Artisan Cheese Festival

Analysis

Artisan Cheese Festival is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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 August 2023, Artisan Cheese Festival reported income of $278k and spending of $211k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $276k to $278k (+0.9%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 61%. 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, Artisan Cheese Festival sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home Community Supported Living Arrangements ($278k), Giving in Kindness in Arkansas Inc ($278k) and Southern Virginia Food Hub ($278k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $42k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18k. At year end it held assets of $162k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $162k.