2023-11-14T17:02:19-06:00 2022-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2022-01-01 205142259 HUNGER ACTION LOS ANGELES INC HUNG 2133888228 961 S MARIPOSA AVE 205 LOS ANGELES CA 90006 FRANK TAMBORELLO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2133888228 2023-11-14 FRANK TAMBORELLO 999009999 1 JONI FUJIHARA P01370973 2136393550 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z FRANK TAMBORELLO 961 S MARIPOSA AVE 205 LOS ANGELES CA 90006 1497510 0 X WWW.HUNGERACTIONLA.ORG X 2006 CA HUNGER ACTION LOS ANGELES ENDS HUNGER AND PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING THROUGH THE MARKET MATCH PROGRAM AT 22 FARMERS MARKETS, PUBLICATION OF PEOPLES GUIDE TO WELFARE, HEALTH AND OTHER SERVICES, AND INVOLVEMENT WITH LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN EDUCATION ON FOOD AND INCOME POLICY. 10 8 15 90 0 0 1244788 1481916 12 150 0 0 10527 15444 1255327 1497510 593354 938612 0 0 269078 368882 0 0 16540 346138 204301 1208570 1511795 46757 -14285 358718 340701 87265 83533 271453 257168 X HUNGER ACTION LOS ANGELES ENDS HUNGER AND PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND APPROPRIATE DIRECT SERVICE. THE CHIEF PROGRAM AREA CURRENTLY IS THE MARKET MATCH PRGRAM OPERATED BY HALA AT 22 FARMERS MARKETS IN LA COUNTY PROVIDING BONUS DOLLARS TO PURCHASE FARM FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS. OTHER MAJOR PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLICATION OF THE PEOPLES GUIDE TO WELFARE, HEALTH AND OTHER SERVICES AND EDUCATION OF LOW INCOME PERSONS AND GENERAL COMMUNITY ON HUNGER AND PUBLIC POLICY. 0 0 1027724 807745 15444 MARKET MATCH:HUNGER ACTION LA'S CHIEF PROGRAM IS MARKET MATCH, WHICH PROVIDES BONUS DOLLARS IN THE FORM OF COUPONS (REIMBURSABLE BY US TO THE FARMERS WHO ACCEPT THEM) FOR CALIFORNIA GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT PARTICIPATING FARMERS MARKETS. AS OF THE END OF 2022, THERE ARE 22 FARMERS MARKETS PARTICIPATING IN MARKET MATCH WITH HUNGER ACTION LA. THE MARKETS TRACK THE NUMBER OF COUPONS DISTRIBUTED AND SPENT, AND THE AMOUNT IS REIMBURSED BY HUNGER ACTION LA TO THE FARMERS MARKET OPERATORS WHO IN TURN REIMBURSE THE FARMERS. THE FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM IS LARGELY FROM THE FEDERAL GUSNIP AND STATE CNIP GRANTS, WHICH ARE PROVIDED TO THE PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR, THE ECOLOGY CENTER IN BERKELEY. HALA SUBCONTRACTS WITH THE ECOLOGY CENTER AND RECEIVES MONTHLY REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THEM, AND PAYS MONTHLY CHECKS TO THE FARMERS MARKET OPERATORS (ADAMS VERMONT, THAI CDC, EASTMONT COMMUNITY CENTER, MAIN STREET MARKETPLACE, SOUTHLAND FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION, FM & LCE, PASADENA FARMERS MARKET, WELLINGTON SQUARE FARMERS MARKET, PROVIDENCE HEALTH, CALIFORNIA CLEAN GREENS ASSOCIATION.) IN LATE 2022, THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES BEGAN TO ALSO PROVIDE CONSIDERABLE FUNDING TO MARKET MATCH. THIS FUNDING SUPPLEMENTS THAT WHICH WE RECEIVE FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS THAT PASS THROUGH THE ECOLOGY CENTER, AND DOES NOT DUPLICATE ANY EXPENSE INCURRED THAT IS PAID FOR BY THAT OTHER FUNDING. MARKET MATCH CONTINUED TO BE POPULAR AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED AND FOOD PRICE INFLATION BEGAN TO AFFECT PEOPLE IN 2022. FROM OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2021 WE ALSO RECEIVED SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE DAILY MAXIMUM PER CUSTOMER FROM $10 TO $15. IN 2022 HOWEVER WE HAD TO REDUCE THE MAXIMUM PER CUSTOMER BACK TO $10. HALA FUNDED $740,110 IN MARKET MATCH TRANSACTIONS IN 2022. THERE WERE 3,720 NEW CUSTOMERS TO THE PROGRAM AND A TOTAL OF 67,608 TRANSACTIONS ALTOGETHER. THE CUSTOMERS SPENT $1,638,485 OF THEIR CALFRESH BENEFITS TO OBTAIN THE MATCHING AMOUNT, MEANING A TOTAL OF $2,378,595 WAS SPENT BY THEM ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BENEFITTING 285 LOCAL FARMERS AS WELL AS THEIR HOUSEHOLDS WITH NUTRITIOUS FOOD. THERE WERE 30 PARTICIPATING MARKETS BY DECEMBER 2022 AND ANOTHER 5 AWAITING THE APPROVAL PROCESS TO PARTICIPATE. WIC PLUS AND SENIOR PLUS: 3,139 WIC PARTICIPANTS AND 462 SENIOR PARTICIPANTS WERE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF $67,381 IN ADDITIONAL BONUS COUPONS WE CALLED "WIC PLUS AND "SENIOR PLUS" THROUGH A GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. THESE BENEFITS, LIKE MARKET MATCH, WERE DISTRIBUTED BY HUNGER ACTION LA STAFF AT 9 PARTICIPATING FARMERS MARKETS, NOT THE FULL NUMBER PARTICIPATING IN MARKET MATCH. WHILE MARKET MATCH BONUS COUPONS "MATCH" CALFRESH BENEFITS, THE WIC PLUS AND SENIOR PLUS COUPONS "MATCH" FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM BENEFITS. 189775 130867 COVID FOOD DELIVERY:HUNGER ACTION LA CREATED A WEEKLY FOOD DELIVERY PROGRAM IN MARCH 2020 AS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC TO SERVE 100 TO 200 HOMEBOUND PEOPLE WHO NEEDED FOOD. THIS PROGRAM CONTINUED THROUGHOUT 2021 AND 2022. FOR MOST OF 2022 HALA RELIED ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES FUNDING TO PAY FOR THE MAIN COSTS OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDE CONTRACTOR DAULETTE KIMBLE WHO MANAGES THE PACKING OF THE FOOD ON WEDNESDAY, AND PURCHASE OF PREPARED MEALS FROM EVERYTABLE, A WELL KNOWN ENTERPRISE PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS PREPARED MEALS THAT EXPANDED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND DEMAND FOR HOME DELIVERED FOOD. NEARLY ALL OF THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO PACKED THE FOOD AND DELIVERED TO HOUSEHOLDS. HALA CUT OUT THE PURCHASE OF OTHER PREPARED MEALS FROM RESTAURANTS WITH WHOM WE HAD PARTNERED IN 2021, DUE PARTLY TO THOSE RESTAURANTS EMPHASIS ON REVIVING THEIR BUSINESS AFTER THE DOWNTIME OF THE PANDEMIC AND THEIR INABILITY TO OFFER A COMPETITIVE PRICE ANY LONGER FOR THE SAME REASON. HALA ALSO BEGAN ASKING PARTICIPANTS IF THEY COULD TRANSPORT THEMSELVES TO THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION SITE THEMSELVES AND PICK UP THE FOOD, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE NEEDING AN ACTUAL HOME DELIVERY, SINCE THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS ABLE TO DRIVE WAS DIMINISHED BY PEOPLES' RETURN TO WORK IN 2022 AFTER THE LOCKDOWNS HAD SUBSIDED. MANY WERE ABLE TO DO SO. IN 2022, DOORDASH REACHED OUT TO HUNGER ACTION LA TO SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST VIA A PARTNERSHIP IN WHICH THEY WOULD DELIVER THE MEALS FOR US. THIS SAVED THE PROGRAM AS THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER DRIVERS HAD DIMINISHED. DOORDASH CONTINUED THIS SERVICE FOR FREE THROUGH THE END OF 2022 ALTHOUGH THEY NOTIFIED HALA THAT BEGINNING AT SOME POINT IN 2023 THEY WOULD NEED TO BEGIN CHARGING FOR THE MEALS. HALA AGREED TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT INTO THAT TIME PERIOD. HALA IS CURRENTLY SERVING 140 HOUSEHOLDS AND IN TOTAL HAS SERVED OVER 200 UNDUPLICATED HOUSEHOLDS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC. EACH WEEK ABOUT 8 VOLUNTEERS AND ABOUT 10 DOORDASH DRIVERS TAKE THE FOOD TO THE PARTICIPANTS, WHILE OTHER PARTICIPANTS PICK UP THE FOOD THEMSELVES. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE MOSTLY REFERRED TO HALA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, CONSISTING FIRST OF THE BLIND/LOW VISION CONTINGENT OF HUNGER ACTION LA PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, AND THEN EXPANDING TO REFERRALS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING MANY WHO USED GOOGLE TO LOCATE HALA RESOURCES. THE PARTICIPANTS CONSISTED IN A TYPICAL WEEK OF 25 LARGE FAMILIES REQUIRING LARGER AMOUNTS OF UNCOOKED GROCERIES; 75 SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, MOSTLY SENIORS, WHO RECEIVED SMALLER ALLOTMENTS THAN THE FAMILIES; AND DURING 2022, UP TO 40 PARTICIPANTS WHO FOR VARIOUS REASONS REQUIRED PREPARED MEALS RATHER THAN UNCOOKED GROCERIES. THIS NUMBER WAS EVENTUALLY REDUCED TO ABOUT 15 DUE TO COST SAVING MEASURES. IN 2022 WE OPERATED THE PROGRAM FOR 47 WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR. AS IN 2021, ABOUT 61,100 POUNDS OF FOOD WAS DONATED (AN ESTIMATE BASED ON 130 BAGS PER WEEK X 10 LBS OF FOOD X 47 WEEKS.) THE VALUE OF THE FOOD IS AROUND $397,150 BASED ON AVERAGE OF ABOUT $6.50 PER LB. VOLUNTEERS LOGGED IN ABOUT 2,256 HOURS AND DOORDASH PROVIDED 172161 150 CALFRESH OUTREACH (BAILA):HUNGER ACTION LA'S CALFRESH TEAM OF KAREN GIRON AND CHELSEA MOON PRE-SCREENED 770 HOUSEHOLDS FOR CALFRESH ELIGIBILITY, ENROLLED 165 INTO THE CALFRESH PROGRAM AND HAD FOLLOW UPS SCHEDULED WITH 97 OTHERS, AS OF THE END OF 2022. ACTIVITES ALSO INCLUDED :- PREPARATION OF AN ONLINE INQUIRY FORM FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN CALFRESH- DATA COLLECTION FOR PROJECT BAILA- CREATION OF FLYERS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES INCLUDING TARGETED FLYERS FOR OUTREACH TO UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH FELONY BACKGROUNDS, SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLDS OF MIXED IMMIGRATION STATUS- REGULAR PRESENCE AT FARMERS MARKETS IN ADAMS/VERMONT, SAN PEDRO, AND NORWALK TO INFORM AND ASSIST CUSTOMERS INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR CALFRESH- INFORMATION SHARING WITH THE BAILA COALITION OF OVER 25 ORGANIZATIONS AND CROSS-REFERRAL TO AGENCIES THAT ASSIST WITH HEALTH CARE PROGRAM ENROLLMENT- DAILY MONITORING OF THE UNITE US WEB PORTAL FOR REFERRALS FROM OTHER AGENCIES. 41563 POLICY ADVOCACY: STATE POLICY: HALA PLAYED A MAJOR PART IN ORGANIZING HYBRID REMOTE/IN-PERSON EVENTS IN SACRAMENTO FOR ADVOCATES TO PUSH FOR FOOD4ALL (EXPANSION OF CALFRESH PROGRAM TO IMMIGRANTS); INCREASED FUNDING FOR FOOD BANKS TO PURCHASE FROM LOCAL FARMERS; AND SPEEDING UP THE TIMELINE TO INCREASE SSI BENEFITS FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THESE INITIATIVES SUCCEEDED, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL OTHERS DID NOT. THE EVENTS INVOLVED OVER 24 ORGANIZATIONS FROM AROUND THE STATE AND NEARLY 100 GRASSROOTS PARTICIPANTS. COUNTY POLICY: HALA CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE MONTHLY IN THE FOOD EQUITY ROUNDTABLE, AN INVITATION-BASED COALITION RUN OUT OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES WHICH SHARED IDEAS ON ENDING HUNGER AND PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AT LARGE. WE ALSO RECEIVED STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO CONDUCT ADVOCACY AT THE COUNTY LEVEL TO WIN FUNDING FOR SNAP INCENTIVE PROGRAMS (SUCH AS MARKET MATCH, WHICH WE OPERATE, BUT EXTENDING TO A WIDER RANGE OF SITES INCLUDING BRICK AND MORTAR STORES). WE SUCCEEDED IN WINNING AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION FROM ARPA FUNDS AND A COUNTY BOARD MOTION THAT CALLS FOR EXPLORATION OF HOUSING THE PROGRAM UNDER THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES. THIS MOTION OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, ON THE DATE OF DECLARATION OF NATIONAL DIABETES MONTH, THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS INSTRUCTED DEPARTMENTS TO "EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR MAKING THE MARKET MATCH PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM IN ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SUCH AS CALFRESH AND WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES TO CONSIDER HOUSING MARKET MATCH UNDER ITS ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAMS;" IN ADDITION, WE WON AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION IN FUNDING, AGAIN THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (THE SOURCE OF THE FIRST ALLOCATION OF $2 MILLION WHICH BEGAN TO BE SPENT IN OCTOBER 2022.) THIS WAS LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD FOUGHT FOR, BUT STILL SECURED COUNTY INVOLVEMENT FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR (AND IN LIGHT OF THE ABOVE ACHIEVEMENT, FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD.) ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:- WEEKLY STRATEGY MEETINGS- TRAININGS FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS- RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION- SIMPLE REMOTE ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES ESPECIALLY PETITIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND CAMPAIGNS TO URGE PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS TO COUNTY SUPERVISORS- REMOTELY-CONDUCTED LEGISLATIVE VISITS WITH DEPUTIES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S FIVE SUPERVISORS- COLLECTION OF DATA TO SUPPORT OUR REQUEST TO THE COUNTY- CREATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS INCLUDING FLYERS AND SLIDE PRESENTATIONS ON THE SUBJECT 30718 THE FLYING SQUAD IS AN AFFILIATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DESIRE TO CARRY OUT THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES: HELPS THE HOMELESS BY TALKING TO THEM AS HUMAN BEINGS AND LISTENING TO THEM AND THEN BY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IN REAL TIME, HOW TO HELP THEM SURVIVE LIFE IN THE STREET AND ULTIMATELY GET OFF THE STREET, INTO APARTMENTS OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING. THE FLYING SQUAD HANDS OUT CARDS THAT SAY LET'S TALK - SIMPLE AS THAT - AND THEN FOLLOWS UP IN PERSON RIGHT AWAY, ON A SAME-DAY BASIS, WHEN A RESPONDENT CALLS THEIR NUMBER ON GOOGLE VOICE OR EMAILS US TO BEGIN THE CONVERSATION. 0 PEOPLES GUIDE TO WELFARE, HEALTH AND OTHER SERVICES: HALA PUBLISHES THE PEOPLES GUIDE WHICH HAS BECOME THE STANDARD GUIDEBOOK OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. THE BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED LARGELY THROUGH LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES OF LOS ANGELES. THEY ARE USUALLY PROVIDED FREE IN VARYING QUANTITIES, INCLUDING 2 FREE COPIES EACH FOR ANY LOW INCOME PERSON ON REQUEST. 5367 OTHER PROJECTS: PROYECTO JARDIN HAS CREATED AN URBAN GARDEN AND PROVIDES EDUCATION ON ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, RECYCLING TO REDUCE THE USE OF MATERIALS THAT END UP IN THE WASTE STREAM, AND FOOD RECOVERY AND COMPOSTING. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EDUCATION IN URBAN AGRO-ECOLOGY, RECLAIMING ANCESTRAL FOODWAYS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. 77648 1467308 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X FRANK TAMBORELLO 2133888228 961 S MARIPOSA 205 LOS ANGELES CA 90006 JAY PARK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 IDA TALALLA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCESCA DE LA ROSA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERNEST SAVAGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY HIGGS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEN KANTER ACTING BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE WORTHY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 4640 0 0 ALICIA RHODEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN ECHOR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 6170 0 0 JACQUELYNN MENDEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK TAMBORELLO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 53800 0 1560 64610 0 1560 0 0 0 0 0 1036327 445589 130867 1481916 PROGRAM FEES 900099 150 150 150 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 15444 15444 15444 1497510 15594 0 0 938612 938612 64370 53926 5088 5356 254906 242378 9719 2809 23883 22756 874 253 25723 23889 1186 648 2000 2000 17335 17335 15093 1525 8204 5364 11441 8916 415 2110 6000 6000 3237 3237 6284 5872 412 PROGRAM EXPENSES 121812 121812 SUBCONTRACTS 11000 11000 PRINTING 6548 6548 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 3502 3502 49 49 1511795 1467308 27947 16540 203775 99544 154943 241157 358718 340701 77265 73533 10000 10000 87265 83533 X 156127 61620 115326 195548 271453 257168 358718 340701 -14285 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 484820 488749 868492 1244788 1481916 4568765 484820 488749 868492 1244788 1481916 4568765 7018 4561747 39004 7525 7852 10527 15444 80352 4649117 6305 0.98120 0.96420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 11600 6300 17900 1493895 1511795 225590 56398 0 0 94514 136160 195857 225590 652121 978182 10221 2365 11148 17900 41634 23628 34040 48964 56398 163030 244545 4576 1923 4500 11600 22599 PART II-A, LINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART OF HUNGER ACTION LA'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY SPECIFIC ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL. HUNGER ACTION LA SPONSORS VARIOUS EVENTS, INCLUDING MONTHLY MEETINGS, INTERMITTENT PRESS CONFERENCES, AND OTHER OCCASIONS AT WHICH APPEALS ARE SOMETIMES MADE REGARDING SPECIFIC STATE, LOCAL OR NATIONAL LEGISLATION, AND SPECIFIC STATE, LOCAL OR NATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS, WHICH HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON ACCESS TO SUFFICIENT HEALTHY FOOD BY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES POLICIES RELATING TO FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS, WAGES, FOOD SAFETY, AND AGRICULTURE. HALA IS UNDER THE 5768 ELECTION AND CAN REPORT EXPENDITURES ON DIRECT AND GRASSROOTS LOBBYING. IN 2022, THESE APPEALS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING AGENDA: LOS ANGELES COUNTY: LOBBY AND IN OTHER WAYS ADVOCATE FOR A COUNTY POLICY TO FUND SNAP INCENTIVE PROGRAMS USING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING AND ALSO ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT COUNTY LINE ITEM BUDGET FOR SUCH PROGRAMS. THIS TOOK UP THE MAJOR PORTION OF ADVOCACY ACTIVITY AND INCLUDED $1,800 DIRECT LOBBYING EXPENSES FOR THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AS PORTION OF HER SALARY. STATE OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA'S WEALTH FOR THE PEOPLE'S HEALTH! EMERGENCY FOOD FUNDING O BOLSTER THE EMERGENCY FOOD SYSTEM: 1) $120 MILLION FOR CALFOOD TO PURCHASE CA-GROWN FOODS, $52 MILLION AUGMENTATION TO THE $8 MILLION ONGOING BASE ANNUAL, AND $10 MILLION ONE-TIME (AUGMENTATION TO THE $50 MILLION IN THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET PROPOSAL) AND 2) $180 MILLION ONE-TIME FOR FOOD BANK CAPACITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE; O FOOD4ALL/SB 464 (HURTADO) & BUDGET PROPOSAL (SANTIAGO): CREATE AN EQUITABLE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BY EXPANDING THE CALIFORNIA FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CFAP) TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO ARE INELIGIBLE FOR CALFRESH SOLELY DUE TO IMMIGRATION STATUS. O AB 2153 (ARAMBULA) CALFRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLE SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS EXPANSION & BUDGET PROPOSAL (WIENER): EXPAND FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EBT SUPPLEMENT BENEFITS TO BOOST CALFRESH BENEFITS FOR A GREATER NUMBER OF CALFRESH HOUSEHOLDS IN MORE DIVERSE REGIONS OF THE STATE. O SB 641 (SKINNER) CALFRESH FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: CONTINUE CALIFORNIA'S LEADERSHIP TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS BY PREVENTING HUNGER AND SUPPORTING SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE COMPLETION. O AB 1965 (WICKS) & BUDGET PROPOSAL (WICKS): PROTECT UNDER- AND UNEMPLOYED CALIFORNIANS FROM THE HARSH FEDERAL WORK FOR FOOD ABAWD TIME LIMIT FOR CALFRESH. OLDER ADULTS & PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES O PREVENT POVERTY AND HUNGER FOR SSI RECIPIENTS: 1) ACCELERATE PART TWO OF SSP GRANT CUT REVERSAL TO 2023 AND LIFT ALL GRANTS ABOVE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; 2) INCLUDE SSI RECIPIENTS IN FUTURE GOLDEN STATE GRANTS; 3) FULFILL THE HOLD HARMLESS GOAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL AND TRANSITIONAL NUTRITION BENEFITS BY ENSURING PARITY WITH THE UPDATED THRIFTY FOOD PLAN FOR CALFRESH; 4) SUPPORT AB 1941 (SALAS) TO PROVIDE SSP RECIPIENTS WITH $600 IN BENEFITS IN ANY YEAR THAT THE STATE HAS A BUDGET SURPLUS, WHICH WOULD ALMOST DOUBLE THE SSP PAYMENT. SCHOOL-AGE KIDS O SB 364 (SKINNER): PUPIL MEALS: ESTABLISH THE BETTER OUT OF SCHOOL TIME (BOOST) PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD WHEN SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED DURING BREAKS AND PROLONGED DISASTERS. KIDS AGE 0-5 & CHILD CARE O FOOD WITH CARE: SB 1481 (BECKER) & BUDGET PROPOSAL (WICKS): FREE MEALS FOR ALL KIDS. FAIR PAY FOR PROVIDERS. EXPAND FREE CHILD CARE MEALS TO ALL KIDS BY ENABLING ALL CHILD CARE PROVIDERS TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR MEALS SERVED. END THE STATE MEAL REIMBURSEMENT PAY PENALTY FOR CHILD CARE MEALS. HUNGER ACTION LA MOBILIZED INDIVIDUALS AROUND THESE ISSUES BY INFORMING THEM OF PROPOSED POLICIES VIA ITS WEBSITE, EMAIL ALERTS TO AROUND 1,000 PEOPLE THAT OCCURRED MONTHLY ON AVERAGE, CONTAINING SAMPLE SUPPORT LETTERS AND PHONE CALL SCRIPTS TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE LEGISLATION, THREE CONFERENCE CALLS WITH SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO RECEIVE SSI, AND MENTIONS ON FACEBOOK. MONTHLY MEETINGS ALSO FEATURED CALLS FOR ACTION. HUNGER ACTION LA USUALLY CONDUCTS TWO DAYS OF LEGISLATIVE DIRECT LOBBYING VISITS REMOTELY WITH LEGISLATORS VIA ZOOM, SACRAMENTO, ONCE IN JANUARY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THEN AGAIN IN MAY WITH A COALITION OF 70 INDIVIDUALS. JANUARY: 7 VISITS MAY : 14 VISITS 4 ADVOCACY TRAININGS WITH A TOTAL OF 63 TRAINEES. COSTS INCURRED IN ADVOCACY SUMMARY: COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO DIRECT LOBBYING (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S TIME): APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS OF DIRECT LOBBYING @ $25 PER HOUR = $1,000 DIRECT LOBBYING BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZER: $1,800 OF SALARY AS DESIGNATED IN GRANT AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DIRECT LOBBYING BY SUBCONTRACTORS: $3,500 AS PER AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION "FINISH LINE FUNDING" GRASSROOTS LOBBYING BY SUBCONTRACTORS: $7,000 FOR NEWSPAPER (DIGITAL) ADS LA TIMES AND OTHERS COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO GRASSROOTS LOBBYING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S TIME: APPROXIMATELY 100 HOURS = $2,500 COMMUNITY ORGANIZER'S TIME GRASSROOTS LOBBYING: APPROXIMATELY 100 HOURS @ $21 PER HOUR = $2,100 0 X 1497510 0 1497510 0 1497510 1511795 0 1511795 0 1511795 PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT DECEMBER 31, 2022. GENERALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (FEDERAL) OR FOUR (STATE OF CALIFORNIA) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. 0 MARKET MATCH VOUCHERS 72505 807745 FOOD DISTRIBUTION 4700 130867 COVID FOOD DELIVERY WITH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PART III, LINE 1: MARKET MATCH VOUCHERS ARE CASH EQUIVALENT VOUCHERS DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE MARKET MATCH PROGRAM. PERSONS WHO RECEIVE CALFRESH (SNAP) CAN RECEIVE UP TO $10 IN BONUS COUPONS TO SPEND ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT FARMERS MARKETS WHERE HUNGER ACTION LA OPERATES THE MARKET MATCH PROGRAM. THE PERSON MUST SPEND $1 TO $10 OF THEIR CALFRESH BENEFITS (HENCE "MATCH") TO RECEIVE THE BONUS. VOUCHERS ARE ONLY DISTRIBUTED AT THE PARTICIPATING FARMERS MARKETS AND NOT AT ANY OUTSIDE LOCATION. FRANK TAMBORELLO OFFICER BRIDGE LOAN X 20000 10000 0 0 0 10000 X 141 130867 $1.92 PER LB. 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR OUTSIDE AUDITOR. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A DRAFT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A DRAFT OF FORM 990, THE OUTSIDE AUDITOR MEETS WITH THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FINANICAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 TO ASSURE THAT ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND ANSWERS TO ISSUES, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE ACCURATE. APPROPRIATE REVISIONS ARE MADE TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 AND THE REVISED DRAFTS ARE GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS PRIOR TO PUBLICATION OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED BY PRIMARILY NOT ENGAGING BOARD MEMBERS IN ANY SITUATIONS THAT COULD BE CONSTRUED AS CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AT EACH BOARD MEEETING, MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO DECLARE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING THOSE MEMBERS IN ANY SUCH ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS BASED ON AVAILABLE FUNDING PER THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND UPON REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.