Food Literacy Center

Analysis

Food Literacy Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. 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 (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 Literacy Center reported income of $873k and spending of $1.2m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $666k to $873k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Food Literacy Center sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Good Dog Foundation Inc ($873k), Grace House Akron Inc ($873k) and The Safe Crossings Foundation ($873k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $177k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $520k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $80k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 15 employees.