Zero Foodprint

Analysis

Zero Foodprint is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2017, 9 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, Zero Foodprint reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.1m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $473k to $1.9m (+294%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Zero Foodprint sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haven at First & Market Inc ($1.9m), Bedford Area Family Young Mens Christian Association ($1.9m) and Access to Independence Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $556k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $105k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 5 employees.