Feeding the Valley Inc

Analysis

Feeding the Valley Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Midland, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1983, 43 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Feeding the Valley Inc reported income of $27.0m and spending of $24.7m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $27.0m (+1031%), an average of +83% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Feeding the Valley Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Assyrian National Council of Illinois ($26.9m), Ascension Living Alexian Village Tennesee ($27.0m) and Washington and Jane Smith Community Beverly ($26.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $158k (0.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. It paid $238k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $18.8m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $16.6m. It reported 56 employees.