Nonprofit · EIN 90-0678872
FOOD FORWARD INC
Tax-exempt · NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91605
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $195,263,115 | $193,381,743 | $1,881,372 | $19,019,673 | $1,151,084 | $17,868,589 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $175,170,201 | $174,912,851 | $257,350 | $17,482,876 | $1,113,439 | $16,369,437 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $193,836,648
- of which government grants
- $831,000
- Program service revenue
- $154,924
- Investment income
- $1,426,998
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $869,185
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$156,893
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,438
- Other revenue
- -$155,455
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $185,325,930
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $640,574
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,067,481
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,653,148
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $440
- Accounting fees
- $153,701
- Occupancy
- $280,565
- Travel
- $87,127
- Depreciation
- $325,621
- Program services (functional)
- $190,455,457
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,789,350
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,136,936
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,482,876
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,019,673
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,151,084
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,868,589
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,273,657
- Publicly traded securities
- $13,443,966
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,299,162
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,569,427
- Gross receipts
- $202,859,503
- Employees
- 65
- Volunteers
- 2,111
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD NAHMIAS | FOUNDER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $226,957 | $54,940 |
| KRISTEN JOHNSON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $190,534 | $12,423 |
| JENNIFER COX | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $161,139 | $16,624 |
| JODI JACOBSEN | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 45 | $129,110 | $41,251 |
| DIANE HELFREY | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING Officer | 50 | $137,369 | $18,351 |
| AMIR ZAMBRANO | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $128,518 | $5,001 |
| NKEMDILIM NWOSU | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 55 | $121,134 | $10,989 |
| SAMANTHA TESLIK | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 42 | $107,824 | $17,677 |
| JEFF HARRIS | BOARD CHAIR (AS OF 6/19/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB VALENCIA | BOARD CHAIR (THRU 6/18/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON CRAYNE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DONELLA WILSON | SECRETARY (AS OF 4/1/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK RHEIN | SECRETARY (THRU 3/31/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BERLINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTY CHIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEDD GOLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| NEIL HALTRECHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID LAKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRIAN LAZARUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CINDY LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARI LEINWAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| PAMELA SCHWARTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BETTY ZAMORANO-PEDREGON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD NAHMIAS | FOUNDER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $219,570 | $52,497 |
| KRISTEN JOHNSON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $165,086 | $11,313 |
| JENNIFER COX | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $146,728 | $15,264 |
| JODI JACOBSEN | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 50 | $114,985 | $38,437 |
| DIANE HELFREY | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING Officer | 48 | $131,303 | $14,136 |
| AMIR ZAMBRANO | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 46 | $122,442 | $5,571 |
| NKEMDILIM NWOSU | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $116,779 | $10,052 |
| ROBERT VALENCIA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON CRAYNE | TREASURER (AS OF 04/01/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK RHEIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTY REMEY CHIN | TREASURER (THRU 3/23)/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JEDD GOLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL HALTRECHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN LAZARUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARI LEINWAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| DONELLA WILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETTY ZAMORANO-PEDREGON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7412 FULTON AVE 3 NORTH HOLLYWOOD C, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91605-4126
- In care of
- % AMIR ZAMBRANO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RICHARD NAHMIAS, 7412 FULTON AVENUE STE 3, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91605
- Signed the 990
- RICHARD NAHMIAS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (818) 764-1022
- Website
- HTTPS://FOODFORWARD.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 90-0678872 or by the name FOOD FORWARD INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
FOOD FORWARD FIGHTS HUNGER AND PREVENTS FOOD WASTE BY RESCUING FRESH SURPLUS PRODUCE, CONNECTING THIS ABUNDANCE WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY, AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.
Program accomplishments
- FOOD FORWARD'S LARGE-SCALE WHOLESALE RECOVERY PROGRAM RECOVERS SURPLUS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DONATED BY THE PRODUCE INDUSTRY AT ITS PRODUCE PIT STOP WAREHOUSE. RETAILERS, SHIPPERS, PACKERS, AND OTHERS WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF FRESH PRODUCE DONATE THEIR SURPLUS BY THE PALLET AND TRUCKLOAD. THIS FRESH FOOD IS DISTRIBUTED TO COMMUNITIES FREE OF CHARGE BY HUNGER RELIEF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE REGION.Expenses $186,998,754 · grants $183,303,099 · revenue $154,924
- THROUGH ITS VOLUNTEER-POWERED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, FOOD FORWARD ORGANIZES THOUSANDS OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY TO PARTICIPATE IN HARVESTS AND GLEANS THAT FIGHT HUNGER AND REDUCE FOOD WASTE. THE FLAGSHIP BACKYARD HARVEST PROGRAM PROVIDES FRUIT TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FROM HARVESTS LED BY VOLUNTEERS ON HUNDREDS OF BACKYARDS, ORCHARDS, AND OTHER FRUIT TREE PROPERTIES. THE FARMERS MARKET RECOVERY PROGRAM IS A MARKET-ENDORSED DONATION SYSTEM FOR FARMERS AND VENDORS WANTING TO HELP FIGHT HUNGER WITH THEIR UNSOLD PRODUCE; VOLUNTEERS GLEAN AT THE END OF THE MARKETS AND DISTRIBUTE TO LOCAL HUNGER RELIEF PARTNERS.Expenses $3,456,703 · grants $2,022,831
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 90-0678872
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,019,673
- Income (IRS master file)
- $202,859,503
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $195,263,115 | $193,381,743 | $19,019,673 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $175,170,201 | $174,912,851 | $17,482,876 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $147,215,098 | $144,104,133 | $16,985,422 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 90-0678872).
Questions about FOOD FORWARD INC
- What is the EIN of FOOD FORWARD INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOOD FORWARD INC is 90-0678872.
- Is FOOD FORWARD INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to FOOD FORWARD INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOOD FORWARD INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FOOD FORWARD INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FOOD FORWARD INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FOOD FORWARD INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RICHARD NAHMIAS.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOOD FORWARD INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $226,957 (RICHARD NAHMIAS, FOUNDER/CEO).
- How much revenue does FOOD FORWARD INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $195,263,115, expenses of $193,381,743 and total assets of $19,019,673 at year end.
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