Alliance Serving Kuna Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Kuna Food Bank Inc. (former name Alliance Serving Kuna, Inc.) has been organized to operate the community food distribution program known as the Kuna Food Bank (KFB). The KFB has been operating in Kuna for over 30 years. Additional purposes of the organization are to provide resources to assist people who live in the Kuna community with clothing, shelter, health, and general well-being. The organization will also help people in the Kuna community make connections to other community resources. The Kuna Food Bank strives to provide food, educate, and empower food-insecure families and individuals, and to facilitate and focus community generosity on their behalf. Working collaboratively with local government, schools, and community partners, we strive to fill the needs of vulnerable families and individuals and propel them toward well-being and self-sufficiency.
- Income
- $602,920
- Spending
- $571,861
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 4.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 70
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 378% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $551,921 spent. We alleviate food insecurity in Kuna and surrounding rural areas by collecting and distributing food to people in the Kuna Community. In 2024, 3133 food orders were picked up by households in Kuna. The food order is intended to provide a week's worth of food for the household, with a retail average of $160 per food order. The estimated retail value of all of the food orders is $501000. The food and grocery gift cards in the amount of $14,000 were provided to people in the Kuna Community who need food. The grocery gift cards are typically used to purchase perishable and fresh foods. By mobilizing over 250 additional community volunteers we attain over 60,000 pounds of food and coordinate the distribution of food from our warehouse and appendage programs, the Ross Pantry and Weekend Backpack program. We also directly support Giraffe Laugh at Boys and Girls Club, Falcon Ridge Elementary Backpack Program, KunaNaz Food Pantry, and Kuna's Senior Center with less than 2% overlap among all of our programs. The Kuna Food Bank is unique in its method of resource distribution, as well as in the way we measure the success of our program. Rather than giving out assorted boxes of random foods, food vulnerable families who call into our facility work with a volunteer to fill out a food order. Foods from each nutritional group are chosen by the caller according to their personal and cultural preferences, dietary needs and restrictions, the number of people in their home, and their capacity to keep food safely stored. We also strive to send them with enough food to support their family's nutritional needs for a week or more. We have found that families facing financial crisis are far more likely to overcome their vulnerable situations when they have support to meeting basic nutritional needs for at least one to two pay cycles. We feel that our method allows families to allocate time and resources to eliminate their immediate food crisis. Nearly 45% of households we serve request food just one time. Our measuring tactics differ from other food banks as well in that we track individuals rather than orders filled. Although we record the amount of food we distribute and the number of orders we fill, we measure our success by our ability to help unique individuals and families transition from nutrition vulnerability to self-reliance. Therefore, we emphasize the individuals and families we serve above the number of orders we fill in our reporting. The Kuna Food Bank exists to feed, educate, and empower food-insecure individuals and families living within the Kuna School District boundaries and surrounding areas. This includes portions of Meridian, Melba, Bowmont, and Nampa, and immigrant families whose situations may fluctuate. We are a community-based organization. Over 85% of our inventory is derived from local sources. Throughout the year, local clubs, businesses, schools, and organizations hold food drives to help keep our shelves stocked. We also participate in food rescue programs with several local businesses and farms.
- $841 spent. Provides limited emergency assistance for rent, gas cards and utilities for people in the Kuna community.
- $16,541 spent. Provide assistance to the Kuna School District Community Food Distribution Site at Ross also referred to as the Ross Pantry. Included a corporate grant for $10,000 that was designated for the Ross Pantry 2024 Summer program.
- $995 spent. Ross Pantry Backpack Program to provide food to children living in low income households
- $695 spent. Food purchases for other organizations. The KFB provides purchased food to charter schools that are serving children who live in Kuna.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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