Activate Food Arizona

Analysis

Activate Food Arizona is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 2024, Activate Food Arizona reported income of $1.1m and spending of $909k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $128k to $1.1m (+765%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 464%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Activate Food Arizona sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include R I T E S Inc ($1.1m), Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Regional Foundation ($1.1m) and Iowa Soccer Development Foundation Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $189k. At year end it held assets of $428k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $407k.