Alameda Emergency Food

Analysis

Alameda Emergency Food is a registered charity in United States, based in Alameda, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1983, 43 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, Alameda Emergency Food reported income of $5.3m and spending of $4.1m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $5.3m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Alameda Emergency Food 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 CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon Community Warehouse Inc ($5.3m), New Haven Promise Inc ($5.3m) and Community Place of Greater Rochester Inc ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $240k. At year end it held assets of $16.4m against liabilities of $70k, net assets of $16.3m. It reported 4 employees.