Feast of Justice

Analysis

Feast of Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 June 2023, Feast of Justice reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $258k to $3.6m (+1292%), an average of +93% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 799%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Feast of Justice sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peaceful Paths Inc ($3.6m), Gulf Coast Kids House Inc ($3.6m) and Mississippi Low-Income Child-Care Initiative ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $134k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $173k, net assets of $883k. It reported 8 employees.