Feed Em Freedom

Analysis

Feed Em Freedom is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2022, 4 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, Feed Em Freedom reported income of $2.6m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $116k to $2.6m (+2140%), an average of +373% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 462%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Feed Em Freedom sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manna Food Bank Incorporated ($2.6m), Cooperative Elder Services Inc ($2.6m) and Joplin Family Y ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 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 $62k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $239k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 18 employees.