Food Bank of El Dorado County

Analysis

Food Bank of El Dorado County is a registered charity in United States, based in Cameron Park, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 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, Food Bank of El Dorado County reported income of $6.7m and spending of $5.7m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $718k to $6.7m (+838%), an average of +75% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 564%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Food Bank of El Dorado County 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 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mid-Bronx CCRP Early Childhood Center Inc ($6.7m), Child Inc ($6.7m) and Senior Citizens Services Inc ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $489k. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 16 employees.