Foodbank of Southern California
The Foodbank of Southern California is a Long Beach, California, public charity that distributes food to nonprofit agencies and provides food to people experiencing hunger in Los Angeles County. The organization says it has served children, families, and seniors in the county since 1975.
Foodbank of Southern California at a glance
- Total assets
- $30,699,107
- +71.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $14,326,849
- -76.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,623,069
- -96.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Foodbank of Southern California
- Contact
Mailing address: 1444 San Francisco Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
Phone: (562) 435-3577
Website: https://foodbankofsocal.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Foodbank of Southern California funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 9 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foodbank describes its services as serving Los Angeles County, including neighborhoods it identifies as downtown Los Angeles, Compton, San Pedro, South Central, Watts, and North Long Beach.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Foodbank of Southern California gives
- Giving fell 28% from 2020 to 2023. 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $48.9M (2024) to $73.4M (2020). In 2024 it reported $48.9M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various Charitable Organization Throughout Southern California | Feed the Hungry | $53,105,552 |
| Parents of Watts Working with Young and Adults Los Angeles, CA | General Operations | $12,850 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The organization’s filing type is Form 990 (a public charity). Its 2024 filing states that it was formed in 1980.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $30,699,107 | $14,326,849 | $1,623,069 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $17,942,517 | $59,653,720 | $51,309,719 | $48,869,850 | Total only | — |
| 2023 | $17,526,814 | $64,841,001 | $55,771,432 | $53,118,402 | 2 | $1 |
| 2022 | $8,468,334 | $66,449,496 | $65,355,426 | $62,623,784 | 2 | $1 |
| 2021 | $7,359,716 | $76,045,152 | $73,753,333 | $68,108,188 | 5 | $1 |
| 2020 | $5,225,399 | $76,829,664 | $74,794,519 | $73,393,967 | 2 | $1 |
| 2019 | $3,089,499 | $61,780,084 | $63,251,253 | $62,207,576 | 3 | $17,901 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to provide healthy, nutritious food to hungry community residents and to ensure that no individual goes hungry, even for a day. Its 2024 filing states its mission as “distribute food to nonprofit agencies.”
Its website describes food distribution through charitable community organizations serving low-income individuals. Programs include USDA emergency food assistance, biweekly food distributions and weekly deliveries for low-income seniors, and food recovery partnerships that channel donated prepared and perishable food to local charitable agencies. The Foodbank also says it aims to incorporate culturally familiar foods and to increase purchases from local farmers and producers.
Grantmaking
The IRS filing data reports two grants totaling $53,118,402 in 2023. It reports no grants in 2024 or 2025. No grantee names or individual grant amounts are available in the supplied information, so a typical grant size cannot be established. The website discusses grants received from corporate and foundation grantors, but does not provide information about applications for grants from the Foodbank.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Brian Weaver as director and Jeanne Cooper as president and CEO.
Foodbank of Southern California is led by Jeanne Cooper, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeanne Cooper
President & CEO
President → President & CEO, 2022
On filings since 2021
$104K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Brian Weaver
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Alice Harris (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Gregg Bynum (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Linda Powe (2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Barrett (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Miguel Alvarado (2023) — Director
- Former: Richard Spurling (2023) — Director
- Former: Dion Rambo (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Giuseppe Briguglio (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: John Knapp (2019–2021) — CEO
- Former: Egerton Forster (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Naday Nick Ashkenazi (2019) — Director
- Former: Revered Gregg Bynum (2019) — Director
- Former: Richard Gayton (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $160K, to Jeanne Cooper (President &CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Foodbank of Southern California
How large is Foodbank of Southern California?
Foodbank of Southern California reported $30.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.3M.
What does Foodbank of Southern California fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to provide healthy, nutritious food to hungry community residents and to ensure that no individual goes hungry, even for a day. Its 2024 filing states its mission as “distribute food to nonprofit agencies.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Foodbank of Southern California?
Foodbank of Southern California has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check foodbankofsocal.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Foodbank of Southern California make grants?
The Foodbank describes its services as serving Los Angeles County, including neighborhoods it identifies as downtown Los Angeles, Compton, San Pedro, South Central, Watts, and North Long Beach.
What is Foodbank of Southern California's EIN?
Foodbank of Southern California's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3557056. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- 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 May 15, 2023)
- 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 October 21, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
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