EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER
9541 PLAZA CIRCLE, EL PASO, TX 79927 www.elpasoansfightinghunger.org

Total Revenue
$43,237,854
Total Expenses
$38,113,916
Net Assets
$9,901,138

Organizations Filed Purposes: EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER IS EL PASO'S ONLY FOOD BANK AND A FULL MEMBER OF FEEDING AMERICA. IT SERVES AS A HUNGER RELIEF CENTER FOR DISTRIBUTING HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS FOOD THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNER AGENCIES IN THE EL PASO REGION. THE MISSION STATEMENT OF EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER IS "TO COMBAT THE HUNGER CRISIS IN OUR REGION BY STRATEGICALLY PROCURING AND DISTRIBUTING NUTRITIOUS FOOD THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. BECAUSE. BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY."

TO COMBAT THE HUNGER CRISIS IN OUR REGION BY STRATEGICALLY PROCURING AND DISTRIBUTING NUTRITIOUS FOOD THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY.

EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER (EPFH) RELIES ON MORE THAN 130 PARTNERSHIPS TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD EACH WEEK THROUGHOUT THE EL PASO, CULBERSON AND HUDSPETH COUNTIES.THESE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE CHURCHES, SOUP KITCHENS, AND SHELTERS THAT CONTINUE THE MISSION OF MAKING SURE NO ONE GOES HUNGRY. THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO A MINIMUM OF 100 FAMILIES PER SITE, WHO LIVE IN UNDER SERVED OR UNSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS. UNLIKE MOST HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAMS, WHERE INDIVIDUALS ARE HANDED A PRE-PACKED BOX OF FOOD, CLIENT CHOICE ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT THE FOOD ITEMS THEY NEED TO FEED THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN OCTOBER 2018, THE ORGANIZATION STARTED PROVIDING HEALTHY FOOD TO 2,000 EXTREMELY LOW INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY ON A MONTLY BASIS. PRIOR TO 2018, THIS CRITICAL PROGRAM DID NOT EXIST IN EL PASO, TEXAS. EPFH NUTRITION EDUCATION COORDINATOR TEACHES FREE CLASSES THROUGH THE SNAP NUTRITION EDUCATION & OBESITY PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE LIKELIKHOOD THAT PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR SNAP BENEFITS WILL MAKE HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES WITHIN A LIMITED BUDGET AND CHOOSE A PHYSICALLY ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. CLASSES ARE TAUGHT FOR ALL AGES FROM PRESCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS, ADULTS, PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS. THE ORGANIZATION TEAMS UP WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, A PROGRAM DEDICATED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS TO EMPOWER THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL. CURRENTLY, 14 SCHOOL PANTRY SITES WITHIN TORNILLO, CLINT, YSLETA AND SOCORRO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE PROVIDING MEALS TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE ORANIZATION PROUDLY OBTAINED THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURES HIGHLY COMPETITIVE CONTRACT TO MANAGE THE NSLP. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION SERVICES 185,000 LOW INCOME CHILDREN ACROSS 182 SCHOOLS IN SEVEN WEST TEXAS COUNTIES.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Susan GoodellExecutive Dir.40$123,500
Thomas CihonskiCOO40$79,471
Teresa WyattCDO40$37,746
Bonnie EscobarCDO40$35,631
Edna A ZamarripaCFO40$13,654
Vj SmithDirector2$0
Gwen PulidoDirector2$0
Penny NevarezDirector2$0
Nancy KeaneDirector2$0
Richard DayoubDirector2$0
Brad DubowDirector2$0
Debra CarrejoDirector2$0
Jorge CaballeroDirector2$0
Bradley V ByersDirector2$0
Tanny BergDirector2$0
Elaina BallDirector2$0
Mark MatthysPast President2$0
Jose GonzalezParliamentarian2$0
Christine JonesSecretary2$0
Cyndi Maestas-HenryAsst Treasurer2$0
Magdalena BacaTreasurer2$0
Stuart R SchwartzVice President2$0
Robert A DiazVice President2$0
Laura RaybornPresident2$0

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