Arlington Community Food Bank

Analysis

Arlington Community Food Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, Arlington Community Food Bank reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.6m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $3.3m (+215%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 245%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Arlington Community Food Bank sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boise Group Homes Inc ($3.3m), Residential Home Association of Marion Inc ($3.3m) and Feeding Hands Inc ($3.3m).

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 $120k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $175k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 13 employees.