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.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$137K 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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FY2023 · 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$137K
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
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 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
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$726K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$650K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$556K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$726K
FY2023▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$796K
FY2021$683K
FY2022$654K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$829K
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$650K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$534K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$650K
FY2024$799K
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$556K
FY2023▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$254K
FY2021$404K
FY2022$481K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$554K
FY2025$699K

From the FY2023 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

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $589K Management & general 5% · $31K Fundraising 5% · $31K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $137K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ed Programs/Outreach
$70,541Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Strategy/Finance
$66,055Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $589K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The CropSwap residential produce recovery program gleaned/rescued 190,527 pounds of mixed fruit. This fruit, donated by hundreds of backyard growers and orchard owners, was supplied to feeding organizations for distribution to the 1 in 4 struggling with hunger in San Diego County.

$396Kprogram expense
02

The Market Share commercial produce recovery program sorted/collected/rescued 143,393 pounds of mixed produce, donated by dozens of farmers from farmers markets and farms, and by Jimbos grocery retailer, was supplied to feeding organizations for distribution to the 1 in 4 struggling with hunger in San Diego County.

$193Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$726K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$625K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$650K
Ln 25
Programscol B$589K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$556K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$529K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$625K
Government grantsLn 1e$142K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$248K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$726K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$319K
SavingsLn 2$210K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$529K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$500
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$556K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$467K$529K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$481K$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56$2K
Net assetsLn 32$481K$556K
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$137K$96K$17K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$148K$148K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$38K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$19K$1K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$1K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$15K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$863$765$98
Information technologyLn 14$13K$10K$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$3K$3K$75
InterestLn 20$171$135$36
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$245K$244K$846$174
All other expensesLn 24e$313$84$106$123
Total functional expensesLn 25$650K$589K$31K$31K

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 Viewing $726K$650K$76K$556K 990 PDF
FY2022 $654K$577K$77K$481K 990 PDF
FY2021 $683K$534K$150K$404K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 $725,742 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $557,966$625,419
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $95,632$95,377
I-10 Investment income$4,946
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $653,598$725,742
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $296,084$348,878
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $280,627$301,251
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $576,711$650,129
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,887$75,613
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $725,742 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$141,589
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$483,830
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$247,995
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$625,419
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $95,377$95,377
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,946$4,946
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $95,377 · Excluded from tax $4,946$725,742
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $650,129 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 $95,896 · Management $16,958 · Fundraising $23,742$136,596
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $148,009$148,009
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,161 · Management $2,179 · Fundraising $2,179$42,519
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,600 · Management $1,300 · Fundraising $1,854$21,754
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,008 · Management $5,092$6,100
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,564 · Fundraising $1,099$15,663
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $765 · Management $98$863
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,343 · Management $1,055 · Fundraising $1,353$12,751
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,376$1,376
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,249 · Management $3,227 · Fundraising $75$6,551
IX-20 InterestPrograms $135 · Fundraising $36$171
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,722$4,722
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,555$7,555
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $244,166 · Management $846 · Fundraising $174$245,186
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $84 · Management $106 · Fundraising $123$313
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $588,633 · Management $30,861 · Fundraising $30,635$650,129
Part X · Balance sheet $558,118 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $466,856$319,390
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$210,057
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,159$12,778
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,115$15,393
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $500$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $480,630$558,118
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56$1,931
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56$1,931
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $480,574$541,187
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$15,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $480,574$556,187
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $480,630$558,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $556,187 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$725,742
XI-2 Total expenses$650,129
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,613
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$480,574
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$556,187

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