Keep Austin Fed

Analysis

Keep Austin Fed is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2014, 12 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, Keep Austin Fed reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.5m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Keep Austin Fed sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include People in Need Inc of Delaware County Ohio ($2.5m), Asias Hope ($2.5m) and The Family Center - LA Familia ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $133k. At year end it held assets of $478k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $457k. It reported 6 employees.