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Rescues fresh food from farms and businesses to feed food-insecure neighbors. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $506K in revenue, $470K in expenses, and $354K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Santa Ynez, CA
Website
www.veggierescue.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$506KFY2024
Expenses
$470K
Net assets
$354K
People
20
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  45-1797788 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Santa Ynez, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Rescues fresh food from farms and businesses to feed food-insecure neighbors.
Leadership
Judy Taggart · Executive Director · $88K
Money in and out
$506K revenue, $470K expenses
Bottom line
53% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$506K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$470K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$354K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $36K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.25
Program efficiency
53%
of spending reaches programs▼ -22% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +13% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +169% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$506K
FY2024▲ +36%
Expenses
$470K
FY2024▲ +14%
Total assets
$369K
FY2024▲ +11%
Total liabilities
$15K
FY2024▲ +354%
Total revenue
$506K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$470K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$354K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$36K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$369K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B53%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSyv Fruit & Vegetable Rescue
EINHdr · item D45-1797788
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Ynez, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.veggierescue.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$88,084Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$88,084Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judy Taggart’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Judy Taggart$88,084
Judy Taggart$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $498K of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$506K
— government grantsLn 1e$24K
Total revenueLn 12$506K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.25
Program services53%$249K
Management & general22%$103K
Fundraising25%$117K
Total functional expensesLn 25$470K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$307K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$15K
Total net assetsLn 32$354K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $307K · Operating expenses/yr $470K
7.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $249K · Total expenses $470K
53%
Management & General
Management & general $103K · Total expenses $470K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $117K · Total expenses $470K
25%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $86K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $376K
$0.23 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $506K · Total revenue $506K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $24K · Total revenue $506K
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $506K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $506K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $470K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $506K · Prior year $373K
+36%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $338K · FY2024 $506K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $354K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $506K · Expenses $470K
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $369K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $354K · Total assets $369K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $369K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Judy Taggart · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $88K · Total expenses $470K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $325K · Total expenses $470K
69%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 53%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 23%
Revenue growth 36%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%
Fundraising fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$506K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$373K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$274K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$433K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$338K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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