Meating the Need

Analysis

Meating the Need is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 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 December 2023, Meating the Need reported income of $95k and spending of $126k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $81k to $95k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Meating the Need sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sky Cross Inc ($95k), St Joseph Conference Marinette Wi ($95k) and Latinos Unidos En Massachusetts Inc ($95k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $73k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $73k.