CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $6.4M · expenses $6.3M · assets $1.4M

EIN
95-3579992
Address
7777 ALVARADO RD STE 422, LA MESA, CA 91942-8289
NTEE code
K40Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 1992 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TO PROMOTE QUALITY CARE FOR CHILDREN BY: EMPOWERING PARENTS & STRENGTHENING PARENTS; DEVELOPING & SUPPORTING QUALITY & AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE & EARLY EDUCATION WHICH VALUES CULTURAL DIVERSITY & RESPECTS THE ROLE OF PARENTS AS THE CHILDS PRIMARY CAREGIVER; BUILDING A BASE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SO CHILDREN LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES & REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Kimberly Godoy BOARD MEMBER DIRECTOR2023-2024 $87,838$109,158 1
Joan Larocque (former) BOARD MEMBER DIRECTOR2019-2023 $62,177$353,033 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Denise Caramanga PRESIDENT2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Heather Letts BOARD MEMBER2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Debbie Larocque SECRETARY2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sonja Castro (former) SECRETARY2019-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Ruth Essman (former) PRESIDENT2019-2022 0 $0 reported 1
none (former) BOARD MEMBER & DIRECTOR2019 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $88K · 9 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KIMBERLY GODOY BOARD MEMBER DIRECTOR40 $85,696$0$2,142 $87,8381
DENISE CARAMANGA PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE LAROCQUE SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER LETTS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $83K · 11 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOAN LAROCQUE BOARD MEMBER DIRECTOR40 $60,660$0$1,517 $62,1771
KIMBERLY GODOY BOARD MEMBER AND DIRECTOR40 $20,800$0$520 $21,3201
DENISE CARAMANGA PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
SONJA CASTRO SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER LETTS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $75K · 8 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOAN LAROCQUE BOARD MEMBER DIRECTOR40 $72,792$0$1,820 $74,6121
RUTH ESSMAN PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
SONJA CASTRO SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER LETTS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $72K · 8 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOAN LAROCQUE BOARD MEMBER DIRECTOR40 $70,668$0$1,767 $72,4351
RUTH ESSMAN PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
SONJA CASTRO SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER LETTS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $72K · 9 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOAN LAROCQUE BOARD MEMBER DIRECTOR40 $70,668$0$1,767 $72,4351
RUTH ESSMAN PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
SONJA CASTRO SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER LETTS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $71K · 10 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOAN LAROCQUE BOARD MEMBER & DIRECTOR40 $69,633$0$1,741 $71,3741
RUTH ESSMAN PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
SONJA CASTRO SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER LETTS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
none BOARD MEMBER & DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,436,960$6,303,041 $1,351,408$461,356 $6,436,960$0 $85,69690
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,240,737$6,171,397 $1,270,884$327,436 $6,240,737$0 $81,460110
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,475,240$6,408,355 $1,299,252$258,096 $6,475,240$0 $72,79280
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,849,231$5,788,227 $1,268,453$191,211 $5,849,231$0 $70,66880
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,741,090$5,724,682 $1,219,764$130,207 $5,741,090$0 $70,66890
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,311,334$5,317,802 $953,434$113,799 $5,311,334$0 $69,633100

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $28 in all, tax years 2020 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC” 2020-2021 2$28 2021$8
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FRESH APPROACHCAK40 $3,389,179$3,019,528 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$115,163 Same NTEE code K40, revenue within 2x, same state
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM INCNCK40 $11,814,752$12,041,422 CEO$146,980 Same NTEE code K40, revenue within 2x, similar name
CHILD NUTRITION INCVAK40 $3,571,925$3,571,828 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$81,625 Same NTEE code K40, revenue within 2x, similar name
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OPERATION KIDS INCARK40 $3,355,879$3,352,658 CHAIRPERSON$91,237 Same NTEE code K40, revenue within 2x
NORTHWEST NUTRITION SERVICEORK40 $5,280,112$5,283,436 Executive Dir.$66,860 Same NTEE code K40, revenue within 2x
SAN LUIS VALLEY LOCAL FOODS COALITIONCOK40 $4,185,341$3,786,398 Board Chair$0 Same NTEE code K40, revenue within 2x
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FARM FRESH RHODE ISLANDRIK40 $7,867,556$8,210,833 EXECUTIVE DI$142,095 Same NTEE code K40, revenue within 2x
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $6,303,041 spent · pay $474,101 · grants $5,610,392 · events $5,625
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $5,610,392$5,610,392-- 89.0%
Other salaries and wages $312,926$0$312,926$0 5.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $85,696$0$85,696$0 1.4%
Occupancy $62,564$0$62,564$0 1.0%
Information technology $53,235$0$53,235$0 0.8%
Office expenses $41,670$0$41,670$0 0.7%
Other employee benefits $35,675$0$35,675$0 0.6%
Payroll taxes $31,504$0$31,504$0 0.5%
Travel $23,023$0$23,023$0 0.4%
Fees: accounting $22,528$0$22,528$0 0.4%
Pension plan contributions $8,300$0$8,300$0 0.1%
Insurance $6,486$0$6,486$0 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,625$0$5,625$0 0.1%
All other expenses $1,917$0$1,917$0 0.0%
Fees: investment management $1,500$0$1,500$0 0.0%
Total$6,303,041100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $6,171,397 spent · pay $469,180 · grants $5,441,560 · events $447
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $5,441,560$5,441,560-- 88.2%
Other salaries and wages $310,929$0$310,929$0 5.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $81,460$0$81,460$0 1.3%
Occupancy $63,127$0$63,127$0 1.0%
Information technology $50,514$0$50,514$0 0.8%
Office expenses $41,177$0$41,178$0 0.7%
Other (as described)UNUSED ADM PYMT RETURNED $40,823$0$40,823$0 0.7%
Other employee benefits $39,053$0$39,053$0 0.6%
Payroll taxes $31,259$0$31,259$0 0.5%
Fees: accounting $24,735$0$24,735$0 0.4%
Travel $22,604$0$22,604$0 0.4%
All other expenses $9,244$0$9,244$0 0.1%
Pension plan contributions $6,479$0$6,479$0 0.1%
Insurance $6,366$0$6,366$0 0.1%
Fees: investment management $1,620$0$1,620$0 0.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $447$0$447$0 0.0%
Total$6,171,397100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $6,408,355 spent · pay $406,068 · grants $5,695,588 · events $240
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $5,695,588$5,695,588-- 88.9%
Other salaries and wages $274,446$0$274,446$0 4.3%
Other (as described)UNUSED ADM PYMT RETURNED $109,857$0$109,857$0 1.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $72,792$0$72,792$0 1.1%
Occupancy $59,073$0$59,073$0 0.9%
Information technology $53,077$0$53,077$0 0.8%
Office expenses $40,159$0$40,159$0 0.6%
Fees: accounting $27,861$0$27,861$0 0.4%
Payroll taxes $27,579$0$27,579$0 0.4%
Other employee benefits $22,737$0$22,737$0 0.4%
Pension plan contributions $8,514$0$8,514$0 0.1%
Travel $7,921$0$7,921$0 0.1%
Insurance $5,988$0$5,988$0 0.1%
Fees: investment management $1,500$0$1,500$0 0.0%
All other expenses $1,023$0$1,023$0 0.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $240$0$240$0 0.0%
Total$6,408,355100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $5,788,227 spent · pay $411,476 · grants $5,108,563 · events $442
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $5,108,563$5,108,563-- 88.3%
Other salaries and wages $273,237$0$273,237$0 4.7%
Other (as described)UNUSED ADM PYMT RETURNED $84,269$0$84,269$0 1.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $70,668$0$70,668$0 1.2%
Occupancy $57,140$0$57,140$0 1.0%
Information technology $50,084$0$50,084$0 0.9%
Office expenses $38,267$0$38,267$0 0.7%
Other employee benefits $32,261$0$32,261$0 0.6%
Payroll taxes $27,205$0$27,205$0 0.5%
Fees: accounting $24,986$0$24,986$0 0.4%
Pension plan contributions $8,105$0$8,105$0 0.1%
Insurance $5,331$0$5,331$0 0.1%
Travel $4,276$0$4,276$0 0.1%
Fees: investment management $1,891$0$1,891$0 0.0%
All other expenses $1,502$0$1,502$0 0.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $442$0$442$0 0.0%
Total$5,788,227100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $5,724,682 spent · pay $482,562 · grants $5,060,226 · events $335
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $5,060,226$5,060,226-- 88.4%
Other salaries and wages $335,297$0$335,297$0 5.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $70,668$0$70,668$0 1.2%
Occupancy $56,173$0$56,173$0 1.0%
Information technology $42,713$0$42,713$0 0.7%
Office expenses $38,037$0$38,037$0 0.7%
Other employee benefits $34,384$0$34,384$0 0.6%
Payroll taxes $32,064$0$32,064$0 0.6%
Fees: accounting $24,645$0$24,645$0 0.4%
Pension plan contributions $10,149$0$10,149$0 0.2%
Other (as described)UNUSED FEDERAL ADM PYMT RETURNED $8,682$0$8,682$0 0.2%
Insurance $4,597$0$4,597$0 0.1%
Travel $4,110$0$4,110$0 0.1%
Fees: investment management $2,259$0$2,259$0 0.0%
All other expenses $343$0$343$0 0.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $335$0$335$0 0.0%
Total$5,724,682100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $5,317,802 spent · pay $503,893 · grants $4,607,699 · events $2,813
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $4,607,699$4,607,699-- 86.6%
Other salaries and wages $355,856$0$355,856$0 6.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $69,633$0$69,633$0 1.3%
Occupancy $54,768$0$54,768$0 1.0%
Information technology $45,861$0$45,861$0 0.9%
Office expenses $40,626$0$40,626$0 0.8%
Other employee benefits $34,209$0$34,209$0 0.6%
Payroll taxes $33,558$0$33,558$0 0.6%
Fees: accounting $27,314$0$27,314$0 0.5%
Other (as described)UNUSED FEDERAL ADM PYMT RETURNED $16,587$0$16,587$0 0.3%
Travel $12,133$0$12,133$0 0.2%
Pension plan contributions $10,637$0$10,637$0 0.2%
Insurance $4,060$0$4,060$0 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,813$0$2,813$0 0.1%
Fees: investment management $1,525$0$1,525$0 0.0%
All other expenses $523$0$523$0 0.0%
Total$5,317,802100%

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