Operation Sack Lunch

Analysis

Operation Sack Lunch is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1995, 31 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, Operation Sack Lunch reported income of $10.5m and spending of $11.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.1m to $10.5m (+29%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Operation Sack Lunch sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Action Center ($10.5m), Jewish Family Services of Western New York ($10.5m) and Pinellas County Urban League Inc ($10.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $243k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $8.7m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 89 employees.