In 2012, REFB began implementing a three-year, $800,000 project, funded by the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, to address type 2 diabetes.

[5] In September 2011, Redwood Empire Food Bank purchased a 60,000-square-foot building near the Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport for $5 million.

It opened the building after investing $2.5 million in renovations and improvements, including a 5,000-square-foot freezer and cooler, warehouse racking, truck docks and offices.

The new location also created a new "value marketplace" grocery store for low-income families, bringing dignity to the WIC and CalFresh shopping experience.

[10] In December 1998, Yoko Ono donated more than 33,000 pounds of in honor of her late husband, musician John Lennon.

Organized as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity, the food bank reported total revenue of over $42 million for the fiscal year 2017–2018.