Auburn Food Bank

Analysis

Auburn Food Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 2022, Auburn Food Bank reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2022, income grew from $3.6m to $4.7m (+32%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Auburn Food Bank 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 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Concordia University Wisconsin Foundation Inc ($4.7m), Sojourner Foundation Inc ($4.7m) and Foundation for Metrowest Inc ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $599k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 35 employees.