Our Neighbors Table

Analysis

Our Neighbors Table is a registered charity in United States, based in Amesbury, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Our Neighbors Table reported income of $4.9m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $4.9m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Our Neighbors Table sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Family Resource Network Inc ($4.9m), Education & Empowerment Inc ($4.9m) and Foundation for Talbert House ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $771k. It paid $31k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $11.2m against liabilities of $3.8m, net assets of $7.3m. It reported 23 employees.