Organizations Filed Purposes:
RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT (RGFP) SOURCES LOCALLY GROWN, DONATED, RESCUED, AND PURCHASED FOODS TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL AND EMERGENCY GROCERIES TO HOUSEHOLDS FACING FINANCIAL CHALLENGE, WHILE ALSO CONNECTING PEOPLE TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MAXIMIZE LIMITED BUDGETS AND REDUCE AND PREVENT FOOD-INSECURITY.
RGFP PROVIDES LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH UP TO A WEEK'S WORTH OF EMERGENCY GROCERIES AS OFTEN AS ONCE A WEEK PER PERSON/HOUSEHOLD. RGFP GROWS FRUIT AND VEGETABLES USING A RAIN CATCHMENT SYSTEM AND ALSO REDUCES LOCAL FOOD WASTE BY RESCUING SAFE, EDIBLE FOOD FROM LOCAL STORES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE THROWN AWAY. IN 2020, RGFP DISTRIBUTED OVER 977,000 POUNDS OF FOOD, SERVING AN AVERAGE OF 949 KIDS, ADULTS, AND SENIORS EVERY WEEK. RGFP ALSO ACTS AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR PNM'S GOOD NEIGHBOR FUND UTILITY BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY'S BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL AID TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. FINALLY, RGFP IS A "COMMUNITY HUB", CONNECTING GUESTS TO RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THAT HELP ADDRESS TO CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HUNGER AND FOOD INSUFFICIENCY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ariel Herring | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $66,859 |
| Eileen Whitaker | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Reardon | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Miller | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Valerie Martinez | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| John Lewis | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Jacquez | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| David Griswold | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
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