Crossword Cafe

Analysis

Crossword Cafe is a registered charity in United States, based in Chillicothe, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, Crossword Cafe reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $613k to $1.3m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Crossword Cafe sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cabarrus Meals on Wheels Inc ($1.3m), Amazing Grace Child and Family Services ($1.3m) and Robeson County Church and Community Center Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $29k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $305k. At year end it held assets of $641k against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $568k. It reported 14 employees.