Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$9,118,870

Total expenses

$6,976,383

Contributions and grants received

$8,964,219

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$154,651

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$10,630,138

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,796,497

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$6,833,641

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$5,682,071

Management and general expenses

$464,845

Fundraising expenses

$829,467

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,682,071

Program services were 81.4% 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 · 2023

• WESTSIDE FOOD BANK ADDRESSES HUNGER IN WEST LOS ANGELES COUNTY - AN AREA THAT IS HOME TO OVER ONE MILLION PEOPLE. OUR PARTNER AGENCIES OPERATE FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN CULVER CITY, INGLEWOOD, THE LAX AREA, MALIBU, SANTA MONICA, VENICE, WEST LOS ANGELES, AND WEST HOLLYWOOD. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2023 - JUNE 30, 2024, WESTSIDE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED 4,306,940 POUNDS OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. 68% OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTED WAS FRESH PRODUCE, HIGH PROTEIN FOODS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS AND LESS THAN 2% WAS HIGH SUGAR OR SALTY SNACK FOODS. THE FOOD WAS ACQUIRED THROUGH DONATIONS AND WHOLESALE FOOD PURCHASES. IT WAS DISTRIBUTED VIA 60+ PARTNER AGENCIES AND FIVE DIRECT SERVICE MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES. THE WIDE VARIETY OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD REACHED OVER 72,000 HOUSEHOLDS REPRESENTING OVER 153,000 PEOPLE INCLUDING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, UNEMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED, LOW WAGE, AND MIDDLE WAGE WORKERS, SENIORS ON FIXED INCOMES, ADULTS AND TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES, COLLEGE STUDENTS AND VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.IN PROVIDING FOOD TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS FREE OF CHARGE, WSFB'S FOOD HELPS TO PREVENT CLIENTS FROM BECOMING UNHOUSED BY ALLOWING THEM TO USE THEIR LIMITED RESOURCES ON HOUSING AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. OVER 45% OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTED WAS FRESH PRODUCE, SUPPLEMENTED BY HIGH PROTEIN FOODS, NUTRITIOUS PANTRY STAPLES, EGGS, AND OTHER GROCERY ITEMS.COLLEGE STUDENTS CONTINUE TO BE AMONG THE KEY POPULATIONS RECEIVING WSFB'S FOOD THROUGH SUPPORT OF ROBUST FOOD PROGRAMS AT SEVERAL LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. WSFB ALSO PROVIDED FOOD TO WEEKEND BACKPACK PROGRAMS AT THE SANTA MONICA AND CULVER CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 90% OF WSFB'S FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED VIA FOOD PANTRIES THAT PROVIDE FREE GROCERIES WHILE THE OTHER 10% WAS PROVIDED THROUGH SHELTERS, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY KITCHENS, K-12 AND COLLEGE FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS, AND VETERANS' PROGRAMS.MANY OF WSFB'S MEMBER AGENCIES OFFER ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, CHILDCARE, COUNSELING, REFERRALS, RECOVERY PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS PARENTING AND MONEY MANAGEMENT CLASSES TO HELP CLIENTS BECOME MORE ECONOMICALLY INDEPENDENT.AS PART OF ITS EFFORTS TO EXPAND CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE FACE OF SUSTAINED RECORD-HIGH NEED, WSFB CLOSED ESCROW ON A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT ANNEX WAREHOUSE LOCATED AT 1914 14TH STREET, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA IN JANUARY 2024. THE $3M DOWN PAYMENT WAS FUNDED WITH A GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (CDSS) FOR FOOD BANK CAPACITY BUILDING THAT HAD TO BE USED BY JUNE 30, 2024; THE REMAINING HALF OF THE $6M PURCHASE PRICE WAS FINANCED WITH AN INTEREST-ONLY LOAN FROM CALPRIVATE BANK.THIS ANNEX WAREHOUSE IS THE FIRST BUILDING WSFB HAS OWNED IN ITS 40+ YEAR HISTORY. DURING FY 23-24, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS WORKED IN THE NEW ANNEX WAREHOUSE SORTING AND BOXING DONATED AND PURCHASED FOOD TO CREATE PRE-PACKED FOOD BOXES FOR OUR SUMMER FOOD FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM AND TO SUPPLY OUR FREE MOBILE MARKET DISTRIBUTIONS. THE ADDITIONAL DRY STORAGE SPACE IS ESSENTIAL AS WSFB WORKS TO SUSTAIN ITS EXPANDED SERVICE POST PANDEMIC. OWNING THIS BUILDING WILL ALSO ALLOW WSFB TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ITS COLD STORAGE CAPACITY WITH THE INSTALLATION OF 1,000 SQUARE FEET OF FREEZER AND COOLER SPACE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY JULY 2025. THIS IMPROVEMENT WILL ALLOW WSFB TO EXPAND ACCEPT DONATED FRESH PRODUCE, AND FROZEN FOODS, THAT IT PREVIOUSLY HAD TO TURN AWAY DUE TO LACK OF COOLER SPACE. WESTSIDE FOOD BANK IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO EXPAND ITS CAPACITY, SCALE ITS OPERATIONS, AND STRENGTHEN ITS LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY IN ORDER TO MEET THE RECORD HIGH NEED FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE IN ITS SERVICE AREA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES FOR AS LONG AS ITS SERVICES ARE NEEDED.

  Expenses $5,656,550

• WESTSIDE FOOD BANK HELD ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT, THE 34TH ANNUAL 5K HUNGER WALK, ON NOVEMBER 5, 2023. THERE WAS NO COST OR FUNDRAISING REQUIREMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT SO AS TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, FROM FOOD PANTRY CLIENTS AND PARTNER AGENCY STAFF TO MAJOR DONORS AND CORPORATE FUNDERS. A TOTAL OF 388 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED AS WALKERS OR VOLUNTEERS AND ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED AN EVENT T-SHIRT AND SWAG BAG. PARTICIPANTS HAD THE OPTION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR WESTSIDE FOOD BANK'S HUNGER-RELIEF WORK VIA A COMPLEMENTARY PEER-TO-PEER WEBSITE WHERE THEY COULD INVITE OTHERS TO WALK WITH THEM OR DONATE. WSFB PARTNER AGENCIES WERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO FORM FUNDRAISING TEAMS AND RECEIVE 75% OF THE FUNDS RAISED BY THEIR TEAM TO SUPPORT THEIR OPERATIONS. THIS CAN BE PARTICULARLY IMPACTFUL FOR AGENCIES THAT LACK THE CAPACITY TO HOLD THEIR OWN FUNDRAISING EVENTS. THE ANNUAL HUNGER WALK IS AN EVENT THAT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT LOCAL HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY AND FOSTER COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. PARTICIPANTS AT THE 2023 HUNGER WALK ALSO ENJOYED ENTERTAINMENT, AWARDS, RAFFLE PRIZES, A FAMILY FUN ZONE AND A SCENIC 5K WALK ON THE OCEAN FRONT WALK PATH IN SANTA MONICA.

  Expenses $25,521

As filed on the 2023 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

2023

Filed

11 July 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202541929349301859

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