Mendocino Food and Nutrition Program

Analysis

Mendocino Food and Nutrition Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Bragg, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1979, 47 years ago. 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, Mendocino Food and Nutrition Program reported income of $5.2m and spending of $5.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $5.2m (+33%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mendocino Food and Nutrition Program sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wayside House Inc ($5.2m), Windsor Independent Living Association Inc ($5.2m) and Catholic Charities Foundation ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $419k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $141k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 15 employees.