Marilee Jensen
Agency Description: The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) agency provides emergency food boxes to individuals that demonstrate need in the communities of Oracle, San Manuel, Mammoth, Aravaipa, and Dudleyville (Pinal County) in the southeastern area of Pinal County. TCFB also provides additional holiday programs.
The TCFB is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, an Equal Opportunity Provider, and an Arizona Qualifying Charitable Organization where donors can receive dollar-for-dollar Arizona state tax credit (code #20463).
Mission: “Feeding neighbors in SE Pinal County.”
Location: 108 W Redwood Drive, Mammoth, AZ 85618
Mail: P.O. Box 38, Mammoth, AZ 85618
Phone: 520-487-2010
Board of Directors Executive Officers: Joyce McClung (Secretary/Treasurer), Gary Tindall, Tom Jensen, and Anne Stanley. Board members received no compensation.
Volunteers: The Tri-Community Food Bank operates with an all-volunteer staff of approximately 35. Volunteers received no compensation.
2024 Board Meetings: Board meetings were held Feb. 7, April 24, Aug. 21, and Oct. 23.
Accomplishments
* Provided emergency food boxes to a total of 4,702 households with 14,145 individuals. The unduplicated count for the year 2024 was 577 households with 1,588 individuals.
* Provided a November lap blanket giveaway to 1,008 individuals in 336 households.
* Provided 237 Thanksgiving and 200 Christmas holiday food baskets.
* Spent $156,897 for the purchase of all food, including emergency food boxes, holiday food baskets, and for ongoing inventory.
* Administrated and coordinated sponsors for Christmas gifts for 67 children in the tri-community area. The agency also provided gifts in the Christmas Shop for 51 children who otherwise would not have received gifts through other community sponsors.
* Collected and reported client information to the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, United Food Bank of Mesa, and the IRS.
* Administrative/fundraising costs were 0% of expenses.