Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank

Analysis

Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Sinking SPG, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1983, 43 years ago. 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 June 2023, Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank reported income of $8.9m and spending of $9.8m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $11.8m to $8.9m (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank 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 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Finnish American Rest Home Inc ($8.9m), Indiana Community Action Program ($8.9m) and San Leandro Boys Club Inc ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $922k. At year end it held assets of $10.9m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $9.0m. It reported 49 employees.