Food Forest Collective

Analysis

Food Forest Collective is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2019, 7 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 October 2023, Food Forest Collective reported income of $130k and spending of $116k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from October 2022 to October 2023, income grew from $19k to $130k (+581%), an average of +581% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 581%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Food Forest Collective sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Higbee Senior Citizens Center Inc ($130k), The Mon-Arc of Monroe Inc ($130k) and World Food Bank Kitchen and Urban Farm ($130k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $52k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $52k.