Food for Families

Analysis

Food for Families is a registered charity in United States, based in W Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 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 December 2023, Food for Families reported income of $4.8m and spending of $5.5m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.0m to $4.8m (-4.8%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Food for Families sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elings Park Foundation ($4.8m), Tohatchi Area of Opportunity & Services Inc ($4.8m) and Institute for Professionals in Taxation ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.6m.