Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“Provide food to people in need, advocate for the hungry and educate the public about hunger issues.”
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Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
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No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
For each dollar donated, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank spent 6¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $103.9M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXThe charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
The emergency food assistance program (efap, also known as tefap) is a federal program that provides monthly emergency and supplemental food to individuals and families who meet income guidelines set by the federal government. In the fiscal year ended 6/30/25, the san diego food bank served an average of 85,000 individuals per month through the efap program and distributed over 12 million pounds of food inventory.
The commodity supplemental food program (csfp) is a federally supported program that provides food and nutrition education to seniors over the age of 60. The program provides participants with a 40-pound box of food every month that is filled with a variety of nutritious food items. In the fiscal year ended 6/30/25, the san diego food bank served approximately 15,000 seniors every month and distributed just over 6 million pounds of food.
The san diego food bank operates several additional programs that distribute nutritious food to people in need, including the food 4 kids back pack program, farm to family (which distributes fresh produce,) and calfresh outreach.
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.
Reportable pay in FY ending Jun 2025, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling Search Inc | Talent search services | $140,826 |
| Arcammis Enterprises | It services | $120,000 |
| Covenant Philanthropic Services | Capital campaign consutling | $103,328 |
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Casey Castillo, CEO, received $414,523 in reportable compensation in FY ending Jun 2025, 0.4% of Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank's $107.0M in spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VIIJacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank reported 91.8% of FY ending Jun 2025 spending as programs, 6% as fundraising and 2.1% as management.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IXNet assets were $100.3M at the end of FY ending Jun 2025, about 11.2 months of spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part XIts latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)Amir Arani, “Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/jacobs-and-cushman-san-diego-food-bank/