Food for People Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 942772549
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Eureka, CA, USA
- Phone
- 7074453166
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Food Banks, Pantries
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $8,913,421
- Expenses
- $7,802,961
- Assets
- $12,931,145
- Liabilities
- $173,263
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- GARY BIRD (PRESIDENT)
- JOAN LEVY (VICE PRESIDENT)
- CARLY ROBBINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- CARLY ROBBINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $129,295 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Food for people is working to eliminate hunger and improve the health and wellbeing of our community through access to healthy and nutritious foods, community education and advocacy.
What it reported doing in 2024
Food for people operates senior & child nutrition programs specific to populations who are especially vulnerable to the negative effects of hunger and food insecurity. The commodity supplemental food program provides a 30-40 pound box of nutritious food monthly for income-eligible seniors (age 60 and older). All boxes come with the addition of bread and up to 10 lbs of fresh produce. The senior brown bag program has been operating since 1987 and provides a monthly bag of groceries for low income senior households at 16 sites countywide. Drive-through distributions are offered at sites that can accommodate the vehicle traffic. Volunteer drivers deliver to those who are unable to pick up the food on their own. The homebound delivery program provides a monthly bag of groceries for adults under age 60 who are too ill or disabled to leave their homes. Referrals are accepted from hospitals, medical professionals, social workers, etc. The backpacks for kids program provides a bag of kid-friendly food every friday during the school year for children who are considered at risk for hunger over the weekend. The kids summer food program offers weekly food boxes at six sites in hoopa, willow creek, manila, loleta, bridgeville and redway which are considered more remote and rural areas where resources are less available. The nonperishable foods are accompanied by fresh produce from local farms thanks to our locally delicious farmer fund.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 83% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 71% of its reported program spending out as grants.
- 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 84
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 67
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 81.8%; rating input score 82
- Program expense ratio: 93.3%; rating input score 93
- Fundraising efficiency: $28.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 12.5%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.66; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 1.7%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 19.6% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 81.8% of revenue deployed · 93.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $7.3M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $129K · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.