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FOODCYCLE

EIN 47-1615623 LOS ANGELES, CA

Revenue 2024
$1,163,388
Expenses 2024
$1,021,890

Program services were 87.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
K30
Classification
1000
Street
1949 N WILTON PL

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FOODCYCLE'S MISSION IS TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY AND PREVENT FOOD WASTE BY RECOVERING SURPLUS EDIBLE FOOD AND REDISTRIBUTING IT AT NO COST TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING FOOD-INSECURE COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

  • FOODCYCLE'S PRIMARY PROGRAM RECOVERS SURPLUS EDIBLE FOOD FROM GROCERY STORES, FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, MANUFACTURERS, FARMS, AND FOOD SERVICE BUSINESSES AND REDISTRIBUTES IT FREE OF CHARGE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING FOOD-INSECURE POPULATIONS. FOODCYCLE OPERATES DAILY RECOVERY AND DELIVERY ROUTES USING TRAINED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, COORDINATING PICKUPS, AGGREGATION, AND DELIVERY TO OVER 200 FOOD PANTRIES, SHELTERS, AND COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION SITES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2025, FOODCYCLE DIVERTED MORE THAN 11 MILLION POUNDS OF EDIBLE FOOD FROM LANDFILLS AND DISTRIBUTED THE EQUIVALENT OF MORE THAN 9 MILLION MEALS TO FOOD-INSECURE COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $828,937 · Revenue $792,188

  • FOODCYCLE SUPPORTS ITS FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES MORE THAN 265 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY TO ASSIST WITH FOOD RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS AND UTILIZES THE CAREIT APP TO TRACK FOOD DONATIONS, COORDINATE LOGISTICS, AND SUPPORT REGULATORY REPORTING RELATED TO FOOD RECOVERY REQUIREMENTS. FOODCYCLE ALSO PROVIDES OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FOOD DONORS AND RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT SAFE FOOD HANDLING, EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION, AND ONGOING PARTICIPATION IN FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $60,250

  • FOODCYCLE ADVANCES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BY REDIRECTING SURPLUS FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE DISPOSED OF IN LANDFILLS, REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD WASTE. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES OFF-GRID REFRIGERATED STORAGE AND LOW-EMISSION OR ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO SUPPORT CLIMATE-SMART FOOD RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS.

  • FoodCycle carries out its mission through a coordinated food recovery and redistribution system serving communities across Los Angeles County. The organization rescues surplus edible food that would otherwise be disposed of from grocery stores, food distributors, manufacturers, farmers markets, and food service businesses and redistributes it at no cost to nonprofit organizations serving individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.FoodCycle operates daily recovery and delivery routes using trained staff drivers and volunteers. Recovered food is aggregated, temporarily stored when necessary, and delivered to a network of nonprofit partners, including food pantries, shelters, after-school programs, and community distribution sites. FoodCycle emphasizes equitable access by prioritizing service in communities most impacted by food insecurity.To support efficient operations and accountability, FoodCycle utilizes the Careit app to coordinate logistics, track food donations, and document recovery and distribution activity. This system supports operational planning and assists partner organizations and municipalities with record-keeping related to food recovery requirements.FoodCycle also engages and trains volunteers to assist with food recovery and distribution activities and provides outreach and technical assistance to food donors and recipient organizations related to safe food handling and ongoing participation in food recovery programs.In addition to addressing food insecurity, FoodCycle advances environmental sustainability by diverting surplus food from landfills, reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with food waste. The organization incorporates climate-smart practices into its operations, including the use of off-grid refrigerated storage and low-emission or electric vehicles where feasible.

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Nancy Beyda

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $26,000
    From this org
    $26,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Alex Rose

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Annette Sikand

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gwendolyn Young

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Walsh

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Peggy Dicaprio

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Smothers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lelia Scheu

    BOARD MEMBER

    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,163,388
    Expenses
    $1,021,890
    Contributions
    $363,774
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,170,856
    Expenses
    $693,739
    Contributions
    $327,020
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $538,834
    Expenses
    $525,765
    Contributions
    $187,210
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $288,430
    Expenses
    $334,922
    Assets (EOY)
    $154,824

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $392,613
    Expenses
    $347,744
    Assets (EOY)
    $157,357

  • 2019 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $173,533
    Expenses
    $195,683
    Assets (EOY)
    $112,488

  • 2016 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $94,923
    Expenses
    $19,143
    Assets (EOY)
    $75,780

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2015

Tax period
1 August 2015 to 31 July 2016
Principal officer
Nancy Beyda
Mailing address
1949 North Wilton PlaceLos Angeles CA 90068
Website
wastenotwantnotnow.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.