Feeding Washington

Analysis

Feeding Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 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 June 2023, Feeding Washington reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $713k to $2.6m (+265%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Feeding Washington 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 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Aid Society of Franklin County ($2.6m), Open Table Inc ($2.6m) and Young Men Christian Association ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $325k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $396k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 8 employees.