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← FOOD FORWARD INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FOOD FORWARD INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$147,215,098
Total expenses
$144,104,133
Contributions and grants received
$146,947,355
Grants paid
$138,917,169
Program service revenue
$92,233
Investment income
$159,922
Other revenue
$15,588
Total assets, end of year
$16,985,422
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,220,033
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,765,389
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$142,027,235
Management and general expenses
$1,123,657
Fundraising expenses
$953,241
Program service expenses (Part III)
$142,027,235

Program services were 98.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $137,384

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $244,416

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $146,565,555

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $139,007,291

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE

    total $83,308 · excluded $83,308

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PRIVATE PICKS

    total $8,925 · excluded $8,925

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $167,567 · excluded $167,567

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $38,247 · other assets $1,400

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

    securities $37,860 · other assets $9,432

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $387 · other assets -$8,032

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$7,645 · excluded -$7,645

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $25,019

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

    $137,384

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $10,224

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $14,795 · excluded $14,795

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $160

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $160 · excluded $160

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $633 · excluded $633

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $633

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $138,917,169 · program services $138,917,169

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $340,896 · program services $68,388 · management and general $201,983 · fundraising $70,525

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,270,999 · program services $1,479,872 · management and general $292,948 · fundraising $498,179

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31,361 · program services $20,372 · management and general $7,310 · fundraising $3,679

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $312,052 · program services $211,227 · management and general $50,871 · fundraising $49,954

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $213,170 · program services $126,886 · management and general $40,187 · fundraising $46,097

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,956 · management and general $1,956

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $222,087 · management and general $222,087

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $622,513 · program services $386,063 · management and general $126,104 · fundraising $110,346

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $31,295 · program services $5,783 · management and general $5,619 · fundraising $19,893

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $115,807 · program services $78,620 · management and general $18,562 · fundraising $18,625

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $100,769 · program services $50,285 · management and general $36,600 · fundraising $13,884

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $153,144 · program services $124,777 · management and general $10,858 · fundraising $17,509

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,478 · program services $13,459 · management and general $3,481 · fundraising $538

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $43,455 · program services $9,885 · management and general $27,447 · fundraising $6,123

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $182,225 · program services $155,910 · management and general $19,296 · fundraising $7,019

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $113,921 · program services $80,658 · management and general $31,839 · fundraising $1,424

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCE TRANSPORTATION

    total $223,472 · program services $223,472

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $190,364 · program services $74,409 · management and general $26,509 · fundraising $89,446

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $525,848 · end of year $130,771

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $11,047,567 · end of year $235,397

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $581,389 · end of year $358,647

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $36,833 · end of year $82,804

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

    $1,721,374

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

    $742,441

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $748,666 · end of year $978,933

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,981 · end of year $14,276,368

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,383 · end of year $922,502

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $87,388 · end of year $351,221

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $213,855 · end of year $868,812

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,317,007 · end of year $14,556,759

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,337,417 · end of year $1,208,630

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FOOD FORWARD FIGHTS HUNGER AND PREVENTS FOOD WASTE BY RESCUING FRESH SURPLUS PRODUCE, CONNECTING THIS ABUNDANCE WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY, AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FOOD FORWARD(R) IS THE NATION'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT URBAN PRODUCE RECOVERY ORGANIZATION.

  • THE WHOLESALE PRODUCE RECOVERY PROGRAM COLLECTS SURPLUS PRODUCE BY THE PALLET AND TRUCKLOAD DIRECTLY FROM WHOLESALE PRODUCE VENDORS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND GROWERS AND DONATES IT 100% FREE OF CHARGE TO HUNDREDS OF HUNGER RELIEF AGENCIES. THESE PARTNERS RANGE FROM FOOD BANKS TO PANTRIES, SHELTERS, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND MANY MORE.

    Expenses $139,103,112 · Grants $136,958,369 · Revenue $83,308

  • COMMUNITY PROGRAMS RECOVERS PRODUCE IN TWO KEY WAYS. THE BACKYARD HARVEST TEAM MOBILIZES THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY TO HARVEST SURPLUS FRUIT FROM PRIVATE RESIDENCES, COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, AND PUBLIC ORCHARDS, AND THEN DONATES 100% OF THE HARVEST TO ORGANIZATIONS SERVING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. THE FARMERS MARKET RECOVERY TEAM ORGANIZES VOLUNTEERS AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS TO COLLECT UNSOLD PRODUCE FROM VENDORS TO DONATE TO ORGANIZATIONS SERVING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY.

    Expenses $2,924,123 · Grants $1,958,800 · Revenue $8,925

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • RICHARD NAHMIAS

    FOUNDER/CEO

    Total calculated
    $213,713
    From this org
    $198,707
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,006
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,949
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $11,758
    Deferred
    $5,758
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,248
    Filer's total
    $213,713

  • ROBERT VALENCIA

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • CHRISTY REMEY CHIN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • MARK RHEIN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JASON CRAYNE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CRYSTAL L FRIERSON

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 06/16/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEDD GOLD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CAROL GOLDSTEIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • NEIL HALTRECHT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEFF HARRIS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • CARLA HEER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SCOTT JARUS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • BRIAN LAZARUS

    BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 9/1/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHARI LEINWAND

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • DONELLA WILSON

    BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 9/1/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BETTY ZAMORANO-PEDREGON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DIANE HELFREY

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

    Total calculated
    $127,183
    From this org
    $115,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,483
    Hours/week
    48

  • JENNIFER COX

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $140,971
    From this org
    $130,085
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,886
    Hours/week
    48

  • AMIR ZAMBRANO

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $124,416
    From this org
    $120,883
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,533
    Hours/week
    50

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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 7
RICHARD NAHMIAS, JENNIFER COX, AMIR ZAMBRANO, AND DIANE HELFREY RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 EACH DURING 2022. THE DISCRETIONARY AMOUNTS WERE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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
2022
Filed
16 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302929349301650

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