Community Food Initiatives

Analysis

Community Food Initiatives is a registered charity in United States, based in Athens, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1995, 31 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, Community Food Initiatives reported income of $358k and spending of $345k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $251k to $358k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Food Initiatives sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Compurecycling Center Inc ($358k), Ravenna Christian School ($358k) and John W Williams Corp ($358k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 10.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $136k. At year end it held assets of $47k against liabilities of $3,616, net assets of $44k. It reported 6 employees.