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Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank reported $111.0 million in revenue and $107.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.83 went to program services, $2.14 to management and general costs and $6.03 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.6% of the total. Government grants made up 28.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $457,611 (CEO). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 35% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $107MFor context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $111MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.8% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.0% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 93.6% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 28.1% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $457,611 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.43% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.2 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 23 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe member agency program (also known as the food to nonprofits program) relies on partnerships with hundreds of nonprofit agencies in the community that help the San Diego Food Bank provide food assistance and support to hundreds of thousands of individuals and families who face food insecurity in the San Diego region. In the fiscal year ended 6/30/25, the San Diego Food Bank worked with more than 450 nonprofit partners that included food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, low-income daycare centers, after school programs, senior centers, and disability programs to distribute food and…
The emergency food assistance program (efap, also known as tefap) is a federal program that provides monthly emergency and supplemental food to individuals and families who meet income guidelines set by the federal government. In the fiscal year ended 6/30/25, the San Diego Food Bank served an average of 85,000 individuals per month through the efap program and distributed over 12 million pounds of food inventory
The commodity supplemental food program (csfp) is a federally supported program that provides food and nutrition education to seniors over the age of 60. The program provides participants with a 40-pound box of food every month that is filled with a variety of nutritious food items. In the fiscal year ended 6/30/25, the San Diego Food Bank served approximately 15,000 seniors every month and distributed just over 6 million pounds of food
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $414,523 | $0 | $43,088 | $457,611 |
| CHIEF ADVANCEMENT & COMM. OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $212,948 | $0 | $26,459 | $239,407 |
| VP OF ADMINISTRATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $199,647 | $0 | $3,238 | $202,885 |
| ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $135,003 | $0 | $16,259 | $151,262 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,948 | $0 | $25,625 | $143,573 |
| CFO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $125,845 | $0 | $14,450 | $140,295 |
| VP OF PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $128,712 | $0 | $7,802 | $136,514 |
| DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MARKETING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,778 | $0 | $13,634 | $128,412 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $870K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b23 · 23 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5119
- Volunteers Part I, line 615,998
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ARCAMMIS ENTERPRISES It services | $120,000 |
| COVENANT PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES Capital campaign consutling | $103,328 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
51 private foundations reported grants to Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank totaling $724K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank spent in FY2025, $91.83 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank reported that 91.8% of its $107.0 million in expenses went to program services, 2.1% to management and general and 6.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $457,611, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank get its money?
Of $111.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 93.6% came from contributions and grants (including 28.1% from government grants) and 0.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-4374795 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202640589349301964 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500919349301910 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431699349300978 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349318435 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349314251 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121129349301542 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-4374795: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.