Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc

Atlanta, GA · Founded 1979

Distributes food and meals to people facing hunger across metro Atlanta and northern Georgia

Primary audience

Food Insecure Families

Work area

Food Distribution

Topic

Hunger Relief

Contact

Kyle Waide

Website Contact

About Organization

The Atlanta Community Food Bank fights hunger by distributing nutritious food through a network of partner agencies across 29 counties in metro Atlanta and northern Georgia. Based in Atlanta, GA, the organization operates with 270 employees and more than 41,000 volunteers, generating $286.2 million in revenue in 2023. Founded in 1979, it serves as a regional hub connecting food resources to communities in need.

What They Focus On

Emergency Food Access

Provides immediate food assistance through network of pantries, shelters, and meal programs to address acute hunger

Community Education

Delivers nutrition education and resource management training to empower individuals and families facing food insecurity

Hunger Advocacy

Mobilizes community members and partners to advocate for systemic solutions to hunger and food access barriers

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2023)

$286.2M

Expenses (2023)

$270.0M

Assets (2023)

$70.2M

Employees (2023)

270

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Employees
2023	$286,222,053	$270,032,750	$70,161,629	270
2022	—	—	—	—
2022	$232,338,859	$251,885,838	$51,439,844	234
2020	—	—	—	—
2020	$231,326,752	$225,402,429	$106,263,342	197
2019	$168,987,977	$140,544,392	$97,925,385	207
2018	$163,881,557	$139,341,538	$77,046,331	209
2017	$142,657,288	$143,054,620	$36,720,232	212

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

01

Food Sourcing

Collects food from farmers, manufacturers, retailers, and donors through partnerships and purchasing programs
02

Warehouse Operations

Stores, sorts, and packages food in temperature-controlled facilities with logistics and supply chain management
03

Partner Distribution

Delivers food to network of local partner agencies including pantries, shelters, and community organizations
04

Community Engagement

Mobilizes thousands of volunteers and educates community members about nutrition and hunger advocacy

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc

Food Distribution Network

Distributes food through partner agencies including food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters across the service area

Community Nutrition Education

Educates community members about nutrition, healthy eating, and food resource management to address food insecurity

Hunger Advocacy

Engages and empowers community members to advocate for policy solutions to fight hunger and food insecurity

Sharay Erskine

Chief Information Officer

Kenny Hill

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Greg Sims

Chief Development Officer

Jon West

Vice President of Partner Relations

Tamica Williams

Chief Financial Officer

Alison Ash

Director of Network Strategy & Innovation

Michelle Batts

Director, Marketing and Communications

Ron Burns Jr

Director of Network Services & Programs

Jacqueline "Jackie" Capers

Director, Operations

Michele Chivore

Director, Network Growth

Esteban Gonzalez

Director, Benefits Outreach

Caleb Kirby

Director of Enterprise Project Management Office

Megan Middleton

Director of Government Affairs

Meredith Odum

Director of Finance/Controller

Elizabeth Spears

Director, Individual Giving

Tricia Kinney

Director

Milestones

1979

Food Bank Founded

1979

Atlanta Community Food Bank established to address hunger in the Atlanta region

1980

IRS Tax-Exempt Status

1980

Received federal recognition as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization

2019

Revenue Reaches $169M

2019

Significant growth in operations with annual revenue exceeding $168 million

2020

Pandemic Response Expansion

2020

Revenue increased to $231 million to meet surge in food insecurity during COVID-19

2023

Operations Scale to $286M

2023

Reached record revenue of $286 million with 270 staff and 41,000 volunteers

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

Adam Noyes Director 0.50 hrs/week

Althea Broughton Vice Chair 0.50 hrs/week

Andrew Cathy Director 0.50 hrs/week

Andrew Goldberg Director 0.50 hrs/week

Camye MacKey Director 0.50 hrs/week

Chris Hellmann Director 0.50 hrs/week

Clair E Sterk Treasurer 0.50 hrs/week

Derin Dickerson Chair 0.50 hrs/week

Gary Brantley Director 0.50 hrs/week

Ivan Shammas Director 0.50 hrs/week

Jacqueline Flake Director 0.50 hrs/week

James Stevens Director 0.50 hrs/week

Janine Bowen Director 0.50 hrs/week

Jennifer McKeehan Director 0.50 hrs/week

Keith Parker Director 0.50 hrs/week

Kim Adams Secretary 0.50 hrs/week

Mitch Harrison Director 0.50 hrs/week

Ryan Oliver Director 0.50 hrs/week

Sean Cole Director 0.50 hrs/week

Sean Hyslop Director 0.50 hrs/week

Stephanie Smith Director 0.50 hrs/week

Tricia Kinney Director 0.50 hrs/week

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2023)

$2.7M

Highest Paid

$406K

Kyle Waide

Compensated Officers

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Kyle Waide	Chief Executive Officer	$370,788	$34,817	$405,605	40
Sharayzell Erskine	Chief Information Officer	$265,582	$36,517	$302,099	40
Sarah Fonder-Kristy	Chief Development Officer	$229,104	$33,421	$262,525	40
Debra H Shoaf	Chief Financial Officer	$229,106	$31,627	$260,733	40
Kenneth Hill	Chief Supply Chain Officer	$226,600	$18,016	$244,616	40
Sheri Foster	VP Of Human Resources	$190,331	$24,313	$214,644	40
Jonathan West	VP Partner Relations	$175,163	$35,690	$210,853	40
Damian M Narinesingh	Director, IT Services	$164,666	$22,539	$187,205	40
Rodney Benn	Director, Logistics	$154,902	$21,549	$176,451	40
Michele Dawn Grear	Director, Supply Managemen	$137,291	$20,423	$157,714	40
Jeffrey Werner	Director Of Business Analytics	$129,919	$15,195	$145,114	40
Grissell Valencia	Director, Organizational Development	$121,823	$19,520	$141,343	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Kyle Waide	Chief Executive Officer	$357,674	$38,095	$395,769	40
Debra H Shoaf	Chief Financial Officer	$205,629	$29,725	$235,354	40
Sarah Fonder-Kristy	Chief Development Officer	$203,292	$28,592	$231,884	40
Stacey Greene-Koehnke End 122	Former Chief Operations Officer	$214,470	$3,955	$218,425	40
Sheri Foster	VP Of Human Resources	$169,414	$20,198	$189,612	40
Damian M Narinesingh	Director, IT Services	$167,420	$21,081	$188,501	40
Jonathan West	VP Partner Relations	$157,561	$30,529	$188,090	40
Michele Dawn Grear	Director, Supply Management	$139,704	$18,955	$158,659	40
Rodney Benn	Director, Logistics	$130,770	$18,559	$149,329	40
Alison Greenwald Ash	Director, Strategy	$124,883	$13,134	$138,017	40
Elizabeth Cavallaro	Director, Operations	$127,318	$9,177	$136,495	40
Sharayzell Erskine From 072022	Chief Information Officer	$113,409	$6,046	$119,455	40
Kenneth Hill From 062022	Chief Supply Chain Officer	$89,835	$3,160	$92,995	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Kyle Waide	Chief Executive Officer	$315,707	$31,686	$347,393	50
Stacey Greene-Koehnke	Chief Operations Officer	$224,606	$21,980	$246,586	50
Debra H Shoaf	Chief Financial Officer	$203,450	$24,030	$227,480	50
Sarah Fonder-Kristy	Chief Development Officer	$191,026	$22,539	$213,565	50
Sheri Foster	VP Of Human Resources	$162,838	$18,139	$180,977	50
Jonathan West	VP Of Programs	$154,856	$25,786	$180,642	50
Heather Jaime Trel Schlesinger	Chief Marketing Officer	$167,980	$11,974	$179,954	50

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Kyle Waide	Chief Executive Officer	$264,820	$30,703	$295,523	50
Stacey Greene-Koehnke	Chief Operations Officer	$202,200	$20,711	$222,911	50
Debra H Shoaf	Chief Financial Officer	$174,811	$21,773	$196,584	50
Sarah Fonder-Kristy	Chief Development Officer	$164,504	$20,642	$185,146	50
Heather Jaime Trel Schlesinger	Chief Marketing Officer	$154,538	$11,442	$165,980	50
Sheri Foster	VP Of Human Resources	$147,867	$17,146	$165,013	50
Jonathan West	VP Of Programs	$135,241	$23,469	$158,710	50

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Kyle Waide	Chief Executive Officer	$231,758	$27,073	$258,831	50
Stacey Greene-Koehnke	Chief Operations Officer	$188,742	$19,664	$208,406	50
Debra H Shoaf	Chief Financial Officer	$144,103	$18,991	$163,094	50
Sarah Fonder-Kristy	Chief Development Officer	$134,121	$18,167	$152,288	50
Sheri Foster	VP Of Human Resources	$134,718	$16,149	$150,867	50
Heather Jaime Trel Schlesinger	Chief Marketing Officer	$144,608	$4,479	$149,087	50
Jonathan West	VP Of Programs	$108,878	$20,529	$129,407	50

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

COVID-19 PPP Loans

Paycheck Protection Program (2020-2021)

Fully Forgiven

Total Approved

$1.9M

Total Forgiven

$1.9M

101% forgiven

Jobs Retained

165

Loan Details 1 loan

$1,904,700

Forgiven

Forgiven: $1,929,726 100%

Approved Apr 13, 2020

Lender PNC Bank, National Association

Jobs Reported 165

Forgiven On Aug 3, 2021

Source: Small Business Administration • Paycheck Protection Program (2020-2021)

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$6.5M Grants Received

$39.6M Grants Given

94 Organizations

Top Funders

44 total

Acfb Charitable Investments Inc.

$1.1M

THDF II Inc DBA

$1.0M

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$992K

American Online Giving Foundation Inc.

$611K

Baby2Baby

$574K

Charities Aid Foundation America

$517K

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of Georgiainc

$300K

AARP Foundation

$180K

Northside Hospital Inc.

$160K

RangeWater Impact Foundation Inc 2 grants

$157K

+34 more funders

Top Grantees

50 total

Acfb Direct Distribution EAST POINT, GA

$14.9M

Streetwise Georgia Inc. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA

$3.6M

Good Samaritan Center Of Douglas County DOUGLASVILLE, GA

$3.2M

Hamilton Mill United Methodist DACULA, GA

$1.8M

Helping Hands Of Paulding Co DALLAS, GA

$1.7M

Collins United Methodist Church ATLANTA, GA

$1.5M

Antioch Ame Church-Ruby Hoke Wms STONE MOUNTAIN, GA

$1.3M

Ambassadors Life Center Inc. STOCKBRIDGE, GA

$1.2M

Faith In Serving Humanity MONROE, GA

$1.2M

New City Church Fairburn-City Bridges Fo FAIRBURN, GA

$997K

+40 more grantees

Acfb Charitable Investments Inc. THDF II Inc DBA Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund American Online Giving Foundation Inc. Baby2Baby Charities Aid Foundation America Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of Georgiainc AARP Foundation Northside Hospital Inc. RangeWater Impact Foundation Inc Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc. CoreGiving Co Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. Give Back Foundation Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund Inspire Brands Foundation Inc Farmlink Project Give Lively Foundation Inc. American Endowment Foundation Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund Atlanta Apartment Association Inc. Community Foundation Of The Second Helpings Atlanta Inc. Tides Foundation Snapping Shoals Electric Trust Jackson Emc Foundation Inc. Caliber Collision Centers Foundation Hatch Inc. Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund Atlanta Charity Clays Inc. Acfb Direct Distribution Streetwise Georgia Inc. Good Samaritan Center Of Douglas County Hamilton Mill United Methodist Helping Hands Of Paulding Co Collins United Methodist Church Antioch Ame Church-Ruby Hoke Wms Ambassadors Life Center Inc. Faith In Serving Humanity New City Church Fairburn-City Bridges Fo Sweetwater Mission Inc. Overcomers House Inc. Bible Way Ministries International Inc. Acworth United Methodist Church YMCA- Villages At Carver Intown Collaborative Ministries Inc. Foo Peace On The Move Peace Baptist Church End Slavery Georgia Inc. Journey Food B First Christian Church Of Marietta Andrew And Walter Young Family Community Helping Place Inc. St Philip Ame Church Networks Cooperative Ministry Grace Community Fellowship Church Adairsville-N Bartow Comm Services Abundant Life Assembly Of God Community Outreach In Action Inc. Dream Center Andrews Chapel Umc 2H Food Bank Of Middle Tennessee

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Lobbying Activity

Lobbying Disclosure Act registrations

Self-Lobbying

1 Registrations

1 Client

Yes Self-Lobbying

Clients 1 total

Atlanta Community Food Bank

1 filing

Self

Source: Senate Office of Public Records — Lobbying Disclosure Act

Contact

Get in touch with Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc

Phone

(678) 369-0253

Social

Visit Website

3400 North Desert Drive Atlanta, GA 30344

Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc

What They Focus On

Financial Information

How They Work

Food Sourcing

Warehouse Operations

Partner Distribution

Community Engagement

Programs and Initiatives

Food Distribution Network

Community Nutrition Education

Hunger Advocacy

Food As Medicine

Team & Leadership

Kyle Waide

Rodney Benn

Michele Dawn Grear

Jeffrey Werner

Sheri Foster

Sharay Erskine

Kenny Hill

Greg Sims

Jon West

Tamica Williams

Alison Ash

Michelle Batts

Ron Burns Jr

Jacqueline "Jackie" Capers

Michele Chivore

Esteban Gonzalez

Caleb Kirby

Megan Middleton

Meredith Odum

Elizabeth Spears

Grisell Valencia

Sharayzell Erskine

Debra H Shoaf

Sarah Fonder-Kristy

Kenneth Hill

Damian M Narinesingh

Grissell Valencia

Jonathan West

Adam Noyes

Andrew Cathy

Andrew Goldberg

Camye MacKey

Chris Hellmann

Gary Brantley

Ivan Shammas

Jacqueline Flake

James Stevens

Janine Bowen

Jennifer McKeehan

Keith Parker

Mitch Harrison

Ryan Oliver

Sean Cole

Sean Hyslop

Stephanie Smith

Tricia Kinney

Milestones

Food Bank Founded

IRS Tax-Exempt Status

Revenue Reaches $169M

Pandemic Response Expansion

Operations Scale to $286M

Associated People

Board of Directors

Executive Compensation

COVID-19 PPP Loans

Loan Details 1 loan

Partners & Funders

Top Funders

Top Grantees

Related Organizations

Tax-Exempt Affiliates

Lobbying Activity

Clients 1 total

Contact

Phone