Sumner Community Food Bank

Analysis

Sumner Community Food Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Sumner, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Sumner Community Food Bank reported income of $10.1m and spending of $9.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $10.1m (+714%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 124%. 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, Sumner Community Food Bank 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 Shaohannahs Hope Inc ($10.1m), Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg ($10.1m) and Meals on Wheels Atlanta Inc ($10.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $254k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $51k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 7 employees.