Lost Sierra Food Project

Analysis

Lost Sierra Food Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Quincy, 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, Lost Sierra Food Project reported income of $216k and spending of $197k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1 to $216k (+21628100%), an average of +46406% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 14358400%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lost Sierra Food Project sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Echo West Texas ($216k), Kings Ranch Inc ($216k) and Asheville Poverty Initiative ($216k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $109k. At year end it held assets of $116k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $116k. It reported 10 employees.