The mission of the Yuma Community Food Bank is to relieve hunger, increase self-reliance, and improve the quality of life for children and families throughout Southwestern Arizona.
The defining feature of Yuma Community Food Bank is that it functions as both a direct hunger-relief organization and a regional distributor of federal food programs. In addition to its own grantmaking, it administers TEFAP partner distributions and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program through partner sites in Yuma and La Paz counties. That mix points to a model centered on food access, supplemental nutrition, and local delivery infrastructure. Its recent grants show a strong preference for Arizona-based food banks and community distribution groups. Large awards went to St Mary’s Food Bank and the Arizona Food Bank Network in Phoenix, while other significant support reached the Community Food Bank of Southern in Tucson and Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank in Quartzsite. The pattern suggests a funder supporting both statewide food-system intermediaries and community-level organizations. The foundation’s mission is to relieve hunger, increase self-reliance, and improve the quality of life for children and families throughout Southwestern Arizona. Recent grantees also include organizations serving Yuma and nearby communities, indicating a practical focus on food security, family support, and regional coverage rather than a broad national portfolio.
In emergency food assistance, Yuma Community Food Bank supported major distribution infrastructure with $3,410,820 to St Mary’s Food Bank and $3,398,655 to Arizona Food Bank Network, both in Phoenix. Those awards align with its food-access role and its TEFAP partner-distribution work across Yuma and La Paz counties. The foundation also backed local community food providers. It gave $650,363 to Parker Food Bank in Parker and $397,522 to Mcmullen Valley Food Bank in Wenden, showing support for smaller regional distributors that serve nearby households. Family and senior support appear in the recent record as well. Grants of $319,639 to Svdp Sacred Heart Parker and $45,381 to Somerton Senior Center show attention to organizations that extend food and basic-needs support to older adults and families in Southwestern Arizona.
Grant sizes vary widely, from a 25th percentile of $18,898 to a median of $104,002 and a 75th percentile of $415,573. The recent record includes both very large system-level awards and smaller community grants, which fits a distributor that supports multiple layers of food access. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: several grantees appear in both 2023 and 2024, including St Mary’s Food Bank, Arizona Food Bank Network, Parker Food Bank, Community Food Bank of Southern, and Crossroads Mission. Yuma Community Food Bank operates as a local foundation with direct-service and capacity-building functions, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $19K and $416K, with a median of $104K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$104K
75th Percentile
$416K
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Grantmaking is entirely in the United States, with 100% of grants to U.S. recipients and all reported recipient locations in Arizona. Phoenix appears frequently through statewide food-system partners, while Tucson, Parker, Wenden, Nogales, Somerton, and Yuma also show up in the recent grants list. The strongest local concentration is in Yuma, where recipients include Crossroads Mission, Adventist Community Services, Humane Society of Yuma, St Paul’s Food Ministry, Safehouse, and Catalina Square Apartments. The portfolio also reaches nearby communities in Southwestern Arizona, matching the foundation’s regional service area.
It supports food banks, food ministries, senior centers, and other community organizations tied to hunger relief and basic needs. Recent grantees include St Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix, Parker Food Bank, Community Food Bank in Nogales, Somerton Senior Center, and St Paul’s Food Ministry in Yuma.
Typical grant size is $18,898 at the 25th percentile, $104,002 at the median, and $415,573 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also shows much larger awards at the top end, including multi-million-dollar support for statewide food-bank partners.
Yes. Its geographic scope of giving is local, and 100% of grants in the recipient-country distribution went to U.S. organizations. The recent grants list places recipients in Arizona cities such as Yuma, Phoenix, Tucson, Parker, Wenden, Nogales, and Somerton.
Its listed focus areas are hunger relief, food distribution, nutrition education, senior supplemental food through CSFP, and USDA TEFAP program participation. The active program list also shows TEFAP partner distributions and CSFP partner distributions as part of its operating model.
The Community Rewards program accepts unsolicited participation for organizational enrollment, while the TEFAP and CSFP partner-distribution programs are administered through the food bank rather than described as open application grants. The recent grants record shows recurring support to several Arizona food-system partners.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Yuma Community Food Bank that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicant must be a nonprofit organization working alongside Yuma Community Food Bank to distribute food in the communities served.
Who can apply: Organizations must enroll/link with Fry's Community Rewards and designate the Yuma Community Food Bank (or register with Fry's for donations to flow to the local organization).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARY'S FOOD BANK | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,764,986 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK | PHOENIX, AZ | $1,272,925 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| AZFBN REPACK CENTER | RIO RICO, AZ | $1,121,479 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHERN | TUCSON, AZ | $720,275 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| PARKER FOOD BANK | PARKER, AZ | $520,328 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| MCMULLEN VALLEY FOOD BANK | WENDEN, AZ | $350,109 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| CROSSROADS MISSION | YUMA, AZ | $126,427 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| COCOPAH DISTRIBUTION | SOMERTON, AZ | $125,323 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES | YUMA, AZ | $103,369 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES | YUMA, AZ | $99,290 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF YUMA | YUMA, AZ | $95,314 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| CROSSROADS MISSION | YUMA, AZ | $92,997 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| COCOPAH DISTRIBUTION | SOMERTON, AZ | $79,882 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| IC ST VINCENT DE PAUL | YUMA, AZ | $70,449 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| SOMERTON SENIOR CENTER | SOMERTON, AZ | $65,454 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| UNITED FOOD BANK | MESA, AZ | $65,071 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| IC ST VINCENT DE PAUL | YUMA, AZ | $44,024 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| SVDP SACRED HEART PARKER | PARKER, AZ | $43,243 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF YUMA | YUMA, AZ | $36,754 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| ST PAUL'S FOOD MINISTRY | YUMA, AZ | $27,434 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| SOMERTON SENIOR CENTER | SOMERTON, AZ | $17,778 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| CATALINA SQUARE APARTMENTS | YUMA, AZ | $17,674 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE FOUNDATION | YUMA, AZ | $14,255 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| HOPE INC | YUMA, AZ | $11,198 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| HOPE INC | YUMA, AZ | $10,503 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| SAFEHOUSE | YUMA, AZ | $9,005 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| THE HOPE CENTER | YUMA, AZ | $8,369 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| SAFEHOUSE | YUMA, AZ | $7,637 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| THE HOPE HOUSE | YUMA, AZ | $7,068 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| OJ JOHNSON SCHOOL | YUMA, AZ | $5,253 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| ST MARY'S FOOD BANK | PHOENIX, AZ | $3,410,820 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK | PHOENIX, AZ | $3,398,655 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHERN | TUCSON, AZ | $1,114,125 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| PARKER FOOD BANK | PARKER, AZ | $469,726 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| MCMULLEN VALLEY FOOD BANK | WENDEN, AZ | $277,201 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| SVDP SACRED HEART PARKER | PARKER, AZ | $167,498 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| UNITED FOOD BANK | MESA, AZ | $144,648 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| CROSSROADS MISSION | YUMA, AZ | $109,932 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES | YUMA, AZ | $98,072 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF YUMA | YUMA, AZ | $54,337 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BANK IN NOGALES | NOGALES, AZ | $50,728 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| SOMERTON SENIOR CENTER | SOMERTON, AZ | $34,439 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| ST PAUL'S FOOD MINISTRY | YUMA, AZ | $19,604 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| SAFEHOUSE | YUMA, AZ | $16,779 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| CATALINA SQUARE APARTMENTS | YUMA, AZ | $14,148 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| OC JOHNSON SCHOOL 10284 | YUMA, AZ | $10,284 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| HOPE INC | YUMA, AZ | $9,635 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| THE HOPE CENTER | YUMA, AZ | $6,774 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| ST MARY'S FOOD BANK | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,283,151 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE |
| ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK | PHOENIX, AZ | $1,574,471 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE |
ST MARY'S FOOD BANK
$2,764,986ASSISTANCE
ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK
$1,272,925ASSISTANCE
AZFBN REPACK CENTER
$1,121,479ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHERN
$720,275ASSISTANCE
PARKER FOOD BANK
$520,328ASSISTANCE
MCMULLEN VALLEY FOOD BANK
$350,109ASSISTANCE
CROSSROADS MISSION
ASSISTANCE
COCOPAH DISTRIBUTION
$125,323ASSISTANCE
ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES
$103,369ASSISTANCE
ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES
$99,290ASSISTANCE
HUMANE SOCIETY OF YUMA
$95,314ASSISTANCE
CROSSROADS MISSION
$92,997ASSISTANCE
COCOPAH DISTRIBUTION
$79,882ASSISTANCE
IC ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$70,449ASSISTANCE
SOMERTON SENIOR CENTER
$65,454ASSISTANCE
UNITED FOOD BANK
$65,071ASSISTANCE
IC ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$44,024ASSISTANCE
SVDP SACRED HEART PARKER
$43,243ASSISTANCE
HUMANE SOCIETY OF YUMA
$36,754ASSISTANCE
ST PAUL'S FOOD MINISTRY
$27,434ASSISTANCE
SOMERTON SENIOR CENTER
$17,778ASSISTANCE
CATALINA SQUARE APARTMENTS
$17,674ASSISTANCE
ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$14,255ASSISTANCE
HOPE INC
$11,198ASSISTANCE
HOPE INC
$10,503ASSISTANCE
SAFEHOUSE
$9,005ASSISTANCE
THE HOPE CENTER
$8,369ASSISTANCE
SAFEHOUSE
$7,637ASSISTANCE
THE HOPE HOUSE
$7,068ASSISTANCE
OJ JOHNSON SCHOOL
$5,253ASSISTANCE
ST MARY'S FOOD BANK
$3,410,820ASSISTANCE
ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK
$3,398,655ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHERN
$1,114,125ASSISTANCE
PARKER FOOD BANK
$469,726ASSISTANCE
MCMULLEN VALLEY FOOD BANK
$277,201ASSISTANCE
SVDP SACRED HEART PARKER
$167,498ASSISTANCE
UNITED FOOD BANK
$144,648ASSISTANCE
CROSSROADS MISSION
$109,932ASSISTANCE
ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES
$98,072ASSISTANCE
HUMANE SOCIETY OF YUMA
$54,337ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK IN NOGALES
$50,728ASSISTANCE
SOMERTON SENIOR CENTER
$34,439ASSISTANCE
ST PAUL'S FOOD MINISTRY
$19,604ASSISTANCE
SAFEHOUSE
$16,779ASSISTANCE
CATALINA SQUARE APARTMENTS
$14,148ASSISTANCE
OC JOHNSON SCHOOL 10284
$10,284ASSISTANCE
HOPE INC
$9,635ASSISTANCE
THE HOPE CENTER
$6,774ASSISTANCE
ST MARY'S FOOD BANK
$2,283,151ASSISTANCE
ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK
$1,574,471ASSISTANCE