White Center Emergency Food Association

Analysis

White Center Emergency Food Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1982, 44 years ago. 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, White Center Emergency Food Association reported income of $5.7m and spending of $4.5m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $5.7m (+209%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, White Center Emergency Food Association sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Innovation Depot Inc ($5.7m), Young Mens Christian Association of Lafayette ($5.7m) and St Louis Counseling Inc ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $842k. It paid $9,750 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $7.8m against liabilities of $4.0m, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 19 employees.