Golden Empire Gleaners

Analysis

Golden Empire Gleaners is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1986, 40 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, Golden Empire Gleaners reported income of $4.8m and spending of $5.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $4.8m (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Golden Empire Gleaners sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Share and Care for Special People ($4.8m), Snowcap Community Services ($4.8m) and Passaic Family Head Start Inc ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $113k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $104k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 5 employees.