Backpack Brigade

Analysis

Backpack Brigade is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2015, 11 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, Backpack Brigade reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $214k to $1.1m (+429%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 263%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Backpack Brigade sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thomas More Law Center ($1.1m), Midwest Youth Services ($1.1m) and Jaswant Sawhney Irrv Charitable TR ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $92k. At year end it held assets of $714k against liabilities of $223k, net assets of $491k. It reported 5 employees.