Urban Gleaners

Analysis

Urban Gleaners is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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, Urban Gleaners reported income of $8.3m and spending of $8.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $8.3m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban Gleaners sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Table to Table Food Distribution Network ($8.3m), Urban Impact Foundation ($8.3m) and Journeys in Community Living Inc ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $531k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 15 employees.