El Pasoans Fighting Hunger

Analysis

El Pasoans Fighting Hunger is a registered charity in United States, based in El Paso, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 December 2023, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger reported income of $219.0m and spending of $234.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $43.2m to $219.0m (+406%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 571%. 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, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include People Inc ($216.1m), Elwyn of Pennsylvania and Delaware ($222.0m) and Rising Ground Inc ($215.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $562k (0.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $31.1m against liabilities of $19.7m, net assets of $11.4m. It reported 111 employees.