Whidbey Island Nourishes

Analysis

Whidbey Island Nourishes is a registered charity in United States, based in Langley, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2011, 15 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, Whidbey Island Nourishes reported income of $270k and spending of $286k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $193k to $270k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Whidbey Island Nourishes sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Petronille Healthy Society ($270k), Marshall County Community Kitchen Inc ($270k) and Community Organizing for Racial Equity - Core ($270k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $80k. At year end it held assets of $144k against liabilities of $9,309, net assets of $134k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.