Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano is a public charity based in Concord, California. It provides food directly to community members and works with local nonprofit agencies to support hunger-relief efforts.
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano at a glance
In short: Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano gave $24.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $24.1M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $24,069,158
- +105.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -98.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,069,158
- +11013.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $24,069,158
- Total assets
- $42,645,574
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
- Contact
Mailing address: 4010 Nelson Avenue, Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 676-7543
Website: https://foodbankccs.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Summary of Grantsassistance ($24.1M).
Grant Size Distribution
255 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 111 grants of 255 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Food Bank’s local food programs serve Contra Costa and Solano Counties. It also describes ongoing support for hunger-fighting organizations in 16 Northern California counties and a role distributing food to collaborating food banks in Northern California and Nevada.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano gives
- Giving grew 806% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.7M (2022) to $78.9M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $24.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Summary of Grantsassistance Nelson Ave, CA | — | $24,069,158 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $42,645,574 | $157,214,074 | $157,389,300 | $24,069,158 | 1 | $635,714 |
| 2024 | $43,109,483 | $156,903,387 | $153,991,825 | $11,694,929 | 54 | $744,253 |
| 2023 | $41,350,283 | $134,749,322 | $140,870,971 | $78,885,703 | 198 | $584,715 |
| 2022 | $40,927,503 | $115,008,160 | $114,568,791 | $2,656,376 | 1 | $34,638 |
| 2021 | $37,625,233 | $125,785,051 | $112,520,498 | $18,387,333 | 1 | $54,731 |
| 2020 | $24,461,950 | $101,207,093 | $92,258,758 | $8,851,933 | 99 | $45,560 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is “Leading the fight to end hunger, in partnership with our community and in service of our neighbors in need.” It provides food through programs including mobile pantry distributions, school and college pantries, senior food assistance, weekend meals for children, and community produce distributions. It also conducts CalFresh outreach and provides disaster food assistance.
The Food Bank makes Agency Enhancement Grants to help partner agencies increase their capacity and improve services. A described grant round supported equipment and facility improvements, including refrigerated vehicles, refrigeration equipment, and building improvements. The Food Bank says its agency partners include soup kitchens, food pantries, child development centers, and other organizations that distribute food.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Food Bank reported one grant totaling $24,069,158. The filing identifies the recipient as “SUMMARY OF GRANTSASSISTANCE (NELSON AVE, CA),” so it does not identify a named external grantee. In 2024, it reported 54 grants totaling $11,694,929; in 2023, it reported 198 grants totaling $78,885,703. The 2025 filing’s sole grant was $24,069,158; the 2024 and 2023 filing data do not provide typical grant sizes.
The organization describes Agency Enhancement Grants as a way to fund equipment and technological improvements that help partner agencies expand capacity and upgrade services. The available information does not specify an application process, materials, restrictions, or deadline.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Caitlin Sly as President and CEO; Mark Gundacker as Chair; Jill Steele as Vice Chair; and Bill Burke as Secretary-Treasurer. Other listed officers and directors are Darwin Bosen, VP of Operations; Kim Casteneda, VP of Development/Communications; Jennifer Costa, Director of People and Culture; Roth Johnson, Finance Director; Alex Wiley, Director of IT; and Krystine Dinh, Director of Marketing.
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano is led by Caitlin Sly, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Caitlin Sly
President & CEO
Former Program Director → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$114K (2020) → $99K (2025)
Mark Gundacker
Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Wiley
Director of It
It Manager → Director of It, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$125K (2023) → $146K (2025)
Jennifer Costa
Director Peo. & Cultur
Leadership Gifts Manager → Director Peo. & Cultur, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$130K (2024) → $144K (2025)
Roth Johnson
Finance Director
Director of Finance → Finance Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$99K (2024) → $146K (2025)
Krystine Dinh
Director Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$145K (2025)
Kim Casteneda
Vice President of Development & Com
Development Director → Vice President of Development & Committee, 2022
Vice President of Development & Committee → Vice President of Development & Com, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$118K (2020) → $189K (2025)
Darwin Bosen
Vice President of Operations
Operations Director → Vice President of Operations, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$122K (2024) → $182K (2025)
Jill Steele
Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
Chair → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanya Powell
Board Member
Secretary-Treas → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023
Secretary & Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gretchen Tai
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Berten
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keva Dean
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Misasi
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Burke
Secretary-Treas
Board Member → Secretary-Treas, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Birkhaeuser
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Garcia
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Hironaka
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Faheemah Arcement
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Selma Razaghi
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Berryhill
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meryl Marr
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nita Jularbal-Walton
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Wingard
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Bruce Phelps (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joel Sjostrom (2020–2024) — President & CEO
- Former: Melissa Jones (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Teresa Makarewicz (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Morrow (2022–2024) — Vice President of Finance
- Former: Melissa Manke Fimbres (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Schaeffer (2023–2024) — Director of Programs
- Former: Thuy Dinh (2023–2024) — Director of Marketing
- Former: Hisham Hamdy (2020–2023) — Operations Director
- Former: Laura Moran (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Marc Lewis (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Rick Golinski (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Chowaniec (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Aimee Cassulo (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Elana Sisson (2023) — Development Manager
- Former: Lindsay Drakeley (2023) — Leadership Gifts Manager
- Former: Hulynne Besharatpour (2020–2022) — Former Finance Director
- Former: Tracy Tomkovicz (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: David Le (2020–2021) — Secretary-Treas
- Former: Glenn Smith (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Holly Neu (2020–2021) — H.r. Director
- Former: Jim Gray (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Larry Sly (2020–2021) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Lisa Sherrill (2020–2021) — Former Committee Director
- Former: Nora Nicholson (2020–2021) — Program Director
- Former: Diana Brennan (2021) — Committee Director
- Former: Paul Gabbard (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Green (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Howard Jordan (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jacob Perez (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Judy Teichman (2020) — Secretary-Treas
- Former: Stephanie Caronna (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Artz (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $189K, to Kim Casteneda (VP of Dev/Com). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
How much does Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano give each year?
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano gave $24.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $11.7M across 54 grants.
How large is Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano?
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano reported $42.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $157.2M.
What does Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano fund?
The organization’s mission is “Leading the fight to end hunger, in partnership with our community and in service of our neighbors in need.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano?
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check foodbankccs.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano make grants?
The Food Bank’s local food programs serve Contra Costa and Solano Counties. It also describes ongoing support for hunger-fighting organizations in 16 Northern California counties and a role distributing food to collaborating food banks in Northern California and Nevada.
What is Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano's EIN?
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2418054. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 21, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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