Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$9,163,349

Total expenses

$7,552,629

Contributions and grants received

$9,059,395

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$103,954

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$12,014,584

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,421,552

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$8,593,032

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$6,341,959

Management and general expenses

$668,323

Fundraising expenses

$542,347

Program service expenses (Part III)

$6,341,959

Program services were 84.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• DURING FY 2024-25, WESTSIDE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 5.2 MILLION POUNDS OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD, EQUIVALENT TO APPROXIMATELY 4.3 MILLION MEALS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED. OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTED, 52% CONSISTED OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, REINFORCING OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS OPTIONS TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WE SERVE.WESTSIDE FOOD BANK SERVED 140,298 UNDUPLICATED PEOPLE DURING THE YEAR, AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 40,000 INDIVIDUALS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR NETWORK BY ADDING FOUR NEW NONPROFIT PARTNER AGENCIES, FURTHER STRENGTHENING OUR ABILITY TO REACH COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY ACROSS OUR SERVICE AREA.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALSO REACHED HISTORIC LEVELS THIS YEAR. WESTSIDE FOOD BANK HOSTED 2,727 VOLUNTEERS DURING FY 2024-25, THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS WELCOMED IN A SINGLE YEAR IN OUR 42-YEAR HISTORY. THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM THE 950 INDIVIDUALS WHO VOLUNTEERED WITH US DURING FY 2023-24.IN ADDITION, DOZENS OF PARTNER AGENCIES WERE ABLE TO FOCUS MORE FULLY ON PROVIDING CRITICAL WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO THEIR CLIENTS BECAUSE THEY COULD RELY ON WESTSIDE FOOD BANK FOR A CONSISTENT SUPPLY OF FREE, HIGH-QUALITY GROCERIES.IN FY 2024-25, WESTSIDE FOOD BANK WELCOMED FOUR NEW NONPROFIT PARTNERS INTO OUR NETWORK: GRASS ROOTS NEIGHBORS, HOLMAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, LA CARE, AND NEW DIRECTIONS MACARTHUR. GRASS ROOTS NEIGHBORS DELIVERS GROCERIES TO MORE THAN 70 FOOD-INSECURE FAMILIES, WHILE HOLMAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL RESIDENTS. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LA CARE, WE ARE HELPING CONNECT HEALTHCARE ACCESS WITH NUTRITIOUS FOOD SUPPORT, AND NEW DIRECTIONS MACARTHUR SERVES VETERANS AND NEIGHBORS IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THESE PARTNERSHIPS EXPAND OUR REACH AND STRENGTHEN OUR ABILITY TO ENSURE THAT EVEN MORE WESTSIDE RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS FOOD THEY DESERVE.DURING FY 24-25, OUR SUMMER CHILDREN'S NUTRITION PROGRAM HELPED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ACCESS HEALTHY FOOD DURING THE SUMMER BREAK, A TIME WHEN SCHOOL MEALS ARE UNAVAILABLE AND FAMILY BUDGETS ARE STRETCHED THIN. THIS PROGRAM HAS CONSISTENTLY GROWN TO PROVIDE WEEKLY FOOD BOXES TO OVER 1,300 CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER. WHEN WILDFIRES STRUCK THE PALISADES IN JANUARY 2025, OUR COMMUNITY STEPPED UP IN EXTRAORDINARY WAYS. IN THE WEEKS THAT FOLLOWED, VISITS TO OUR FREE MOBILE FOOD MARKETS AND MEMBER AGENCY PANTRIES SURGED BY 30%. EVEN SEVEN MONTHS LATER, WE ARE STILL SEEING ELEVATED NEED AS MANY HOUSEHOLDS CONTINUE TO RECOVER FROM DISPLACEMENT, JOB LOSS, AND OTHER HARDSHIPS CAUSED BY THE DISASTER. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS WHO GAVE MONEY, FOOD, AND SUPPLIES, AND TO THE STAFF AND EQUIPMENT LOANED TO US BY OTHER FOOD BANKS, WE WERE ABLE TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY.TOGETHER, WE BROUGHT RELIEF TO NEIGHBORS IMPACTED BY THE FIRES BY HOSTING MONTHLY EMERGENCY AID RESOURCE FAIRS WHERE WE DISTRIBUTED MEAL BOXES, FRESH PRODUCE, HYGIENE KITS, DIAPERS, BABY FORMULA, MASKS, WATER, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS. WE PARTNERED WITH CD 11 COUNCILWOMAN TRACI PARK AND HAVE HOSTED MULTIPLE EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION RESOURCE FAIRS AT THE WEST LA MUNICIPAL BUILDING PLAZA WHERE WE CONTINUE MEETING PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE PALISADES FIRE, INCLUDING A GROUP OF PALISADES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED AT EACH FIRE RELIEF RESOURCE FAIR SINCE WE STARTED HOLDING THEM. WE ALSO HAVE MORE SCHEDULED IN THE COMING MONTHS. WE INVITED COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS TO TABLE AT THESE EVENTS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY OR RECOVERING FROM FIRES, JOB LOSS, AND ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM. THE BUILDING PURCHASED BY WSFB DURING FY 2023-24 AT 1914 14TH STREET IS THE FIRST BUILDING THE ORGANIZATION HAS OWNED IN ITS MORE THAN 40-YEAR HISTORY. DURING FY 2024-25, THE BUILDING CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A CRITICAL OPERATIONAL AND VOLUNTEER HUB, WHERE VOLUNTEERS SORTED AND BOXED DONATED AND PURCHASED FOOD FOR PROGRAMS INCLUDING WSFB'S SUMMER FOOD FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM AND FREE MOBILE MARKET DISTRIBUTIONS. THE ADDITIONAL DRY STORAGE SPACE REMAINS ESSENTIAL AS WSFB WORKS TO SUSTAIN ELEVATED LEVELS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC AND THE JANUARY 2025 LA COUNTY WILDFIRES THAT HAVE INCREASED COMMUNITY NEED.DURING FY 2024-25, WSFB WAS IN THE PERMITTING AND PLANNING PHASE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,000 SQUARE FEET OF NEW FREEZER AND COOLER SPACE AT 1914 14TH STREET, WHICH PREVIOUSLY HAD NO COLD STORAGE CAPACITY. THIS PROJECT ALLOWS WSFB TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE ITS ABILITY TO ACCEPT AND DISTRIBUTE DONATED FRESH PRODUCE, REFRIGERATED ITEMS, AND FROZEN FOODS THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD TO BE DECLINED DUE TO LIMITED COOLER AND FREEZER SPACE.

  Expenses $6,325,250

• WESTSIDE FOOD BANK HELD ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT, THE 34TH ANNUAL 5K HUNGER WALK, ON NOVEMBER 3, 2024. THE EVENT WAS DESIGNED TO BE FULLY ACCESSIBLE, WITH NO COST OR FUNDRAISING REQUIREMENT TO PARTICIPATE, ENSURING BROAD COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FROM FOOD PANTRY CLIENTS AND PARTNER AGENCY STAFF TO DONORS AND CORPORATE SUPPORTERS.A TOTAL OF 763 INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED, WITH MORE THAN 400 PARTICIPANTS IN ATTENDANCE, INCLUDING OVER 50 VOLUNTEERS WHO SUPPORTED EVENT OPERATIONS. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, CONGREGATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED AN EVENT T-SHIRT AND SWAG BAG.PARTICIPANTS ALSO HAD THE OPTION TO RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF WESTSIDE FOOD BANK'S HUNGER-RELIEF WORK THROUGH A PEER-TO-PEER FUNDRAISING PLATFORM. PARTNER AGENCIES WERE INVITED TO FORM FUNDRAISING TEAMS AND RETAIN 75% OF THE FUNDS RAISED TO SUPPORT THEIR OPERATIONS.THE HUNGER WALK CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A KEY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT, RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT LOCAL HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY WHILE FOSTERING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.

  Expenses $16,709

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

15 May 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202611359349313191

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