Operation Food Search Inc

Analysis

Operation Food Search Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1982, 44 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 September 2023, Operation Food Search Inc reported income of $35.1m and spending of $35.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $38.8m to $35.1m (-9.6%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Operation Food Search Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Covenant Health Care Center Inc ($35.1m), Valley Senior Services Alliance ($35.1m) and Community Partners International ($35.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $219k (0.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. It paid $255k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $21.3m against liabilities of $404k, net assets of $20.9m. It reported 64 employees.