Food Empowerment Project

Analysis

Food Empowerment Project is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 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, Food Empowerment Project reported income of $623k and spending of $779k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $398k to $623k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Food Empowerment Project sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milagros Foundation ($623k), Egtc Workforce Development Inc ($623k) and Trillium House ($623k).

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 $116k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $418k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $82k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 9 employees.