Last Mile Food Rescue

Analysis

Last Mile Food Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Cincinnati, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 December 2023, Last Mile Food Rescue reported income of $7.6m and spending of $7.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $442k to $7.6m (+1612%), an average of +158% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 434%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Last Mile Food Rescue sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Federal Hill House Association Inc ($7.6m), Respond Inc ($7.6m) and Multi Community Diversified Services Inc ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $400k. It paid $77k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $738k, net assets of $774k. It reported 14 employees.