Ozarks Food Harvest Inc

Analysis

Ozarks Food Harvest Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1987, 39 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Ozarks Food Harvest Inc reported income of $47.5m and spending of $51.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $34.0m to $47.5m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ozarks Food Harvest Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Region VII Area Agency on Aging Inc ($47.4m), Garden Spot Village ($47.5m) and Eastside Retirement Association ($47.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $207k (0.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $19.4m against liabilities of $280k, net assets of $19.1m. It reported 101 employees.