St Francis of Assisi Kitchen

Analysis

St Francis of Assisi Kitchen is a registered charity in United States, based in Scranton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1978, 48 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 June 2023, St Francis of Assisi Kitchen reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.0m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $935k to $1.2m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, St Francis of Assisi Kitchen sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($1.2m), Mela Counseling Services Center Inc ($1.2m) and Project Safe Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $236k. At year end it held assets of $14.8m against liabilities of $77k, net assets of $14.7m. It reported 12 employees.