Food Fort

Analysis

Food Fort is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2017, 9 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, Food Fort reported income of $101k and spending of $128k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $100k to $101k (+0.9%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Food Fort sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teens for Christ Inc ($101k), Heir Christian Service Camp ($101k) and Suburban Balance ($101k).

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 $56k against liabilities of $3,530, net assets of $53k.