Columbia Pacific Food Bank

Analysis

Columbia Pacific Food Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Helens, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 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, Columbia Pacific Food Bank reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.4m (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Columbia Pacific Food Bank sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wheelchairs 4 Kids ($2.4m), Young Womens Christian Association YWCA of Kauai ($2.4m) and Smart Living Learning Earning with Autism ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $116k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $288k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 5 employees.