Feeding the Foothills

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
941740316
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Roseville, CA, USA
Phone
9167830481
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$21,177,854
Expenses
$22,482,363
Assets
$5,346,916
Liabilities
$1,384,606

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVE MARTINEZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DAVE MARTINEZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $186,981 total reported compensation
  • DIEGO CASTRO (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION): $20,180 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Feeding the foothills mission is to sustain communities by nourishing families experiencing food insecurity, educating the community about hunger, while advocating for hunger relief.

What it reported doing in 2024

Feeding the foothills is a vital 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the leading hunger-relief charity in el dorado, Nevada, and placer counties. Every day, our dedicated team passionately works to enhance access to healthy foods for individuals of all ages, genders, races, and ethnicities affected by the lasting impacts of the pandemic, inflation, and natural disasters and the current political climatechallenges we now embrace as our "new normal." as the central hub for food collection and distribution in the region, feeding the foothills plays a crucial role in combating hunger, delivering fresh and non-perishable food to over 1.067 million individuals through a network of more than 72 hunger relief and charitable organizations. In fiscal year 2024-2025, it made an incredible impact by distributing 10.9 million pounds of food through our partners, resulting in an astounding 9.1 million meals provided to those in need.feeding the foothills is a compassionate member of the California association of food banks and the only local hunger-relief organization among just 200 food banks across the nation affiliated with feeding america, the leading voice in domestic hunger relief.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.5%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 92.8%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $25.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.2%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.9%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.5% of revenue deployed · 92.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $20.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $187K · 13 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $110K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.