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PAJARO VALLEY LOAVES AND FISHES INC

EIN 77-0319247 WATSONVILLE, CA

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Revenue 2024
$1,940,106
Expenses 2024
$1,256,608

Program services were 85.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Z99
Classification
1000
Street
150 2ND ST

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

Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes (PVLF) provides food free of charge to those in need through its Hot Lunch and Pantry Programs. Our work alleviates hunger among homeless, elderly, and disabled individuals, as well as low-income families residing in the Pajaro Valley. Many participants are seasonal farmworkers employed in local agriculture. PVLFs mission is to alleviate hunger and nourish the community through nutritious food offered with dignity and compassion.

  • PVLF operates three primary programs that together address food insecurity and strengthen community well-being:1.Hot Lunch Program:PVLF provides a complete, freshly prepared noontime meal five days a week, including holidays. Meals include salads, vegetables, fruits, breads, and protein sources such as meat, beans, or eggs. Most ingredients are provided by the USDA, Second Harvest Food Bank, and local donors.During the fiscal year, PVLF served approximately 25,000 meals to hungry individuals, an additional 2,000 meals to staff, volunteers, and trainees, and nearly 5,000 second helpingstotaling over 32,000 hot meals. These meals reduce hunger and provide consistent nutrition for vulnerable neighbors.2.Pantry Program:PVLFs pantry distributes groceries three days each week, offering fresh produce, protein, and culturally appropriate staples. In total, the pantry provided more than 425,000 meals equivalent throughout the year. During the holidays, PVLF provides bountiful boxes of chicken, ham, sliced turkey, pistachios, dried fruits, fresh vegetables, and hearty canned goods. Over 500 households (about 2,000 individuals) receive holiday food boxes each year.3.Community Support and Volunteer Engagement:PVLF collaborates with agencies including the County Health Services Agency, Homeless Persons Health Project, Dignity Health Mobile Outreach, Community Action Board, and Second Harvest Food Bank to connect program participants with health care, mental-health support, nutrition education, and application assistance for Medi-Cal and CalFresh. PVLF also provides referrals for immigration, housing, and utility assistance as needed.Over 300 volunteers contributed more than 14,000 hours of service, the equivalent of seven full-time employees. Volunteer opportunities are offered for students and adults seeking community service hours, job training, or personal fulfillment. In partnership with community agencies, PVLF provides placements for unemployed or under-employed youth and adults, individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and adults transitioning from the CalWORKS program to gain work experience and re-enter the workforce.Together, these programs foster health, stability, and community connection for thousands of residents across southern Santa Cruz and northern Monterey Counties.

    Expenses $1,072,093

As filed on the 2024 return.

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.

  • Ashley Bridges

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $89,000
    From this org
    $89,000
    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
    2

  • Kristen Marinovic

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pat Kapp

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Fabian Leonor

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Lee

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joan Bosworth

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,940,106
    Expenses
    $1,256,608
    Contributions
    $1,408,690
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,625,927
    Expenses
    $1,295,986
    Contributions
    $1,415,254
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,976,265
    Expenses
    $1,081,704
    Contributions
    $1,785,679
    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
    $1,939,222
    Expenses
    $1,366,328
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,627,963

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,310,737
    Expenses
    $1,104,142
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,048,532

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,729,257
    Expenses
    $1,422,133
    Assets (EOY)
    $878,567

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,183,793
    Expenses
    $1,199,300
    Assets (EOY)
    $534,813

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $998,745
    Expenses
    $958,692
    Assets (EOY)
    $550,320

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $860,890
    Expenses
    $826,294
    Assets (EOY)
    $510,267

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $916,346
    Expenses
    $795,683
    Assets (EOY)
    $491,992

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $778,074
    Expenses
    $758,603
    Assets (EOY)
    $338,253

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $640,433
    Expenses
    $587,873
    Assets (EOY)
    $349,154

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $553,599
    Assets (EOY)
    $285,924

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

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 11 November 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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.