Food to the Rescue

Analysis

Food to the Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Cookeville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2017, 9 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 to the Rescue reported income of $147k and spending of $145k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $125k to $147k (+18%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Food to the Rescue sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice Inc ($147k), Enitan Story ($147k) and Sheltered Living Services Inc ($147k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $80k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $80k.