San Diego Food System Alliance

Analysis

San Diego Food System Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 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, San Diego Food System Alliance reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $936k to $2.1m (+120%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, San Diego Food System Alliance sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stanly County Family YMCA ($2.1m), Maryland Child Services Inc ($2.1m) and LA New Times Western School Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 104% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $268k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $522k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 10 employees.