Council for Healthy Food Systems

Analysis

Council for Healthy Food Systems is a registered charity in United States, based in Cameron, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 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, Council for Healthy Food Systems reported income of $194k and spending of $175k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $153k to $194k (+26%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Council for Healthy Food Systems sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 57th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Arms for Refugees Inc ($194k), Immerge Inc ($194k) and Historic Frostburg - a Maryland Main St Community Inc ($194k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. At year end it held assets of $62k against liabilities of $1,470, net assets of $60k.