Public Charity

BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC

BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC is a Public Charity headquartered in VERONA, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $75.2M revenue, $73.2M expenses, $44.6M total assets. 252 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $23.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521202644 VERONA, VA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$75.2M
Total Expenses$73.2M
Total Assets$44.6M
Grant Records252
Funding Total$23.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE FOOD BANK PURCHASES FOOD AND OBTAINS DONATIONS OF FOOD FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS, GROWERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PEOPLE IN NEED IN 25 COUNTIES AND EIGHT CITIES IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN VIRGINIA THROUGH A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 220 PROVIDERS, SOUP KITCHENS, AND SHELTERS AND THROUGH NUTRITION PROGRAMS WITH MORE THAN 170 COMMUNITY PARTNERS. OVER 31 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SERVING ON AVERAGE 148,200 PEOPLE EACH MONTH.

Where $100 goes at Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc

How Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$95 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $95 for programs

$87
The food bank acquired and distributed 29.3 million pounds of food to people in need through a network of 220 food pantries, soup kitchens, and community shelters
91% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 171,200 people
$4
The food bank's nutrition programs focus on vulnerable populations, including rural neighbors, children, and seniors, and over 1.55 million pounds of food were acquired and distributed through these…
5% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 9,000 children; 2,700 seniors
$4
In addition to distribution through community partner pantries, the food bank's mobile food pantry and neighborhood produce market programs distributed over 1.6 million total pounds of food to…
4% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 7,900 individuals
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Bob Davis
DIRECTOR Carolyn Burnett
DIRECTOR Clint Merritt Md
COO David Kraft
VICE CHAIR Debbie Metz
DIRECTOR Dr James Perkins

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Food Assistance & Nutrition
$12,193,879 46 grants
General Support
$5,816,738 153 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$3,475,175 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,063,815 13 grants
Health & Medicine
$950,547 15 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $75.2M $73.2M $44.6M
2024 $76.5M $70.0M $41.8M
2023 $64.2M $62.6M $34.2M
2022 $59.7M $58.8M $30.7M
2021 $64.6M $55.5M $32.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $64.6M to $75.2M (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $44.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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