BUILDING FOR OUR FUTURE
Food Bank of the Rockies invites you to partner with us as we pursue our ambitious goal:
providing our communities with enough nutritious and familiar food to thrive.
A new Denver Metro distribution center is integral to achieving this goal.
WHEREVER HUNGER RISES, SO CAN WE.
Rapid population growth, inflation, and rising costs for food, housing, and energy, all while public food assistance has been decreasing, have resulted in more individuals and families from Colorado and Wyoming seeking food assistance.
No matter the challenges, Food Bank of the Rockies is committed to providing nourishing food whenever and wherever it is needed.
1 in 9
Coloradans are
experiencing hunger
1 in 7
Wyomingites are experiencing hunger
1 in 7
children are experiencing
hunger in our service area
THE NEED FOR FOOD IS GROWING,
BUT OUR CAPACITY IS LIMITED.
More people are being forced to choose between paying rent and putting food on the table.
— ERIN PULLING
CEO, FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES
ON NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO’S 1A
If we hope to serve our communities while preparing for the future,
Food Bank of the Rockies needs to invest in a bigger, purpose-built facility.
That’s why we’re launching Fulfilled: a Building for Our Future.
FULL CUPBOARDS. FULL PLATES. FULL LIVES.
FULFILLED.
OUR VISION IS ABOUT PEOPLE: creating greater, more equitable opportunities for the families and communities we serve.
BETTER FOOD
Our goal isn’t simply to distribute as much food as possible — it’s to nourish people with fresh produce, to offer meals that reflect a community’s cultural heritage, and to meet the needs of growing children and aging adults.
BETTER PARTNERSHIPS
We serve 800+ Hunger Relief Partners across Colorado and Wyoming. A larger, purpose-built facility will help us take an enormous burden off their shoulders so they can address the root causes of poverty and food insecurity.
BETTER OPERATIONS
More dock doors and storage space will expand our savings from food purchasing exponentially, resulting in millions of dollars in passed-on savings that our Hunger Relief Partners can invest in their communities. A new facility will additionally allow triple the number of daily volunteers, ensuring we can accomplish even more for our neighbors experiencing food insecurity.
BETTER FUTURE
Although feeding people is incredibly important, we recognize that hunger is a symptom of a larger societal problem — one that we’re tackling in a number of ways. Expanding our workforce development program, providing meeting space for our Hunger Relief Partners, and expanding purchases of fresh produce from local farmers are some of the goals we can accomplish in a new facility.
GROWING FOR GOOD
With your support, we can greatly expand our ability to answer the challenge of hunger in our region.
We’re helping young people from low-income rural areas change their life trajectory to become successful, productive adults, and we can’t do any of that if they’re hungry. We used to go to our local grocery store and buy produce every week, but with Food Bank of the Rockies’ bulk buying power and the free produce delivered to our doorstep, it makes our job 10,000 times easier.
— JODI WALKER
FOUNDER/CEO, KIDS AT THEIR BEST
FORT MORGAN, CO
3x
More volunteer capacity
50%
More fresh produce
2x
More cold food storage space
Facility Outcomes
3x
More volunteer capacity
67%
Increase in food storage capacity
50%
More fresh produce
5x
2x
More cold food storage space
300%
More Culturally Responsive Food distributed by 2028
67%
Increase in food storage capacity
5x
More kids meals
300%
BUILDING FOR OUR FUTURE
LEARN MORE
VIEW THE FACILITY FLOORPLANS
PRELIMINARY PROJECT BUDGET
December 2023
| Revenue Sources | Goal* |
| Community Support & Reserves | $50,000,000 |
| Net Proceeds from Sale of Current Building | $10,000,000 |
| New Market Tax Credits | $10,000,0000 |
| Total | $70,000,000 |
| Project Expenses | Cost* |
| Building Construction includes core & shell, improvements, & site work |
$42,000,000 |
| Furniture, Fixtures, & Equipment includes warehouse equipment |
$13,000,000 |
| Land Acquisiton | $7,000,000 |
| Related Project Costs includes architecture, construction management, campaign expenses, & environmental review |
$5,000,000 |
| Contingencies | $3,000,000 |
| Total | $70,000,000 |
* All figures rounded to nearest $1,000,000
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
JOIN US
Every day, generous donors like you help us realize our vision of nourishing our community.
Join us and help ensure that all of our neighbors have full cupboards, full plates, and full lives.
Learn more by contacting us at fulfilled@foodbankrockies.org.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Christine Benero
Mark Cornetta
Jennifer Evans
Andi Freyer
Cal Fulenwider
Marylou Houston
Neelima Joshi
Evan Makovsky
Raju Patel
THANK YOU TO FULFILLED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS
Individual Donors
Anonymous
David and Anna Asarch
Daniel and Carolyn Ball
Susan and James Ballard
Nick and Niki Benham
Buck and Janelle Blessing
Jim and Kim Bolt
Christina and Marshall Bowen
Errol and Laura Brown
Alan Dickman and Hilary Bruce
Sean and Angela Choi
Mark and Lori Cornetta
Aditi Desai
Jennifer Evans and JW Postal
Charles and Karen Farver
The Fulenwider Family
Reid and Kelly Galbraith
Caleb and Sidney Gates
Kelly and Sharon Green
Randy and Gwenn Hertel
Martin and Carol Hidalgo
Marylou Houston
Martha King
Rick and Molly Klau
Steve and Annie Kullberg
Jennifer and Joel Lackey
Heather MacKendrick Costa and Derek Costa
Nick and Penny Morris
Jesse Ogas
Bob Dalton and Mary Osborn
Melissa Osse and Family
Jack and Holly Pargeon
Andrea Wescott Passman and
Steve Kenney
Bette Lennox
Raju and Lisa Patel
Bart and Aurika Pugh
Erin and Rich Pulling
Estate of Wallace Rice
Mark and Marianne Rinehart
Emily and Cody Schlager
Tiffany Todd and Jonathan Ferrell
Michael and Lisa Tousignant
Douglas and Alice Wilhelm
Institutional Donors
CoBank
Gates Family Foundation
Google
JJP Family Foundation
Andi and John Freyer, Jr.
Shaun and Chantal Mara
In-Kind Donors
9News
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
CAA ICON
Chamberlin Architects
Wherever hunger rises, so can we.
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Food Bank of the Rockies is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization recognized by the IRS, ID 84-0772672. All donations are tax-deductible.