Food Outreach Inc

Analysis

Food Outreach Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1989, 37 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, Food Outreach Inc reported income of $2.9m and spending of $3.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.9m (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Food Outreach Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Palau Community Action Agency ($2.9m), Dine Bii Association for Disabled Citizens Inc ($2.9m) and Encircle Family and Youth Resource Center ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $789k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $158k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 20 employees.