Meds & Food for Kids

Analysis

Meds & Food for Kids is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 September 2023, Meds & Food for Kids reported income of $5.6m and spending of $6.6m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $5.6m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Meds & Food for Kids sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asia Harvest ($5.6m), Embrace Relief Foundation Inc ($5.6m) and Orphan Outreach ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $880k. At year end it held assets of $9.5m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $8.2m. It reported 8 employees.