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← PAJARO VALLEY LOAVES AND FISHES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PAJARO VALLEY LOAVES AND FISHES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,625,927
Total expenses
$1,295,986
Contributions and grants received
$1,415,254
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$84,698
Other revenue
$125,975
Total assets, end of year
$2,851,117
Total liabilities, end of year
$35,874
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,815,243
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,139,956
Management and general expenses
$110,868
Fundraising expenses
$45,162
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,139,956

Program services were 88.0% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $238,340

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,176,914

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $849,976

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $84,952 · excluded $84,952

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

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

    other assets $254

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$254

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$254 · related or exempt -$254

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $125,975

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $125,975 · excluded $125,975

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $82,420 · program services $41,210 · management and general $20,605 · fundraising $20,605

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $145,085 · program services $86,701 · management and general $58,384

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $19,610 · program services $19,610

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $12,363 · program services $12,363

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,998 · management and general $7,998

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,016 · management and general $3,016

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,880 · program services $5,880

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,708 · program services $4,708

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,241 · program services $18,241

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,165 · program services $1,486 · management and general $6,679

  • 24a · Other expenses: Donated Food Distributed

    total $853,189 · program services $853,189

  • 24b · Other expenses: Groceries

    total $52,531 · program services $52,531

  • 24c · Other expenses: Fundraising Expenses

    total $24,557 · fundraising $24,557

  • 24d · Other expenses: Repair & Maintenance

    total $19,322 · program services $19,322

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $38,901 · program services $24,715 · management and general $14,186

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $152,047 · end of year $344,016

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $818 · end of year $819

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $19,016 · end of year $15,803

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $503,297

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

    $272,268

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $255,857 · end of year $231,029

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,112,377 · end of year $2,259,450

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,407 · end of year $35,874

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $2,527,708 · end of year $2,815,243

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Our mission is to assist people in the Pajaro Valley with nutritious food,education, and referrals in cooperation with other agencies. We operate our foodpantry and lunch programs Monday through Friday, each week, year-round (260 days) tofeed the hungry.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN THE PAJARO VALLEY WITH NUTRITIOUS FOOD, EDUCATION, AND REFERRALS IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES. WE OPERATE OUR FOOD PANTRY AND LUNCH PROGRAMS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EACH WEEK, YEAR-ROUND (260 DAYS) TO FEED THE HUNGRY.

  • Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes provides food to needy people free of charge throughits Hot Lunch and Pantry Programs. Our programs alleviate hunger among homeless,elderly, and disabled individuals and low-income families residing in the PajaroValley. Many program participants are seasonally employed farm workers in localagriculture.During the holidays we provide bountiful boxes of chicken, ham, sliced turkey,pistachios, dried fruits, fresh vegetables, and hearty canned goods. Over 500households (about 2,000 individuals) receive boxes of holiday food. In total ourpantry provided more than 425,000 meals throughout the year.The Hot Lunch Program provided a complete noontime meal five days a week, includingholidays. The meals are freshly prepared on-site and include salads, vegetables,fruits, breads, meats, and other protein sources. USDA, the Food Bank, and otherdonors provide most of the ingredients. Approximately 25,000 meals were served tohungry individuals during the fiscal year, over 2,000 additional meals were served to staff, volunteers, and trainees, and we served almost 5,000 second helpings.Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes works closely with other agencies to provide accessto health care and mental health services, nutrition education, and application assistance for the MediCal and CalFresh programs to our clients. Representatives from the County Health Services Agency, Homeless Persons Health Project, Dignity Health Mobile Outreach, Community Action Board and Second Harvest Food Bank provide on-site outreach and services to participants in our food pantry and lunch programs. We also provide referrals to other social service agencies, such as immigration services and utility assistance, as needed.On-site volunteer opportunities are provided for students and adults to performcommunity service toward completion of a requirement for their school or for thecourt, or for personal fulfillment. In cooperation with several community agencies,we offer training placements for unemployed and under-employed youth and adultworkers, intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals, and adultstransitioning off of the CalWORKS program to aid trainees in acquiring skills andexperience to facilitate their re-entry to the workforce. Over 300 volunteersprovided more than 14,000 hours of volunteer service, equivalent to 7.0 full-timeemployees.

    Expenses $1,139,956

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ashley Bridges

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $82,420
    From this org
    $82,420
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • Mary McKenna

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rachael Spencer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristen Marinovic

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JJ Kapp

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Hayford

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fabian Leonor

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Lee

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joan Bosworth

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Veronica Schultz

    Director

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501969349301810

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