Good Spoon

Analysis

Good Spoon is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, Good Spoon reported income of $902k and spending of $835k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $575k to $902k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Good Spoon sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lawrence Extended Day Program Inc ($902k), Optimentality ($902k) and Alliance Child & Family Solutions ($902k).

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 $70k (8.4% of expenses). It paid $6,174 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $537k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $537k. It reported 2 employees.