Central Downtown Food Basket

Analysis

Central Downtown Food Basket is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1992, 34 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, Central Downtown Food Basket reported income of $142k and spending of $188k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $142k to $142k (+0.4%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Central Downtown Food Basket sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taylor County Disaster Recovery Inc ($142k), Good Samaritan Mission Inc ($142k) and Highland County Childrens Home Inc ($142k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $35k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $35k.