Teen Kitchen Project

Analysis

Teen Kitchen Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Soquel, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Teen Kitchen Project reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $1.0m (-7.7%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Teen Kitchen Project sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chautauqua Striders Inc ($1.0m), Abilene Youth Sports Authority Inc ($1.0m) and City Blossoms Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $462k. At year end it held assets of $611k against liabilities of $158k, net assets of $453k. It reported 69 employees.