Build an active and engaged community committed to finding sustainable solutions that alleviate hunger, reclaim and repurpose food waste, and promote the overall health and well-being of all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$139K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $98K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$139K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $231K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$796K
Spent
$656K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$254K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$796K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$796K
FY2021$683K
FY2022$654K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$829K
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$656K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$534K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$650K
FY2024$799K
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$254K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$254K
FY2021$404K
FY2022$481K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$554K
FY2025$699K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $617K Management & general 4% · $25K Fundraising 2% · $13K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $139K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ed Strategy/Finance
$69,445Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Programs/Outreach
$69,316Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Compliance Offier
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexandra White’s $105K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alexandra White$105,251$97,672$66,055$62,715$59,932$69,445
Nita Kurmins Gilson—$74,959$70,541$65,891$62,519—
Nila Kurmins Gilson—————$69,316

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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2 programs · $617K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

CropSwap Backyard and Farm Gleaning 210,700 pounds recovered/diverted from landfill I 391 events 632,100 servings of mixed fruit and other produce supplied to 17 feeding and/or meal prep partners. This program benefits 52,000/1,000,000 food insecure individuals/year in San Diego County.

$487Kprogram expense
02

Market Share Farmers Market Gleaning 33,300 pounds recovered/diverted from landfill I 101 events 99,000 servings of mixed produce supplied to 48 feeding and/or meal prep partners. This program benefits 8,325/1,000,000 food insecure individuals/year in San Diego County.

$130Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$796K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$567K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$229K
Money outPt IX
$656K
Ln 25
Programscol B$617K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$254K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$249K
Total assetsLn 16$286K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$567K
Government grantsLn 1e$125K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$157K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$229K
Total revenueLn 12$796K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$249K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$249K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Other assetsLn 15$500
Total assetsLn 16$286K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$254K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 61,200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K$249K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$114K$286K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$32K
Net assetsLn 32$114K$254K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$139K$118K$7K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$54K$51K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$5K$8K$297
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$13K$859$834
Management feesLn 11a$6K$6K$400
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$50
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$995$281
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$40
InterestLn 20$1K$14$14$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$3K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$386K$385K$577
All other expensesLn 24e$201$3K$496−$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$656K$617K$25K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.4M$113K$699K 990 PDF
FY2024 $829K$799K$30K$554K 990 PDF
FY2023 $726K$650K$76K$556K 990 PDF
FY2022 $654K$577K$77K$481K 990 PDF
FY2021 $683K$534K$150K$404K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $796K$656K$140K$254K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $795,983 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $263,255$567,084
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,700$228,899
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $286,012$795,983
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $187,480$220,852
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $49,778$434,672
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $237,258$655,524
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,754$140,459
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $795,983 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$125,257
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$441,827
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$157,289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$567,084
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $228,899$228,899
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $228,899$795,983
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $655,524 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,934 · Management $6,945 · Fundraising $13,882$138,761
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,875 · Management $3,581$54,456
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,763 · Management $7,524 · Fundraising $297$12,584
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,358 · Management $859 · Fundraising $834$15,051
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $6,100 · Management $400$6,500
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,656 · Management $50$2,706
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,291 · Management $995 · Fundraising $281$9,567
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,356$1,356
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,450 · Fundraising $40$1,490
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14 · Management $14 · Fundraising $1,278$1,306
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,892$18,892
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,122 · Management $3,960$7,082
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $384,995 · Management $577$385,572
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,949 · Management $496 · Fundraising −$3,244$201
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $616,755 · Management $25,401 · Fundraising $13,368$655,524
Part X · Balance sheet $286,494 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,509$249,005
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,231
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,041$33,758
X-15 Other assets$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $113,550$286,494
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$32,485
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $113,550$254,009
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,550$254,009
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $113,550$286,494
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $254,009 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$795,983
XI-2 Total expenses$655,524
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$140,459
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,550
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$129,400
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$129,400
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$254,009

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