Outgrowing Hunger

Analysis

Outgrowing Hunger is a registered charity in United States, based in Boring, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2012, 14 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 December 2023, Outgrowing Hunger reported income of $1.0m and spending of $992k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $174k to $1.0m (+482%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Outgrowing Hunger sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Broad Street YMCA Inc ($1.0m), Ideagarden Institute Incorporated ($1.0m) and H3o Foundation ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $26k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $79k. It paid $455 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $138k against liabilities of $800, net assets of $137k. It reported 6 employees.