Food Link Inc

Analysis

Food Link Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 June 2023, Food Link Inc reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $4.0m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 253%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Food Link Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leahs Pantry Inc ($4.0m), Ccof Foundation ($4.0m) and Collaborative Healing Initiative Within Communities Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $601k. It paid $33k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 12 employees.