Desert Spoon Food Hub

Analysis

Desert Spoon Food Hub is a registered charity in United States, based in El Paso, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2019, 7 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, Desert Spoon Food Hub reported income of $482k and spending of $678k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $394k to $482k (+22%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 270%. 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, Desert Spoon Food Hub sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Across Borders Foundation ($482k), Wright County Childrens Home ($482k) and Yad Nisim and Ezer Yakob Inc ($482k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $297k. At year end it held assets of $75k against liabilities of $3,084, net assets of $72k. It reported 9 employees.