Emergency Food Bank

Analysis

Emergency Food Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Stockton, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 years ago. 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 2024, Emergency Food Bank reported income of $14.8m and spending of $13.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $7.5m to $14.8m (+96%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Emergency Food Bank sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth & Family Services Inc ($14.7m), P G Chambers School Inc ($14.8m) and Saint James School ($14.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $167k (1.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $132k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 29 employees.