South King County Food Coalition

Analysis

South King County Food Coalition is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, South King County Food Coalition reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $476k to $1.5m (+209%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South King County Food Coalition sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cereals & Grains Association ($1.5m), Refugee and Immigrant Services & Education ($1.5m) and PWT United Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $85k. At year end it held assets of $764k against liabilities of $63k, net assets of $700k. It reported 7 employees.