Food & Water Watch

Analysis

Food & Water Watch is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2006, 20 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 June 2023, Food & Water Watch reported income of $9.9m and spending of $7.6m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $17.9m to $9.9m (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Food & Water Watch sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Intercultural Family Services Inc ($9.9m), Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati ($9.9m) and Prime Coalition Inc ($9.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $151k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.0m. At year end it held assets of $26.0m against liabilities of $7.2m, net assets of $18.8m.