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    The Foodbank of Southern California

    Mission

    The Foodbank of Southern California continues to be a major force in the fight against hunger in Los Angeles County, by providing basic sustenance and proper nutrition to the community's hungry residents and ensuring that no individual goes 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 reaching deep into neighborhoods with little access to healthy nutritious food, partnering with hundreds of non-profit agencies serving low-income people, and securing large food donations from local distributors, farms, retail establishments and more. 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.

    Proceed with Caution — Reported Other Material Investigation

    On October 3, 2024, CBS News reported that The Foodbank of Southern California is the subject of an active investigation in an article titled, "Foodbank of Southern California closes as state launches investigation into former CEO." For more information regarding this matter, please see CBS News article.

    • On April 9, 2025, CBS News published an article titled "Heads of Foodbank of Southern California accused of misusing funds for personal financial gain." For more information, please see CBS News article

    For more information about our alerts methodology, see here.

    Long Beach CA | EIN: 95-3557056
    Profile managed by nonprofit | Is this your nonprofit?
    501(c)(3) organization
    1444 San Francisco Avenue,
    Long Beach CA 90813
    https://www.foodbankofsocal.org/
    562-435-3577

    The Foodbank of Southern California

    Mission

    The Foodbank of Southern California continues to be a major force in the fight against hunger in Los Angeles County, by providing basic sustenance and proper nutrition to the community's hungry residents and ensuring that no individual goes 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 reaching deep into neighborhoods with little access to healthy nutritious food, partnering with hundreds of non-profit agencies serving low-income people, and securing large food donations from local distributors, farms, retail establishments and more. 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.

    Proceed with Caution — Reported Other Material Investigation

    On October 3, 2024, CBS News reported that The Foodbank of Southern California is the subject of an active investigation in an article titled, "Foodbank of Southern California closes as state launches investigation into former CEO." For more information regarding this matter, please see CBS News article.

    • On April 9, 2025, CBS News published an article titled "Heads of Foodbank of Southern California accused of misusing funds for personal financial gain." For more information, please see CBS News article

    For more information about our alerts methodology, see here.

    Long Beach CA | EIN: 95-3557056
    Profile managed by nonprofit | Is this your nonprofit?
    501(c)(3) organization
    1444 San Francisco Avenue,
    Long Beach CA 90813
    https://www.foodbankofsocal.org/
    562-435-3577

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    Accountability Panel
    ScoreMetric
    100%
    Website Reported on Tax Form:Yes
    100%
    No Material Diversion of Assets:Yes
    100%
    Financial Statements:Yes
    100%
    Audit Oversight Committee:Yes
    100%
    No Loans Reported To or From Officers:Yes
    0%
    Records Retention Policy:No
    50%
    Website Disclosures:3 of 5
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