Foodwhat Incorporated

Analysis

Foodwhat Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Foodwhat Incorporated reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $654k to $1.8m (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Foodwhat Incorporated sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ingham-Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp Assn ($1.8m), Childrens Advocacy Center of Southeastern Indiana Incorporated ($1.8m) and Missionsafe a New Beginning Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $272k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $545k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 55 employees.