Adams County Emergency Food Bank

Analysis

Adams County Emergency Food Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Commerce City, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2013, 13 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, Adams County Emergency Food Bank reported income of $462k and spending of $304k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $549k to $462k (-16%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Adams County Emergency Food Bank sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Willow Foundation ($461k), Childrens Advocacy Center of Erie County Inc ($462k) and One Life ($461k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $105k. It paid $13k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $762k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $762k. It reported 5 employees.