CheckbookVendor
What has the City paid Rainbow Mealworms?
$56K in City payments across 365 checks, from February 14, 2019 to September 4, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026
As published: RAINBOW MEALWORMS
$56KTotal paid
365Payments
$153Average payment
FY2025-26Peak full year · $30K
By fiscal year
FY2018-19
$5K
FY2019-20
$9K
FY2020-21
$5K
FY2021-22
$5K
FY2022-23
$1K
FY2024-25
$299
FY2025-26
$30K
FY2026-27 *
$1K
Who pays them
Zoo$56K
What for
Feed and Grain$56K
365 payments
* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $1K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $0.
Most recent payments
The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.
| Date | Budget line | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | GIANT MEALWORMS, 1000 CT | $505 |
| September 4, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | PIN HEADS, 1000 CT | $403 |
| September 4, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | LARGE CRICKETS, 1000 CT | $181 |
| September 4, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | MEDIUM CRICKETS, 1000 CT | $88 |
| September 4, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | SMALL CRICKETS, 1000 CT | $70 |
| September 4, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | DIVIDE ORDER PER BAG, EXTRA | $44 |
| September 4, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | NIGHT CRAWLERS | $6 |
| March 24, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | PIN HEAD CRICKETS, 1000 CT | $404 |
| March 24, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | GIANT MEALWORMS, 1000 CT | $328 |
| March 24, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | LARGE CRICKETS, 5 WEEKS OLD, 1000 CT | $193 |
| March 24, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | MEDIUM CRICKETS, 4 WEEKS OLD, 1000 CT | $88 |
| March 24, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | SMALL CRICKETS, 2 WEEKS OLD, 1000 CT | $70 |
| March 24, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | WAXWORMS, 250 CT | $65 |
| March 24, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | DIVIDE ORDER PER BAG - EXTRA W/TAX | $43 |
| March 24, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | DIVIDE ORDER PER BAG - EXTRA | $8 |
| February 19, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | PIN HEAD CRICKETS | $404 |
| February 19, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | LARGE CRICKETS | $296 |
| February 19, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | THOUSAND GIANT MEALWORMS | $252 |
| February 19, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | MEDIUM CRICKETS | $88 |
| February 19, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | SMALL CRICKETS | $70 |
| February 19, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | DIVIDE ORDER PER BOX EXTRA -TAXED | $32 |
| February 19, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | NIGHT CRAWLERS | $24 |
| February 19, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | DIVIDE ORDER PER BAG - EXTRA - NO TAX | $11 |
| February 18, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | GIANT MEALWORMS, 1000 CT | $505 |
| February 18, 2026 | Feed and GrainZoo | PIN HEAD CRICKETS, 1000 CT | $404 |
Sources
LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.