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Roadrunner Food Bank
Also known as Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico
Roadrunner Food Bank reported $94.3 million in revenue and $101.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.44 went to program services, $3.24 to management and general costs and $2.32 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.3% of the total. Government grants made up 33.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $213,479 (PRESIDENT &). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 2% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $101MFor context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $94MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.4% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.3% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 33.4% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $213,479 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.21% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseIn 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…
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
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…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $199,450 | $0 | $14,029 | $213,479 |
| CHIEF INFO O Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,125 | $0 | $26,950 | $157,075 |
| CHIEF FIN OF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,149 | $0 | $21,192 | $154,341 |
| VP - STRATEG Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,740 | $0 | $25,300 | $153,040 |
| VP - STRATEG Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,740 | $0 | $22,196 | $149,936 |
| CHIEF DEV OF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,614 | $0 | $19,505 | $142,119 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Roadrunner Food Bank (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $213K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5167
- Volunteers Part I, line 630,857
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| FEEDING AMERICA Food | $3,894,484 |
| RJL TEXAS INTERNATIONAL CORP Food | $936,917 |
| RKD GROUP Fundraising | $763,953 |
| GLOBAL FOODS INC Food | $535,509 |
| REDCAP STAFFING Contract staff | $510,717 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 21 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
36 private foundations reported grants to Roadrunner Food Bank totaling $369K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Roadrunner Food Bank's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Roadrunner Food Bank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Roadrunner Food Bank spent in FY2025, $94.44 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Roadrunner Food Bank's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Roadrunner Food Bank reported that 94.4% of its $101.3 million in expenses went to program services, 3.2% to management and general and 2.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Roadrunner Food Bank pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Roadrunner Food Bank reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $213,479, for the role of PRESIDENT & (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Roadrunner Food Bank get its money?
Of $94.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.3% came from contributions and grants (including 33.4% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Roadrunner Food Bank a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 85-0278525 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611069349300546 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521089349300802 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349315486 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310129349301166 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202103569349301610 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100569349301410 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 85-0278525: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.