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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FOOD BANK CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO.

Totals

Total revenue
$156,903,387
Total expenses
$153,991,825
Contributions and grants received
$153,913,140
Grants paid
$125,420,888
Program service revenue
$2,001,868
Investment income
$744,253
Other revenue
$244,126
Total assets, end of year
$43,109,483
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,398,338
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$35,711,145
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$149,050,413
Management and general expenses
$1,810,138
Fundraising expenses
$3,131,274
Program service expenses (Part III)
$149,050,413

Program services were 96.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $16,556

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $87,499

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,843,561

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $132,965,524

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $124,596,089

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FOOD SALES

    total $2,001,868 · related or exempt $2,001,868

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $728,908 · excluded $728,908

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $15,345

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $15,345

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $15,345 · excluded $15,345

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $181,690

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $87,499

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $62,977

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $118,713 · excluded $118,713

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC INCOME

    total $125,413 · related or exempt $66,249 · excluded $59,164

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $125,413

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $11,743,085 · program services $11,743,085

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $113,677,803 · program services $113,677,803

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $542,915 · management and general $279,258 · fundraising $263,657

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,487,370 · program services $6,813,086 · management and general $696,326 · fundraising $977,958

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $171,668 · program services $134,997 · management and general $15,775 · fundraising $20,896

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,994,154 · program services $1,715,841 · management and general $134,103 · fundraising $144,210

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $737,105 · program services $568,127 · management and general $70,567 · fundraising $98,411

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $26,504 · management and general $26,504

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $71,625 · management and general $71,625

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $637,255 · fundraising $637,255

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,345,789 · program services $767,653 · management and general $166,813 · fundraising $411,323

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $235,929 · program services $116,533 · management and general $193 · fundraising $119,203

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $820,402 · program services $574,119 · management and general $87,890 · fundraising $158,393

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $484,934 · program services $386,615 · management and general $28,045 · fundraising $70,274

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,505,610 · program services $1,452,085 · management and general $28,218 · fundraising $25,307

  • 17 · Travel

    total $880,925 · program services $842,520 · management and general $18,154 · fundraising $20,251

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,686,502 · program services $1,553,860 · management and general $46,644 · fundraising $85,998

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $108,940 · program services $71,639 · management and general $17,235 · fundraising $20,066

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD PURCHASES

    total $5,490,491 · program services $5,490,491

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD ACQUISITION EXPENS

    total $2,425,524 · program services $2,425,524

  • 24c · Other expenses: WAREHOUSE SUPPLIES

    total $344,509 · program services $340,793 · management and general $1,307 · fundraising $2,409

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $306,301 · program services $277,351 · management and general $13,760 · fundraising $15,190

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $266,485 · program services $98,291 · management and general $107,721 · fundraising $60,473

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,523,099 · end of year $1,381,687

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,735,751 · end of year $13,403,014

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,527,777 · end of year $2,373,090

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $59,779 · end of year $212,749

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $6,969,660 · end of year $7,891,833

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $619,579 · end of year $840,875

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $20,307,518

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $9,147,139

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,756,993 · end of year $11,160,379

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $84,281 · end of year $93,949

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,073,364 · end of year $5,751,907

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,031,852 · end of year $1,603,800

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,528,477 · end of year $5,794,538

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,154,096 · end of year $34,618,946

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $635,858 · end of year $1,092,199

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO (FOOD BANK) WAS INCORPORATED ON JULY 28, 1975. THE FOOD BANK WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY GATHER, WAREHOUSE, AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD PRODUCTS TO CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CHARITIES MEETING EMERGENCY FOOD (CONTINUED ON SCH O) NEEDS. IN NOVEMBER 1996 THE FOOD BANK TOOK OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING FOOD TO SOLANO COUNTY CHARITIES. IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSE, THE FOOD BANK PROVIDES FOOD TO SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING PROGRAMS, PROMOTES AWARENESS OF HUNGER, FOOD WASTE AND THE VALUE OF PROPER NUTRITION. THE FOOD BANK IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AT LEAST ELEVEN MEMBERS. THE FOOD BANK RECEIVES FUNDING FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SOURCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LEADING THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CMTY. AND IN SVCS. OF OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED.

  • PANTRY/SOUP KITCHENS PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FOOD TO LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE FOOD BASKETS AND HOT MEALS TO PEOPLE IN NEED IN CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO COUNTIES.

    Expenses $53,839,455 · Grants $46,225,082 · Revenue $1,654,879

  • NOR/CLUSTER PROGRAM AND OTHER FOOD BANKS - THE FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO COLLABORATING FOOD BANKS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA THROUGH THE "CLUSTER" DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ENCOURAGED BY OUR NATIONAL NETWORK. IN ADDITION, THE FOOD BANK SHARES FOOD WITH LOCAL FOOD BANKS IN THE BAY AREA/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT AND VARIETY OF FOOD AVAILABLE TO THE FOOD BANK AND OTHER PARTNERS.

    Expenses $46,089,394 · Grants $45,753,568 · Revenue $99,185

  • NON MAJOR PROGRAMS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:COMMUNITY PRODUCE PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM DISTRIBUTES FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO COUNTIES. TWO REFRIGERATED TRUCKS SERVE AS MOBILE DISTRIBUTION VEHICLES AND TOGETHER MAKE 100 STOPS PER MONTH.SCHOOL PANTRY PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SHELF-STABLE FOOD ITEMS TO HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS WHERE 50% OR MORE OF THE STUDENTS RECEIVE FREE OR REDUCED PRICE LUNCHES.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)SENIOR FOOD PROGRAM - NEEDY SENIOR CITIZENS IN CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO COUNTIES ARE PROVIDED WITH A NUTRITIOUS BAG OF FOOD ON A TWICE A MONTH BASIS UNDER THIS PROGRAM.FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - THIS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAM FUNDS THE DISTRIBUTION OF COMMODITIES TO PEOPLE IN NEED IN CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO COUNTIES.OTHER AGENCIES PROGRAM - THESE INCLUDE LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.KIDS NUTRITION ON WEEKENDS (K-NOW) - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TWO BREAKFASTS, TWO LUNCHES ANDTWO SNACKS TO BRIDGE THE WEEKEND MEAL GAP FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN.FARM 2 KIDS PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO CHILDREN OF LOW - INCOME FAMILIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.EXTRA HELPINGS PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM SERVES LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WHO ARE CHRONICALLY ILL AND IN CASE MANAGEMENT. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM COMES FROM THE RYAN WHITE CARE ACT.CALFRESH PROGRAM - FOOD BANK STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HELP CLIENTS DETERMINE IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE AND ASSIST IN APPLYING FOR CALFRESH (FORMALLY KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS). THIS HELPS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE RECEIVE BENEFITS AS WELL AS DEBUNK COMMON MYTHS SURROUNDING THE PROGRAM.HARVEST TO HOME - FRESH PRODUCE AND BREAD ARE DISTRIBUTED TO LOW-INCOME HOUSING COMPLEXES TWICE A MONTH.EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM - THE FOOD BANK CONTINUES ITS EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE REASONS HUNGER EXISTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. BY EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY AND URGING THEM TO TAKE STEPS TO ADDRESS HUNGER, THE FOOD BANK HOPES TO IMPROVE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF PEOPLE IN NEED. THE FOOD BANK IS INVOLVED IN NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.MOBILE FOOD PHARMACY PROGRAM - THE MOBILE FOOD PHARMACY IS A MOBILE PANTRY WITH HEALTHY FOOD AT SOLANO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICS. PUBLIC HEALTH PATIENTS WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE ARE PRESCRIBED HEALTHY FOOD BOXES TO HELP REDUCE INSTANCES OF DIET-RELATED DISEASES. THEY ARE GIVEN A BOX OF SHELF-STABLE ITEMS AS WELL AS FRESH PRODUCE.NOR / CSFP PROGRAM - THE FOOD BANK OPERATES THE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM THAT DISTRIBUTES GOVERNMENT COMMODITIES TO LOW-INCOME ADULTS 60 YEARS AND OLDER. THE FOOD BANK OPERATES THIS PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 260 SMALLER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT INLAND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.DISASTER PROGRAM - THE FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO DISASTER PROGRAM INCLUDES ANY PERSONNEL AND NON-PERSONNEL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE FOOD BANKS RESPONSE TO SERVING AREAS EFFECTED BY DISASTERS.

    Expenses $49,121,564 · Grants $33,442,238 · Revenue $314,053

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Caitlin Sly

    PRESIDENT & CEO (START 3/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Joel Sjostrom

    PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 07/23)

    Total calculated
    $333,951
    From this org
    $317,191
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,760
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,326
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $116,865
    Deferred
    $5,908
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,852
    Filer's total
    $333,951

  • Kim Castaneda

    VP OF DEV/COM

    Total calculated
    $196,978
    From this org
    $182,293
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,685
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,251
    Bonus
    $42
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,468
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,217
    Filer's total
    $196,978

  • Brian Morrow

    VP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $196,068
    From this org
    $181,254
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,814
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,212
    Bonus
    $42
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,597
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,217
    Filer's total
    $196,068

  • Jennifer Schaeffer

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $180,850
    From this org
    $163,222
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,628
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,180
    Bonus
    $42
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,628
    Filer's total
    $180,850

  • Thuy Dinh

    DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & CO

    Total calculated
    $148,622
    From this org
    $135,978
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,644
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jennifer Costa

    LEADERSHIP GIFTS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $147,970
    From this org
    $129,570
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,400
    Hours/week
    40

  • Alec Wiley

    IT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $141,638
    From this org
    $128,565
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,073
    Hours/week
    40

  • Darwin Bosen

    OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $139,903
    From this org
    $121,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,028
    Hours/week
    40

  • Roth Johnson

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (START 3/23)

    Total calculated
    $104,750
    From this org
    $99,279
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,471
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jill Steele

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Gundacker

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tanya Powell

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Faheemah Arcement

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Todd Berryhill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jenny Berten

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Birkhaeuser

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Burke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keva Dean

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Garcia

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce Hironaka

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Jones

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Teresa Makarewicz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Manke Fimbres

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 07/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ryan Misasi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce Phelps

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Selna Razaghi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gretchen Tai

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
JOEL SJOSTROM, PRESIDENT & CEO, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $116,865.
PART I, LINE 7
HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES RECEIVED ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY BONUS GROSSED UP. OPERATIONS DIRECTOR RECEIVED A $5000 BONUS ACCORDING TO HIS EMPLOYMENT HIRING PACKAGE AND APPROVED BY THE FORMER CEO.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
23 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521159349301342

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