TY 2020 Form 990 Schedule O

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

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OMB No. 1545-0047

2020

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

FOOD FORWARD INC

Employer identification number

90-0678872

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1	IN 2020, FOOD FORWARD'S MISSION TO RESCUE FRESH, SURPLUS PRODUCE FACED ASTOUNDING NEW CHALLENGES DUE TO THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISES CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE IMPACTS REVERBERATED ACROSS CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY AND FOOD SYSTEM, WITH ONE IN FOUR LOS ANGELES COUNTY HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY IN THE SUMMER OF 2020. FOOD FORWARD QUICKLY LAUNCHED AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE, LARGE-SCALE EMERGENCY EXPANSION INITIATIVE, AND WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY IMPLEMENT NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES, HIRE AND REDEPLOY STAFF, DOUBLE WAREHOUSE SPACE, ACQUIRE NEW EQUIPMENT, FORGE NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 160 AGENCIES TO ADDRESS HUNGER RELIEF, AND EXPAND GEOGRAPHIC RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE PANDEMIC'S EFFECTS HAVE CONTINUED IN THE FIRST MONTHS OF 2021, WITH CONTINUED ECONOMIC AND FOOD INSECURITY. FOOD FORWARD'S 2020 EXPANSION EFFORTS HAVE PROVIDED THE LAUNCHING POINT FOR CONTINUED HIGH VOLUMES OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN 2021.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COPY OF FORM 990 IN DRAFT FORM IS CIRCULATED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSESSED AND ANALYZED THE REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UTILIZING A SALARY SURVEY FROM THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, REVIEW, AND COMPILATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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Explanation

FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1

IN 2020, FOOD FORWARD'S MISSION TO RESCUE FRESH, SURPLUS PRODUCE FACED ASTOUNDING NEW CHALLENGES DUE TO THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISES CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE IMPACTS REVERBERATED ACROSS CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY AND FOOD SYSTEM, WITH ONE IN FOUR LOS ANGELES COUNTY HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY IN THE SUMMER OF 2020. FOOD FORWARD QUICKLY LAUNCHED AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE, LARGE-SCALE EMERGENCY EXPANSION INITIATIVE, AND WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY IMPLEMENT NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES, HIRE AND REDEPLOY STAFF, DOUBLE WAREHOUSE SPACE, ACQUIRE NEW EQUIPMENT, FORGE NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 160 AGENCIES TO ADDRESS HUNGER RELIEF, AND EXPAND GEOGRAPHIC RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE PANDEMIC'S EFFECTS HAVE CONTINUED IN THE FIRST MONTHS OF 2021, WITH CONTINUED ECONOMIC AND FOOD INSECURITY. FOOD FORWARD'S 2020 EXPANSION EFFORTS HAVE PROVIDED THE LAUNCHING POINT FOR CONTINUED HIGH VOLUMES OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN 2021.

FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B

A COPY OF FORM 990 IN DRAFT FORM IS CIRCULATED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING.

FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C

PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.

FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSESSED AND ANALYZED THE REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UTILIZING A SALARY SURVEY FROM THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT.

FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19

GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:

THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, REVIEW, AND COMPILATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

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