Nourish Pierce County

Analysis

Nourish Pierce County is a registered charity in United States, based in Tacoma, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1983, 43 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, Nourish Pierce County reported income of $13.3m and spending of $12.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.0m to $13.3m (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Nourish Pierce County sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stoddard Baptist Home ($13.2m), Camp Ramah in California Inc ($13.3m) and Easter Seals Oregon ($13.2m).

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 $279k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. It paid $17k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.1m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 42 employees.