Texas Center for Local Food

Analysis

Texas Center for Local Food is a registered charity in United States, based in Elgin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, Texas Center for Local Food reported income of $776k and spending of $799k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $210k to $776k (+270%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Texas Center for Local Food sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jumpstart Child Care Ministry Inc I ($776k), Christophers Haven Inc ($777k) and Davis Farmers Market Alliance ($776k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $368k. At year end it held assets of $19k against liabilities of $39k, net assets of -$20k. It reported 8 employees.