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Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank reported $373.5 million in revenue and $331.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.24 went to program services, $1.87 to management and general costs and $1.89 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. Government grants made up 33.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $370,006 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 184% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $332MFor 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
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $373MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.2% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.9% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.2% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 33.5% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $370,006 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.11% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 22 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 28 of 29 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGeneral distribution of product to agencies provides donated and purchased food and other grocery products to 603 charitable organizations serving 837 sites located throughout Los Angeles county. Agencies provide grocery products or serve meals to people seeking or requiring assistance as designed by the programs of the agencies. In order for an agency to receive grocery product from the Food Bank, an agency must complete the Food Bank's application process and the Food Bank's staff must conduct an on-site monitoring of the agency's site(s). Once approved for membership, an agency either…
Product acquisitions department works with donors to identify surplus food to be picked up by the Food Bank's fleet of trucks, and extra helpings is a food recovery program linking agencies with food donation sources. Extra helpings was originally developed to facilitate the contribution of food from restaurants, hotels, and the hospitality industry to agencies, and has expanded to include donations from retail grocery stores and other food sources. "grants" relate to food distributions to charitable agencies through the extra helpings program
The emergency food assistance program (tefap) provides emergency food assistance to residents of Los Angeles county individually and through qualified agencies and is partially funded by the united states department of agriculture (usda) through its agent, the californiadepartment of social services. "grants" relate to food distributions to charitable agencies through tefap
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $330,000 | $0 | $40,006 | $370,006 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $295,559 | $0 | $20,051 | $315,610 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $295,652 | $0 | $12,685 | $308,337 |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $277,838 | $0 | $25,557 | $303,395 |
| CHIEF PROD ACQU. OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $231,688 | $0 | $16,588 | $248,276 |
| SR. DIR OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $227,567 | $0 | $14,059 | $241,626 |
| SR. DIR PROD. ACQUISITION Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $208,052 | $0 | $22,128 | $230,180 |
| SR. DIR VOLUNTEER SERVICES Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $208,052 | $0 | $20,595 | $228,647 |
22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Los Angeles Regional Food Bank (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.1M (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b29 · 28 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5287
- Volunteers Part I, line 636,000
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| STAFFMARK INVESTMENT LLC Temporary labor | $1,385,149 |
| CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALISTS Security | $220,986 |
| SINGERLEWAK LLP Accounting services | $209,053 |
| EPIC WORLDWIDE LLC Vehicle services | $176,539 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 8 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
158 private foundations reported grants to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank totaling $4.7M 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 Los Angeles Regional 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 Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Los Angeles Regional Food Bank's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank reported that 96.2% of its $331.9 million in expenses went to program services, 1.9% to management and general and 1.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Los Angeles Regional Food Bank pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Los Angeles Regional Food Bank reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $370,006, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Los Angeles Regional Food Bank get its money?
Of $373.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 99.2% came from contributions and grants (including 33.5% from government grants) and 0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Los Angeles Regional Food Bank a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-3135649 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642109349301619 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512259349303206 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433069349301613 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302579349301475 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232249349301543 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132299349300833 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202002969349301715 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-3135649: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.