Justice League of Food

Analysis

Justice League of Food is a registered charity in United States, based in WDM, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic 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, Justice League of Food reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $417k to $1.2m (+179%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Justice League of Food sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preservation Alliance of New Orleans Incorporated ($1.2m), Nra Iatse Local 720 Training Trust Fund ($1.2m) and Wear Gloves Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.8% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $392k. At year end it held assets of $660k against liabilities of $815k, net assets of -$155k. It reported 21 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.