Adopt-A-Family Local Foods Connection

Analysis

Adopt-A-Family Local Foods Connection is a registered charity in United States, based in Grinnell, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 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, Adopt-A-Family Local Foods Connection reported income of $199k and spending of $178k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $31k to $199k (+542%), an average of +153% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 903%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Adopt-A-Family Local Foods Connection sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foss Empowerment Foundation ($199k), Batesville Area Ministerial Association Inc ($199k) and Bestowers Foundation Inc ($199k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 71% of the total. At year end it held assets of $54k against liabilities of $748, net assets of $54k.