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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FOOD FINDERS INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 5 August 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$23,822,774 changed to $27,599,743
Total expenses
$24,149,470 changed to $28,033,719
Contributions and grants received
$23,820,125 changed to $27,596,721
Grants paid
$22,744,040 changed to $26,612,154
Investment income
$2,649 changed to $3,000
Other revenue
$0 changed to $22
Total assets, end of year
$1,689,829 changed to $1,695,112
Total liabilities, end of year
$51,593 changed to $235,538
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,638,236 changed to $1,459,574
Program services expenses
$23,677,528 changed to $27,588,752
Management and general expenses
$238,806 changed to $261,247
Fundraising expenses
$233,136 changed to $183,720
Program service expenses (Part III)
$23,677,528 changed to $27,588,752

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Gary Burkard
  • Ikenna Mmeje
  • Ryan Kwong

Listed only on the later return

  • Pamela Weinstein

Listed under a different title

  • Garrett Brief: PAST PRESIDENT then DIRECTOR

Totals

Total revenue
$23,822,774
Total expenses
$24,149,470
Contributions and grants received
$23,820,125
Grants paid
$22,744,040
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,649
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,689,829
Total liabilities, end of year
$51,593
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,638,236
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$23,677,528
Management and general expenses
$238,806
Fundraising expenses
$233,136
Program service expenses (Part III)
$23,677,528

Program services were 98.0% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $2,471

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $62,630

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $252,169

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $23,502,855

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $22,432,174

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,649 · excluded $2,649

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $101,442

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

    $62,630

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $101,442

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $22,744,040 · program services $22,744,040

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $84,808 · program services $42,404 · management and general $33,923 · fundraising $8,481

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $797,818 · program services $535,557 · management and general $81,148 · fundraising $181,113

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $31,144 · program services $20,394 · management and general $4,060 · fundraising $6,690

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $70,088 · program services $45,895 · management and general $9,138 · fundraising $15,055

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $28,794 · management and general $28,794

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $17,160 · management and general $17,160

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $55,247 · program services $9,325 · management and general $42,336 · fundraising $3,586

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $90,267 · program services $69,267 · management and general $9,673 · fundraising $11,327

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,544 · program services $1,666 · management and general $332 · fundraising $546

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $58,350 · program services $55,578 · management and general $1,170 · fundraising $1,602

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,364 · program services $21,982 · management and general $2,627 · fundraising $2,755

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD DELIVERY EXPENSE

    total $63,979 · program services $63,979

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $44,500 · program services $43,133 · management and general $517 · fundraising $850

  • 24c · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT

    total $17,395 · program services $17,395

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $8,870 · program services $6,913 · management and general $826 · fundraising $1,131

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,102 · management and general $7,102

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,781,043 · end of year $1,488,380

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $968 · end of year $1,078

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $44,093 · end of year $44,093

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $21,928 · end of year $20,961

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,416 · end of year $15,765

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

    $492,271

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

    $391,388

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $149,192 · end of year $100,883

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,008 · end of year $11,991

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,678 · end of year $6,678

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $59,200 · end of year $51,095

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,194 · end of year $498

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,224,935 · end of year $834,432

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $739,997 · end of year $803,804

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE HUNGER AND FOOD WASTE WHILE IMPROVING NUTRITION IN FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITIES. OUR FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM LINKS SURPLUS FOOD DONATIONS TO OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS THAT PROVIDE MEAL OR PANTRY SERVICES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION IS A COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS A CONDUIT FOR FOOD, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS BETWEEN DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, SERVICE AGENCIES, AND PEOPLE IN NEED.

  • FOUNDED IN FEBRUARY 1989, FOOD FINDERS, INC. (ORGANIZATION) IS A FOOD RECOVERY ORGANIZATION THAT LINKS SURPLUS FOOD DONATIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS THAT PROVIDE MEAL OR PANTRY SERVICES. ITS PRIMARY GOAL IS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE WHILE ALSO FEEDING THOSE IN NEED AND REDUCING HUNGER. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ALL OF LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, WORKING WITH MORE THAN 700 FOOD DONORS AND SERVING MORE THAN 400 NONPROFIT PARTNERS.CURRENTLY 30% OF THE U.S. FOOD SUPPLY REMAINS UNEATEN OR UNSERVED WHILE 1 IN 4 HOUSEHOLDS ARE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. FOOD FINDERS MISSION IS ADDRESSING THESE TWO INTERSECTING ISSUES TO ELIMINATE HUNGER A FOOD WASTE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME IMPROVING NUTRITION IN THE FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN 2022 WE RESCUED NEARLY 14 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, PROVIDING OVER 11 MILLION MEALS, SAVED OVER 6 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND DIVERTED OVER 7 MILLION POUNDS OF METHANE GAS FROM LANDFILLS.

    Expenses $23,677,528 · Grants $22,744,040

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Shankar Ram

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Garrett Brief

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Linda Simpkins

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ryan Kwong

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nishat Ahmed

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ed Nauman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeff Pace

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gary Burkard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maryjane Canyon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ikenna Mmeje

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Arshad Rokerya

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brenda McCabe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Geoff Stover

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Diana Lara

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $84,808
    From this org
    $84,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • VARIOUS NONPROFITS

    $0

    FEED THE HUNGRY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333199349327373

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