South Sacramento Food Bank and Community Service

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851681862
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9165199814
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Interfaith

Reported finances

Revenue
$174,579
Expenses
$56,529
Assets
$118,050
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Angie Wade (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • Angie Wade (CEO)
  • CHRISTIAN WADE (CHAIRMAN)
  • QUINCY WILLIAMS (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

South Sacramento Food Bank and Community Service provides emergency food and essential resources to individuals and families in need, with the goal of reducing hunger and promoting self-sufficiency. Its most significant activities include food distribution, diaper and baby supply distribution, and access to basic community referrals. "To maintain and operate an emergency food distribution program to help alleviate food insecurity for South Sacramento area residents. They aim to deliver nonjudgmental, dignified service and partner with interfaith congregations, businesses, and volunteers to ensure widespread access.

What it reported doing in 2024

SSFBCS Emergency Food Distribution - The Emergency Food Assistance Program provides free groceries and essential food items to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. The program is designed to offer immediate relief to those facing hunger due to economic hardship, job loss, housing instability, or other crises. Food is distributed through regularly scheduled pantry hours and special outreach events, with no cost to recipients. The program prioritizes vulnerable populations, including low-income households, seniors, single parents, and individuals without access to transportation. The organization received a $25,000 - 5% ( personnel) grant to enlarge its capacity for food distribution to the Sacramento area. Emergency Food Assistance Program. The funds were used to purchase essential equipment These improvements expanded the organization's capacity to store perishable goods safely and increased efficiency during food distribution events. As a result, the program was able to serve over 2,000 households throughout the year with greater consistency and reliability. the program helps stabilize households and connects them with additional support services when needed. Our goal is not only to meet immediate needs but also to promote dignity, health, and community resilience.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 85
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 29.7%; rating input score 30
  • Program expense ratio: 91.8%; rating input score 92

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 67.6%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.09; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 29.7% of revenue deployed · 91.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $52K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 30/100.