Westmoreland County Food Bank Inc

Analysis

Westmoreland County Food Bank Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Delmont, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1982, 44 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, Westmoreland County Food Bank Inc reported income of $14.5m and spending of $13.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $12.6m to $14.5m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Westmoreland County Food Bank Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blessings in a Backpack Inc ($14.4m), Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation ($14.5m) and Brazos Valley Community Action Programs ($14.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $239k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. It paid $364k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $12.1m against liabilities of $891k, net assets of $11.2m. It reported 33 employees.