Open Table Ministry

Analysis

Open Table Ministry is a registered charity in United States, based in Durham, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2010, 16 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, Open Table Ministry reported income of $628k and spending of $638k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $356k to $628k (+77%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Open Table Ministry sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living ($628k), Creating Opportunities ($629k) and Read and Feed ($628k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $188k. At year end it held assets of $603k against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $570k. It reported 8 employees.