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Applicant Agency Free Lunch Program
Request for FY24 Funding $25,000
Agency Total Budget $137,098.88
I. Need and Priority
Community Need (Q1)
Proposal addresses food insecurity through free meals. Provision of
public services, including but not limited to, food pantries are a high
priority need in City Steps.
Services Provided (Q3)
Proposal requests operational funding for meal services. Project
contributes towards achievement of goals in City Steps – specifically
provision of public services.
II. Impact and Delivery
Benefit to Low Income Person (Q8)
Agency does not track demographics for beneficiary data. Meals are
provided with an open-door policy. Proposal notes that most guests
are unhoused or come from low-income households.
Racial Equity and Inclusivity for
Marginalized Populations (Q8, Q9,
and Form B)
Agency does not track demographics. Guests and volunteers of any
race, ethnicity, immigration status, disability status, sexuality, and
gender are welcome to participate.
Outcome Measures (Prior Year
Reports and Q12)
Reported serving 29,977 meals in FY22. More information can be
found in the FY22 4th quarter report.
Persons to Benefit (Form B, Form
C, Q11 and Q12)
Agency does not track demographics. Over 30,000 meals served in
FY22.
III. Evidence of Financial Capacity
Collaboration/Operations Plan (Q7
and Form C)
Collaborations with numerous other agencies such as HACAP
described.
Agency Budget (Q5 and Form C) Agency has a negative carryover balance with the three-year
average at -$436,962.
Leveraging Funds (Q12 and Form
C) Funding request is 18.24% of total agency budget.
IV. Evidence of Administrative Capacity
Quality of Application (Overall App) Additional financial records would be useful. Overall appears
reasonable given the lack of demographic data.
Experience and Success (Past
Performance, Form A, and Overall
App)
Agency has received more than five years of consecutive LA2A
funding.
Questions, Considerations, and Concerns
• Are agency operations financially sustainable?
• Six months of profit and loss reports submitted. Are other financial statements available?
Funding History
FY23 (calendar 2022-2023) $19,230
FY22 (calendar 2021-2022) $18,805
FY21 (calendar 2020-2021) $17,944
FY20 (calendar 2019-2020) $16,000
FY19 (calendar 2018-2019) $15,000
Has the agency received other City
administered funding in the last 5
years?
$6,000 – General Fund (COVID assistance)
Application summaries are intended to be a high-level overview of key information and not a substitute for
the full submission. Please consider all materials submitted by the applicant.