2015-02-11T10:16:24-06:00 2014-06-30 951777440 GREEN HASSON & JANKS LLP 10990 WILSHIRE BLVD 16TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 900243929 990 2013-07-01 954115863 PROJECT ANGEL FOOD PROJ 3238451800 922 N VINE ST LOS ANGELES CA 90038 LAURIE LANG CEO 3238451800 2015-02-02 1 RICHARD L RUVELSON P00234075 3108731600 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z LAURIE LANG 922 N VINE ST LOS ANGELES CA 90038 5240596 0 X WWW.ANGELFOOD.ORG X 1989 CA NOURISH THE BODY AND SPIRIT OF MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS AND CANCER. 14 14 56 3500 17943 -2704 4295458 4520161 0 0 -1788 37 34179 35800 4327849 4555998 0 0 0 0 2111329 2022310 0 0 377023 2155210 2110948 4266539 4133258 61310 422740 7591179 7501836 4018287 3539512 3572892 3962324 X OUR MISSION IS TO FEED AND NOURISH THE SICK AS THEY BATTLE CRITICAL ILLNESSES. VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF COOK AND DELIVER NUTRITIOUS MEALS, FREE OF CHARGE, TO HOMES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER, PREVENT MALNUTRITION AND RETURN OUR CLIENTS TO HEALTH. 0 0 3400318 AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE GRASSROOTS NONPROFIT AGENCIES IN THE NATION, PROJECT ANGEL FOOD COOKS AND DELIVERS OVER 500,000 NUTRITIOUS MEALS EACH YEAR, FREE OF CHARGE, TO THE HOMES OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES.OUR VITAL FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION AND COUNSELING TO OUR CLIENTS, FAMILIES AND CARE PROVIDERS, HELP UNDERSERVED PEOPLE THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY WHO ARE TOO SICK TO SHOP OR COOK FOR THEMSELVES. THIS YEAR OVER 2,000 PEOPLE, RANGING IN AGE FROM 16 TO 97, RECEIVED SERVICE. THREE-QUARTERS OF OUR CLIENTS ARE AT OR BELOW POVERTY LEVEL.FOR 24 YEARS PROJECT ANGEL FOOD HAS PROVIDED LIFESAVING AND LIFE SUSTAINING FOOD TO THOSE RAVAGED BY CRITICAL ILLNESS; STARTING WITH THE HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY AND THEN EXPANDING OUR SERVICE TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY FACING OTHER LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES, SUCH AS CANCER, STROKE AND RENAL DISEASE. AS WE APPROACH OUR 25TH YEAR OF SERVICE, THE AGENCY IS MORE RESOLUTE THAN EVER THAT NO ONE DEBILITATED BY ILLNESS SHOULD ALSO WEATHER THE ADDED BURDENS OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION.PROJECT ANGEL FOOD'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF REGISTERED DIETICIANS, CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION, IS SPECIALIZED IN NUTRITION AND DISEASE. FOR EXAMPLE, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY OFTEN HAVE NO INTEREST IN EATING AND THAT EVERY BITE MUST BE NUTRITIONALLY POWERFUL. THEREFORE, PROJECT ANGEL FOOD PURCHASES FOOD WITH A HIGH PROTEIN COUNT, SERVES IMPACTFUL VEGETABLES LIKE BROCCOLI AND SPINACH, AND MAKES SURE THAT DESSERTS ARE NUTRITIONALLY VALUABLE SUCH AS APPLES AND ORANGES. THE AGENCY ALSO CONTINUED ITS IMPORTANT PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY GARDEN PARTNERSHIPS WHEREBY PROJECT ANGEL FOOD GROWS SOME OF ITS OWN FRESH, ORGANIC PRODUCE FOR THEIR LIFE-SAVING MEALS IN COMMUNITY GARDENS AND GARDENS DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE AGENCY'S WORK. SINCE THE GARDEN PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, THE AGENCY HAS HARVESTED MORE THAN 2,300 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE. OVER TIME, THIS PROGRAM HAS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF THE MEALS PROVIDED AND IN THE AGENCY'S EXPENSES.PROJECT ANGEL FOOD'S BREAKFAST - CRITICAL FIRST MEAL PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPLEMENTS THEIR REGULAR MEAL DELIVERY, IS AIMED AT THEIR MOST VULNERABLE CLIENTS: THOSE WITH SO FEW RESOURCES THAT THEY RELY EXCLUSIVELY ON PROJECT ANGEL FOOD FOR THEIR FOOD NEEDS. PROJECT ANGEL FOOD KNOWS THAT THE ADDITIONAL BREAKFAST MEAL HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR CLIENTS' WELL-BEING BY PROVIDING CRUCIAL CALORIES AND NUTRIENTS AND REDUCING THE LEVEL OF FOOD INSECURITY. BREAKFAST IS ALSO VITAL BECAUSE MANY OF THEIR CLIENTS TAKE MORNING MEDICATIONS AND THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO DO SO ON AN EMPTY STOMACH (OR WORSE, DELAY THEIR MEDICATIONS UNTIL THEIR MID-DAY MEAL ARRIVES). THE AGENCY UNDERSTANDS THE MANY ROLES IT PLAYS IN PEOPLE'S RECOVERY FROM, OR STABILIZATION WITH, A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS. FOR EXAMPLE, ILLNESS CAN BE ISOLATING AND THE PROJECT ANGEL FOOD DELIVERY DRIVER CAN TOO OFTEN BE THE ONLY HUMAN INTERACTION A CLIENT HAS IN HIS/HER HOMEBOUND DAY. WITH THIS IN MIND, PROJECT ANGEL FOOD ALSO DELIVERS BIRTHDAY BAGS ON EACH PERSON'S SPECIAL DAY, FILLED WITH UTILITARIAN ITEMS AND SPECIAL TREATS; THE GIFT BAGS ARE DECORATED BY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. NATIONAL HOLIDAYS ARE ALSO RECOGNIZED WITH SPECIAL DESSERTS OR SMALL GIFTS.THE PEOPLE PROJECT ANGEL FOOD SERVES - PROJECT ANGEL FOOD PROUDLY SERVES ANY MAN, WOMAN, OR CHILD STRUGGLING WITH HIV/AIDS, CANCER, OR OTHER LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS RENDERING THEM TOO WEAK TO SHOP FOR GROCERIES OR COOK THEIR OWN MEALS. CLIENTS RANGE IN AGE FROM 16 - 97 YEARS OLD. PROJECT ANGEL FOOD SERVES ALL OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND THEIR CLIENT POPULATION REFLECTS ITS DIVERSITY: 78% OF THEIR CLIENTS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR; THEY SERVE MANY WOMEN, 41%; THEY HONOR PEOPLE OF ALL SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS. THE LIVES OF THE 2,100 UNDUPLICATED PEOPLE PROJECT ANGEL FOOD SERVES IN A GIVEN YEAR HAVE TAKEN A DIFFICULT TURN DUE TO THE RAVAGES OF HIV/AIDS, CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS. A 33-YEAR-OLD SINGLE MOTHER WITH TWO CHILDREN BATTLING BREAST CANCER, AN ELDERLY COUPLE IN THEIR 80'S COPING WITH RENAL DISEASE, AN OLDER MAN IN HIS 60'S WITH HIV/AIDS, WHO CAME BACK ONTO SERVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF RECOVERY (A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG OUR HIV/AIDS CLIENTS AS THEY AGE). THE MAJORITY OF PROJECT ANGEL FOOD'S CLIENTS ARE EVERYDAY PEOPLE WHO LED PRODUCTIVE LIVES AND CAREERS PRIOR TO THEIR DISABILITY FROM LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS. THE ANNUAL PROJECT ANGEL FOOD CLIENT SURVEY REVEALS A WIDE RANGE OF OCCUPATIONS HELD BY CLIENTS BEFORE THEIR DIAGNOSIS - SCHOOL TEACHERS, NURSE ASSISTANTS, WELDERS, CARPENTERS, LEGAL SECRETARIES, ENGINEERS, ACCOUNTANTS, TRUCK DRIVERS, COMPUTER TECHNICIANS, HAIR STYLISTS AND SALESMEN. EVALUATION OF PROJECT ANGEL FOOD PROGRAM. PROJECT ANGEL FOOD'S STAFF - REGISTERED DIETICIANS, CLIENT SERVICES TEAM, KITCHEN STAFF, DISPATCH AND DELIVERY DRIVING CREW - WORK TOGETHER TO MONITOR THE NUMBER OF MEALS PLANNED, PREPARED, DELIVERED AND RECEIVED. THIS SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES ENSURES THAT NO ONE WHO NEEDS A MEAL IS MISSED, AND KEEPS THE NUTRITION AND CLIENT SERVICES TEAM AWARE OF EACH PARTICULAR CLIENT'S HEALTH.PROJECT ANGEL FOOD ALSO DISTRIBUTES AN ANNUAL CLIENT SATISFACTION SURVEY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE DEGREE TO WHICH THEY ARE MEETING THEIR CLIENTS' NEEDS. THE SURVEY ALSO AFFORDS CLIENTS THE CHANCE TO SELF-REPORT ON THE IMPACT THE PROGRAM IS HAVING ON THEIR LIVES WITH ROOM FOR COMMENTS RELATING TO SERVICES. THEIR WORK IS EFFECTIVE. ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL CLIENT SURVEY, 98% OF CLIENTS REPORT PROJECT ANGEL FOOD MEALS HAVE HELPED THEM IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND 95% FEEL THAT THEY LEARNED A LOT ABOUT GOOD NUTRITION WHILE ON SERVICE THUS EMPOWERING THEM TO EAT HEALTHIER ON THEIR OWN. FURTHERMORE, AN EQUAL NUMBER, 95%, FELT THAT PROJECT ANGEL FOOD SERVICE HAS REDUCED THEIR ANXIETY ABOUT FOOD WHILE HELPING THEM TAKE THEIR MEDICATIONS. IN ADDITION, A MAJORITY OF THE CLIENT BASE COMES THROUGH REFERRALS FROM DOCTORS, HOSPITALS, CLINICS, AND OTHER PARTNERING MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO KNOW ABOUT THE AGENCY'S LONG HISTORY OF RESPONSIVE NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT AND ITS POSITIVE IMPACT ON MANAGING CHRONIC, LIFE-THREATENING DISEASE.PROJECT ANGEL FOOD ALSO SEEKS ONGOING VERBAL FEEDBACK AND PERSPECTIVE FROM THEIR CLIENTS THROUGH THE CLIENT ADVISORY BOARD (CAB) AND THE PROJECT ANGEL FOOD BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS TWO PLACES FOR FORMER CLIENTS WHO SERVE AS FULL MEMBERS. THESE TWO CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES BRING A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE FOCUS REMAINS ON THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE THAT PROJECT ANGEL FOOD SERVES. 3400318 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 56 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X X LAURIE LANG 3238451800 922 N VINE STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90038 ARDIS MOE MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHIP SULLIVAN RESIGNED 714 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARREN STAR RESIGNED 1213 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH MCLEOD RESIGNED 1113 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA RODRIGUEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FAYE MOSELEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE ANDERSON RESIGNED 114 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MCLLWEE TERMED OUT 1113 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEE GONZALEZ RESIGNED 1113 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIZA BERNSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MARGOLIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULEY PERRETTE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER HELENIK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN FUJIMOTO TERMED OUT 1113 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROD CARTER TERMED OUT 1113 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRE DAWSON ELECTED 514 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBY RALSTON ELECTED 314 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONNA SMITH ELECTED 314 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT BAUER CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE MANNIS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANNON MILLARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER M GURSKI TERMED OUT 1113 SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURIE LANG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 83768 0 21544 DONALD A MACAULAY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & ADMINISTRATION 37.50 X 119547 0 6912 WESLEY HALL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 37.50 X 105923 0 4930 MARGARET STEELE RESIGNED 613 FORMER CEO 37.50 X 122386 0 11702 431624 0 45088 4 1 0 0 FMJ 5455 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 2020 LOS ANGELES CA 90036 ACCOUNTING 150504 1 39425 459643 548402 3472691 4520161 37 37 684598 459643 684598 0 COOKIE SALES 900099 17943 17943 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 17857 17857 35800 4555998 0 17943 17894 186545 153398 12196 20951 1469839 1205268 102889 161682 213870 179651 6416 27803 152056 123166 9123 19767 185100 28140 146588 10372 40910 6220 32398 2292 97144 88401 2914 5829 119470 90468 6509 22493 111869 92829 6712 12328 1709 735 51 923 192923 158197 11575 23151 247457 227660 7424 12373 50020 41517 3001 5502 FOOD & CONTAINERS 718850 718850 DIRECT MAIL 163107 117666 3601 41840 MEAL DELIVERY 100555 99549 1006 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 23957 21561 719 1677 57877 47042 3801 7034 4133258 3400318 355917 377023 163107 117666 3601 41840 98959 196084 495799 552134 94676 90625 61531 43129 75 27182 8487214 1894532 6840139 6592682 7591179 7501836 595583 377616 3422704 3161896 4018287 3539512 X 3510776 3934000 62116 28324 3572892 3962324 7591179 7501836 X 422740 -33308 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4306162 4268124 4679701 4295458 4520161 22069606 4306162 4268124 4679701 4295458 4520161 22069606 726764 21342842 1520 3025 16 3338 37 7936 29620 33498 17824 17857 98799 22176341 4898476 0.96240 0.97590 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6971699 473734 6497965 90396 37895 52501 1125001 1095407 29594 300118 287496 12622 6592682 4532637 9947 -33308 -23361 4555998 0 4555998 4143205 9947 9947 4133258 0 4133258 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -33,308. DIVINE DESIGN 719219 349101 370118 106164 4407 1932 257615 ANGEL ART 192489 75068 117421 58039 16737 1149 41496 4 232533 35474 197059 17754 547 178758 1144241 459643 684598 181957 21691 3081 477869 684598 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARGARET STEELE RESIGNED 613 FORMER CEO 122386 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11702 0 134088 0 0 0 MARGARET STEELE EX- CEO TO FINANCE ANGEL ART PURCHASE X 14000 11770 0 1 0 11770 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW/COMMENTING PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE GOVERNING BOARD REQUIRES ALL NEW MEMBERS TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE UPON JOINING THE BOARD. CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES ARE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY ALL ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING EVERY NOVEMBER. IF CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED OR ARISES, THE PRACTICE IS TO EITHER ASK THE BOARD MEMBER TO RESIGN IF WARRANTED OR RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY RELATED MATTERS. THE CEO KEEPS TRACK OF ALL THE SIGNED POLICIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WORKS WITH COMPARABLE DATA IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS, ALL SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND VETTED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS, THEREFORE THIS QUESTION IS NOT APPLICABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -33,308. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR, AS COMPARED TO THE PRIOR TAX YEAR.