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The Foodbank of Southern California

EIN 95-3557056Human Services California Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

The good provider

The Foodbank of Southern California continues to be a major force in the fight against hunger, by providing basic sustenance and proper nutrition to the community's hungry citizens and ensuring that no individual go hungry, not even for a single day. The Foodbank of Southern California works daily to alleviate the damage persistent hunger inflicts on children, seniors, and families by serving as many charitable distribution agencies and securing as many food donations as possible. We continue to be the largest distributor of food in the economically depressed areas of Watts, South Central Los Angeles, Compton and North Long Beach.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.46Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$79,231,318

Total expenses · USD$79,360,705

Program expenses

$79,122,622.89 recorded amount

99.7%

Fundraising expenses

$79,360.71 recorded amount

0.1%

Administrative expenses

$79,360.71 recorded amount

0.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: John Knapp
Recorded compensation: $175,500.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.22%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Foodbank of Southern California
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Foodbank of Southern California continues to be a major force in the fight against hunger, by providing basic sustenance and proper nutrition to the community's hungry citizens and ensuring that no individual go hungry, not even for a single day. The Foodbank of Southern California works daily to alleviate the damage persistent hunger inflicts on children, seniors, and families by serving as many charitable distribution agencies and securing as many food donations as possible. We continue to be the largest distributor of food in the economically depressed areas of Watts, South Central Los Angeles, Compton and North Long Beach.
`ein` EIN	95-3557056
`tot_exp` Total expenses	79360705.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.997
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	John Knapp
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	175500.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0022
`motto` Tagline	The good provider
`name` Charity name	The Foodbank of Southern California
`tot_rev` Total revenue	79231318.0
`score` Overall score	96.46
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	79122622.885
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	79360.705
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	79360.705

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3557056
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.