California Emergency Foodlink

Analysis

California Emergency Foodlink is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 September 2023, California Emergency Foodlink reported income of $6.7m and spending of $8.2m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $27.5m to $6.7m (-75%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, California Emergency Foodlink sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fuse Corps ($6.7m), Toledo Christian Schools Incorporated ($6.7m) and North Texas State Soccer Association Inc ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $466k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $618k. At year end it held assets of $10.8m against liabilities of $871k, net assets of $9.9m. It reported 22 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.