Fork Food Lab

Analysis

Fork Food Lab is a registered charity in United States, based in S Portland, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Fork Food Lab reported income of $1.3m and spending of $977k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $288k to $1.3m (+343%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Fork Food Lab sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clean Lakes Alliance Inc ($1.3m), One Hundred Miles Inc ($1.3m) and Worldmind Nature Immersion School ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $61k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $233k. It paid $4,913 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $3.5m, net assets of -$196k. It reported 11 employees.