West Seattle Food Bank

Analysis

West Seattle Food Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1990, 36 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 June 2023, West Seattle Food Bank reported income of $6.9m and spending of $6.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $6.3m to $6.9m (+9.7%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Seattle Food Bank sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Young Farmers Coalition ($6.9m), Young Womens Christian Assn of Birmingham ($6.9m) and Franciscan Care Center ($6.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $617k. It paid $27k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $149k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 17 employees.