Center for Food Action in New Jersey

Analysis

Center for Food Action in New Jersey is a registered charity in United States, based in Englewood, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Center for Food Action in New Jersey reported income of $12.8m and spending of $13.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.4m to $12.8m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Center for Food Action in New Jersey sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safehaven of Tarrant County ($12.8m), Support Solutions Inc ($12.8m) and Allied Community Resources Inc ($12.8m).

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 $189k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $196k, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 31 employees.