West Ohio Food Bank

Analysis

West Ohio Food Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Lima, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1990, 36 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, West Ohio Food Bank reported income of $14.0m and spending of $13.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.8m to $14.0m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Ohio Food Bank sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Joseph the Protector Foundation Inc ($14.0m), Greater Erie Community Action Committee ($14.0m) and Fair Food Network ($14.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $627k. At year end it held assets of $10.0m against liabilities of $971k, net assets of $9.1m. It reported 19 employees.