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Syv Fruit & Vegetable Rescue

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Santa Ynez, CA501(c)(3)Food & Agriculture EIN 45-1797788Revenue $506K in FY2024

On file with the IRSveggierescue.orgPo Box 1651, 93460-1651 · Santa Ynez, CATax-exempt since Aug 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of veggie Rescue is to improve the nutrition and quality of life for community members who are struggling with food insecurity by providing them with healthy, local produce and high-quality prepared food, and to work with farmersand local businesses to reduce food waste. To carry out our mission, veggie Rescue collects fresh fruits, vegetables and prepared food from local farms, farmers markets, backyards and businesses, then delivers this food directly to nonprofit recipient organizations feeding community members in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 49 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 86% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $124K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$506K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$470K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$354K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$506K
FY2024▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$338K
FY2021$433K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$506K
Expenses
$470K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$306K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$470K
Net assets
$354K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$460K
FY2022$366K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$354K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $249K Management & general 22% · $103K Fundraising 25% · $117K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Judy Taggart
Executive Director
$88,084Pt VII · Sec A
Judy Taggart
Executive Director
$88,084Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Palmer
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Phil Korte
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lonnie Smith
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judy Taggart’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Judy Taggart$88,084$43,365$66,984——
Diana Oconnell———$63,479—
Amy Derryberry————$38,433
Diana O'Connell————$5,195

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Rescues fresh food from farms and businesses to feed food-insecure neighbors.

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2 programs · $498K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In 2024, we rescued 680,000 pounds of fresh produce and nutritious food from 65 donors throughout santa barbara county. This food is delivered daily to a wide range of nonprofit organizations feeding vulnerable; 85% of the rescued food went to low income recipients, 24% went to seniors, 14% went to homeless persons and 7% to youth.

$249Kprogram expense
02

In 2024, we rescued 680,000 pounds of fresh produce and nutritious food from 65 donors throughout santa barbara county. This food is delivered daily to a wide range of nonprofit organizations feeding vulnerable; 85% of the rescued food went to low income recipients, 24% went to seniors, 14% went to homeless persons and 7% to youth.

$249Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Santa Ynez Valley FoundationFY2024$32K
Santa Barbara FoundationFY2024$31K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$20K
Hutton Foundation a Delaware CorpFY2024$15K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$12K
Fuente Sagrada FoundationFY2024$10K
Herbert & Gertrude Latkin Charitable Foundation Tr 043091FY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$124K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$506K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$506K
Money outPt IX
$470K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$103K
Fundraisingcol D$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$354K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$506K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Total revenueLn 12$506K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$307K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$354K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 649
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $506K$470K$36K$354K 990 PDF
FY2023 $373K$411K−$38K$330K 990 PDF
FY2022 $274K$384K−$110K$366K 990 PDF
FY2021 $433K$306K$127K$460K 990 PDF
FY2020 $338K$251K$87K$333K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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