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Roadrunner Food Bank Inc

EIN 85-0278525 · Albuquerque, NM

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair59 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceReports resultsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO FEED EVERY HUNGRY PERSON TODAY, TO SEED PARTNERSHIPS THAT BUILD SELF- SUFFICIENCY FOR TOMORROW, AND LEAD TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION OF PERMANENTLY ENDING HUNGER IN NEW MEXICO.

Income
$94.3 million
Spending
$101.3 million
Spent on programs
94%
Reserves
4.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 65%
Employees
167
Volunteers
30,857
Highest pay
$213,479, president &

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 25% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    94% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    13 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.

Results it reports

  • Distributed 47,627,335 pounds of food to 392 agencies.Work delivered
  • Provided 39,689,446 meals to 1,002,783 households and 4,011,132 individuals.Work delivered
  • Served an average of 19,284 households and 77,136 people per week.Work delivered
  • Completed 440 SNAP applications with assistance.Work delivered
  • Increased reach to 21 tribal communities in northwest New Mexico.Work delivered
  • The childhood hunger program took place in 76 schools.Work delivered
  • Served 274,138 youth and provided 1,920,649 meals.Work delivered
  • Supported 16 senior hunger sites and provided food to 224,674 seniors (456,941 meals).Work delivered

Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $94.5 million spent. IN 2025, ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK (RRFB) DISTRIBUTED 47,627,335 POUNDS OF FOOD TO 392 AGENCIES. THIS AMOUNTS TO 39,689,446 TOTAL MEALS TO 1,002,783 TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS AND 4,011,132 INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF SERVICE TO 19,284 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK AND 77,136 PEOPLE PER WEEK. TOTAL MEALS PER PERSON PER WEEK FOR 2025 IS 9.89. THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY IS A FARMERS' MARKET STYLE DISTRIBUTION THAT DELIVERS NUTRITIOUS FOOD DIRECTLY TO HUNGRY PEOPLE IN NEED. THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY DELIVERS TO AREAS WHERE INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD OR OTHER FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMS OR WHERE GROCERY STORES, TRADITIONAL BRICK AND MORTAR FOOD PANTRIES, OR FEEDING PROGRAMS DO NOT EXIST. IN ADDITION, RRFB SPONSORS OTHER DIRECT-SERVICE PROGRAMS INCLUDING DISASTER RELIEF THAT IS SPECIFIC TO FIRES AND FLOODING, 440 COMPLETED SNAP APPLICATIONS WITH ASSISTANCE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, A DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM (SERVICE INSIGHTS), AND REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICES AND PRODUCTS THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HUNGER MAY NEED. IN COMPARISON TO 2024, RRFB HAS SEEN MORE THAN A 38% INCREASE IN DEMAND ACROSS NEW MEXICO, DUE TO INFLATION DRIVING UP THE COST OF BASIC NECESSITIES. RRFB CONTINUES TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WHERE THE NEED IS HIGHEST USING CENSUS DATA, STATE HEALTH DATA, AND THROUGH THE SERVICE INSIGHTS PROGRAM ALONG WITH OTHER SURVEYS FROM FEEDING AMERICA. IN 2023, ROADRUNNER INCREASED THEIR PARTNER AGENCIES BY 4% AND THE NEW PARTNERS CONTINUE TO RISE. RRFB ALSO INCREASED REACH TO 21 TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. IN 2025, ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK (RRFB) DISTRIBUTED 47,627,335 POUNDS OF FOOD TO 392 AGENCIES. THIS AMOUNTS TO 39,689,446 TOTAL MEALS TO 1,002,783 TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS AND 4,011,132 INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF SERVICE TO 19,284 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK AND 77,136 PEOPLE PER WEEK. TOTAL MEALS PER PERSON PER WEEK FOR 2025 IS 9.89. THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY IS A FARMERS' MARKET STYLE DISTRIBUTION THAT DELIVERS NUTRITIOUS FOOD DIRECTLY TO HUNGRY PEOPLE IN NEED. THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY DELIVERS TO AREAS WHERE INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD OR OTHER FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMS OR WHERE GROCERY STORES, TRADITIONAL BRICK AND MORTAR FOOD PANTRIES, OR FEEDING PROGRAMS DO NOT EXIST. IN ADDITION, RRFB SPONSORS OTHER DIRECT-SERVICE PROGRAMS INCLUDING DISASTER RELIEF THAT IS SPECIFIC TO FIRES AND FLOODING, 440 COMPLETED SNAP APPLICATIONS WITH ASSISTANCE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, A DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM (SERVICE INSIGHTS), AND REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICES AND PRODUCTS THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HUNGER MAY NEED. IN COMPARISON TO 2024, RRFB HAS SEEN MORE THAN A 38% INCREASE IN DEMAND ACROSS NEW MEXICO, DUE TO INFLATION DRIVING UP THE COST OF BASIC NECESSITIES. RRFB CONTINUES TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WHERE THE NEED IS HIGHEST USING CENSUS DATA, STATE HEALTH DATA, AND THROUGH THE SERVICE INSIGHTS PROGRAM ALONG WITH OTHER SURVEYS FROM FEEDING AMERICA. IN 2023, ROADRUNNER INCREASED THEIR PARTNER AGENCIES BY 4% AND THE NEW PARTNERS CONTINUE TO RISE. RRFB ALSO INCREASED REACH TO 21 TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO.
  2. $873,921 spent. RRFB'S CHILDHOOD HUNGER INITIATIVE (CHI) WAS LAUNCHED 2015. CHI IS A FOOD DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO THE NEEDS OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOL SITES ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THE SELECTED PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS SERVE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES' FOOD THROUGH MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES AND SCHOOL- SITE FOOD PANTRIES. IN 2025, THE CHI PROGRAM TOOK PLACE IN 76 SCHOOLS. THIS WAS A 21% INCREASE IN SERVICE AND CONTINUES TO BE THE FASTEST GROWING PROGRAM AT RRFB. RRFB'S CHI PROGRAM SERVED 274,138 YOUTH AND PROVIDED 1,920,649 MEALS IN 2025.
  3. $323,340 spent. LAUNCHED IN THE SPRING OF 2015, RRFB'S SENIOR HUNGER INITIATIVE (SHI) PROVIDES A COMBINATION OF HUNGER-RELIEF PROGRAMS AT LOW-INCOME SENIOR HOUSING SITES AND SENIOR CENTERS, WITH EACH SPECIFIC PLAN AND STRUCTURE OF SERVICES DETERMINED BY LOCAL LEADERS TO MEET THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF FOOD INSECURE OLDER ADULTS IN PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES. EACH SHI SITE HAS THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE A MOBILE FOOD PANTRY TO THEIR LOCATION ONCE A MONTH, AND THESE DISTRIBUTIONS OFFER A VARIETY OF FOOD THAT SUPPORTS THE DISTINCTIVE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS. EACH SITE ALSO HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH A BRICK AND MORTAR FOOD PANTRY AT THEIR LOCATION, AND THIS PERMANENT PANTRY PROVIDES A CONSISTENT AND ONGOING SOURCE OF FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS STRUGGLING WITH HUNGER. RRFB SUPPORTS 16 SHI SITES AND PROVIDED FOOD TO 224,674 SENIORS (456,941 MEALS). LAUNCHED IN THE SPRING OF 2015, RRFB'S SENIOR HUNGER INITIATIVE (SHI) PROVIDES A COMBINATION OF HUNGER-RELIEF PROGRAMS AT LOW-INCOME SENIOR HOUSING SITES AND SENIOR CENTERS, WITH EACH SPECIFIC PLAN AND STRUCTURE OF SERVICES DETERMINED BY LOCAL LEADERS TO MEET THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF FOOD INSECURE OLDER ADULTS IN PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES. EACH SHI SITE HAS THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE A MOBILE FOOD PANTRY TO THEIR LOCATION ONCE A MONTH, AND THESE DISTRIBUTIONS OFFER A VARIETY OF FOOD THAT SUPPORTS THE DISTINCTIVE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS. EACH SITE ALSO HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH A BRICK AND MORTAR FOOD PANTRY AT THEIR LOCATION, AND THIS PERMANENT PANTRY PROVIDES A CONSISTENT AND ONGOING SOURCE OF FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS STRUGGLING WITH HUNGER. RRFB SUPPORTS 16 SHI SITES AND PROVIDED FOOD TO 224,674 SENIORS (456,941 MEALS).

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 1980.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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