Eastwest Food Rescue

Analysis

Eastwest Food Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Eastwest Food Rescue reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $60.6m to $3.3m (-95%), an average of -62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Eastwest Food Rescue sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regional Transportation Program Inc ($3.3m), First Baptist Church of Clarendon Child Development Center ($3.3m) and Erie Family Center ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $34k. It paid $616 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $872k against liabilities of $86k, net assets of $786k. It reported 2 employees.