Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
DEDICATED TO ASSISTING THOSE IN NEED BY ALLEVIATING THEIR IMMEDIATE PAIN AND PROBLEMS AND MOVING THEM TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.
- Income
- $86.1 million
- Spending
- $83.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 4.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
- Employees
- 105
- Volunteers
- 10,213
- Highest pay
- $382,780, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $73.2 million spent. PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION - SACRAMENTO FOOD BANK & FAMILY SERVICES (THE FOOD BANK) IS A CALIFORNIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION SERVING SACRAMENTO COUNTY'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF HUMAN SERVICES AND SUPPORT. THE FOOD BANK SERVES AS THE LARGEST HUNGER RELIEF ORGANIZATION IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND THE REGIONAL FOOD BANK, SUPPORTING A NETWORK OF PARTNER AGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS, MEANINGFUL FOOD TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. IN ADDITION TO FOOD ASSISTANCE SERVICES, THE FOOD BANK PROVIDES DIAPERS FOR DISTRIBUTION, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES, AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT SERVICES.PROGRAM SERVICES - PROGRAM SERVICES REFER TO THE ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FOOD BANK THAT ARE RELATED TO ITS MISSION AND PROGRAMS. TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF FOOD BANK RESOURCES, THE ACCOUNTS ARE ORGANIZED BY PROGRAM OR SERVICES, WHICH WERE RESTRUCTURED DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, TO BE BASED ON THREE LARGE IMPACT FOCUS AREAS: COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, FOOD ACCESS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS - THE FOOD BANK IS THE HUB OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY'S EMERGENCY FOOD SYSTEM AND SUPPORTS A PARTNER AGENCY NETWORK OF 110 PARTNERS REPRESENTING OVER 200 FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF FOOD PANTRIES, COMMUNITY MEAL SITES, SCHOOLS, COLLEGE CAMPUSES, SENIOR CENTERS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO GET FOOD TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. IN ADDITION TO FOOD AND DIAPERS, WHICH ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST, THE FOOD BANK PAIRS SELECT PARTNER AGENCIES WITH LOCAL STORES FOR GROCERY RECOVERY. THE FOOD BANK ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING TRAINING TO DELIVER THE BEST SERVICES POSSIBLE AND CONNECTIONS TO THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY RECEIVE, STORE, AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD.FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS HAVE BEEN CATEGORIZED INTO THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:PARTNER AGENCY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (PACE) - UTILIZING FOOD RESOURCES, FINANCIAL GRANTS, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO SUPPORT PARTNER AGENCIES TO BEST REACH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.COMMODITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY - PROVIDING UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) COMMODITIES TO LOCAL AGENCIES THROUGHOUT SACRAMENTO COUNTY, WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE AS PART OF THEIR FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS. THE FOOD BANK ALSO EXPANDS COMMODITIES THROUGH MOBILE PANTRIES TO COMMUNITIES WHERE FOOD ACCESS IS LIMITED UNTIL A PARTNER AGENCY CAN BE IDENTIFIED TO MEET THE NEED.DIAPER BANK - PROVIDING DIAPERS TO LOCAL AGENCIES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FAMILIES IN NEED.
- $4.4 million spent. FOOD ACCESS - THE FOOD BANK IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE NUTRITION OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITHIN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT REACH UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, SUCH AS SENIORS, STUDENTS, AND HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS. THE FOOD BANK ALSO PROVIDES NUTRITION EDUCATION AND CREATES HEALTHY FOOD ENVIRONMENTS AT LOCAL PANTRIES. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS HAVE BEEN CATEGORIZED INTO THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:FOOD FOR SENIORS - PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY 30 POUNDS OF FOOD PER MONTH TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS WHO ARE 60 AND OLDER AS PART OF THE USDA'S COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP).NO STUDENT LEFT HUNGRY - PARTNERING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE HEALTHY GROCERIES TO FAMILIES IN NEED.HEALTH & NUTRITION - SHARING NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGING HEALTHY FOOD ENVIRONMENTS AT LOCAL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS.
- $2.2 million spent. COMMUNITY SERVICES - THE FOOD BANK CONNECTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SERVICES THAT REDUCE THE NEED FOR FAMILIES TO MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE DECISION BETWEEN FOOD AND OTHER NECESSITIES. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS HAVE BEEN CATEGORIZED INTO THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:CALFRESH OUTREACH - HELPING FAMILIES APPLY FOR CALFRESH BENEFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS) TO IMPROVE THEIR ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.SMUD ENERGYHELP - ADMINISTERING DONATED FUNDS FROM SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ("SMUD") CUSTOMERS TO HELP FAMILIES IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING THEIR POWER.REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT SERVICES - HELPING PRE-ASSIGNED REFUGEE FAMILIES ACCESS SERVICES AND GET SETTLED IN SACRAMENTO. DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION DISCONTINUED ITS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM DUE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S SUSPENSION OF FUNDING FOR REFUGEE ADMISSIONS. THE PROGRAM, WHICH HAD BEEN FUNDED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS (USCCB), WAS WOUND DOWN WITHIN 90 DAYS AND FORMALLY CLOSED IN APRIL 2025.IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES - PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES SEEKING NATURALIZATION AND LEGAL STATUS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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