Rogue Food Unites

Analysis

Rogue Food Unites is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Rogue Food Unites reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.0m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $18.3m to $4.7m (-74%), an average of -49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Rogue Food Unites sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Honey Creek Township Volunteer Firefighters Inc ($4.7m), Lewes Fire Department Incorporated ($4.8m) and Hatzoloh Ems Inc ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $820k. At year end it held assets of $13.2m against liabilities of $512k, net assets of $12.7m. It reported 15 employees.