Feeding the Foothills

Analysis

Feeding the Foothills is a registered charity in United States, based in Roseville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2008, 18 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, Feeding the Foothills reported income of $20.2m and spending of $20.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $12.5m to $20.2m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 32%. 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, Feeding the Foothills sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas Inc ($20.2m), Waypoint Maine Inc ($20.2m) and South Franklin Circle ($20.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $269k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $9.9m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 46 employees.