Northwest Nutrition Service

Analysis

Northwest Nutrition Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukie, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1992, 34 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 September 2023, Northwest Nutrition Service reported income of $5.3m and spending of $5.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $5.3m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Northwest Nutrition Service sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liberty House ($5.3m), Rayim for Chaim Inc ($5.3m) and Catholic Charities of St Louis ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $274k. At year end it held assets of $573k against liabilities of $516k, net assets of $57k. It reported 16 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.