United Food Bank

Analysis

United Food Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Mesa, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1985, 41 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 June 2023, United Food Bank reported income of $46.0m and spending of $43.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $33.2m to $46.0m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United Food Bank sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Mens Christian Association of Delaware ($45.9m), Disability Services of the Southwest ($46.0m) and Integrated Services for Behavioral Health ($45.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $300k (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. It paid $102k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $24.3m against liabilities of $4.1m, net assets of $20.2m. It reported 68 employees.