-05-01 true Jamie Eversole P00839244 8173329177 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Bo Soderbergh 2600 Cullen Street Fort Worth TX 76107 65881439 false X WWW.TAFB.ORG X 1981 TX 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. 23 23 100 8675 0 53687077 63339268 1867126 1573223 50215 170542 239374 372219 55843792 65455252 0 0 0 0 4475186 5049197 0 0 1704916 49192030 59750178 53667216 64799375 2176576 655877 13904292 15486446 1732965 2026577 12171327 13459869 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 59611081 Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) collects and distributes nutritious, surplus food and related non-food products such as cleaning supplies and paper products. In the past year, TAFB recovered 33.7 million pounds of wholesome food and viable non-food items that otherwise would have been discarded and distributed them to our network of partner agencies. The TAFB network consists of 300-plus nonprofit organizations and over 1,000 programs in Tarrant and 12 other North Texas counties. These food assistance agencies and hunger relief programs provide support in the form of bags of groceries to take home, hot meals served on-site or healthy snacks served during a group activity. 1750600 Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) offers six unique feeding programs that focus on the nutritional needs of children. (1) Kid's Caf / 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 provide free daily meals to children 18 and under in targeted low income areas. (6) Farmer's 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. 1206493 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 5,000 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 60,000 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. Shopping Matters is a companion class that takes the students inside local grocers to learn how to compare foods for cost and nutrition. Over the past twelve months, over 500 people have participated in these classes and prepared over 6,300 nutritious meals for themselves and their families. TAFB's 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. Families and individuals who seek food aid from partner agencies of Tarrant Area Food Bank are often eligible for the national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program. SNAP is a nutrition assistance program that helps low-income and unemployed people purchase nutritious foods. The outreach staff also assists eligible families apply for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Medicaid and/or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Through these efforts, over $9 million dollars of benefits were provided to children, families and seniors. 62568174 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false 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 42 0 100 true false false false false true true true true false false false false false false false X 23 23 false false false false false false false true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X GLENN STOKES 8173329175 2600 CULLEN STREET Fort Worth TX 76107 Scott Bagg Board of Directors 1.0 X Shannon D Fletcher Board of Directors 1.0 X Linda Lawson Board of Directors 1.0 X Heather Kitzman-Ulrich PhD Board of Directors 1.0 X Don Mills Board of Directors 1.0 X Gleniece Robinson Board of Directors 1.0 X Theresa Nash Board of Directors 1.0 X Gloria Starling Board of Directors 1.0 X Charles Boswell President 1.0 X Ceret Leyva Board of Directors 1.0 X Ann Farmer Board of Directors 1.0 X Robert Drummond President - Elect 1.0 X Andrew O Fort Secretary 1.0 X Shannon McOwen Board of Directors 1.0 X Jeff Paladini Treasurer 1.0 X Catherine Carlton Board of Directors 1.0 X Larry Anfin Board of Directors 1.0 X Gene Ratliff Board of Directors 1.0 X Bill Johnson Board of Directors 1.0 X Charles Weiss Board of Directors 1.0 X Fred Moye Board of Directors 1.0 X Rick Wollmann Board of Directors 1.0 X Richard Zavala Board of Directors 1.0 X Bo Soderbergh Executive Director 40.0 X 125092 0 10007 Barbara Ewen Senior Director 40.0 X 103466 8277 228558 0 18284 2 false false false 0 4939471 75260 58324537 53326879 63339268 SERVICE FEES 1573223 1573223 1573223 91603 91603 0 18451 18451 0 0 0 433140 354201 78939 78939 78939 412071 75260 71986 340085 340085 0 0 OTHER INCOME 13683 13683 13683 65455252 1573223 542761 0 0 0 0 228558 173704 15085 39769 0 3737291 2840803 247845 648643 239132 177350 16511 45271 546984 408672 40257 98055 297232 222923 20806 53503 0 0 50019 50019 0 0 0 452309 205805 17013 229491 0 1869302 1337590 10471 521241 0 0 585126 537880 25798 21448 28839 26748 725 1366 0 97297 79088 8438 9771 0 0 255533 212092 12777 30664 80795 76314 4481 FOOD DISTRIBUTED 55554085 55554085 VEHICLE LEASE, FUEL, REPAIRS 497436 497436 MISCELLANEOUS 191949 134088 54762 3099 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 87488 83596 1297 2595 64799375 62568174 526285 1704916 2231258 1945292 0 0 1559062 1458232 145957 213091 0 0 0 0 0 4353000 3876658 2615718 11996 13104 5972404 3328522 3313840 2643882 1491677 1811128 0 0 0 0 0 0 1273844 432999 13904292 15486446 274407 649552 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 917388 1377025 541170 0 0 0 1732965 2026577 X 5070255 4398769 6467784 8427812 633288 633288 12171327 13459869 13904292 15486446 655877 632665 X false true X true true true X false false false 37943194 39432835 45699614 53687077 63339268 240101988 0 0 37943194 39432835 45699614 53687077 63339268 240101988 51478593 188623395 23228 59807 54452 91712 110054 339253 0 24478 15435 16100 17774 13683 87470 240528711 9932708 0.78420 0.82233 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 760022 190721 950743 574032 143149 42841 760022 359139 131000 83893 574032 227139 132000 4471 4471 359139 226139 1000 3308 3308 227139 0.66610 0.33390 true false 0 1316227 1316227 0 3287279 2195153 1092126 0 1030317 843348 186969 0 338581 290021 48560 2643882 X 66087917 632665 632665 65455252 65455252 64799375 64799375 64799375 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 implementation of ASC topic Accounting for Uncertainity in Income Taxes had no impact on the Organization's financial statements. The Organization does not believe there are any unrecognized tax benefits that should be recorded. For the year ended June 30, 2014 there were no interest or penalties recorded or included in the statement of activitites. The Organization is still open to examination by taxing authorities from 2011 forward. empty bowls 286064 44178 241886 42256 ride for kids 178850 27620 151230 26419 1 22417 3462 18955 3311 487331 75260 412071 71986 71986 340085 X 31004000 53326879 $1.72 per pound false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11 The Board of Trustees 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. TAFB-SPE 2600 Cullen Street Fort Worth TX 76107 465737040 Charity TX 501(C)(3) 11c NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false