California Association of Food Banks

Analysis

California Association of Food Banks is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 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, California Association of Food Banks reported income of $76.8m and spending of $77.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $29.2m to $76.8m (+163%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 251%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, California Association of Food Banks sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay ($76.3m), Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina ($76.9m) and Main Line Health Homecare & Hospice ($76.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $492k (0.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $28.2m against liabilities of $7.3m, net assets of $20.9m. It reported 43 employees.