Mamas Kitchen

Analysis

Mamas Kitchen is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1995, 31 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 June 2023, Mamas Kitchen reported income of $5.5m and spending of $5.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $5.5m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mamas Kitchen sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partners in Learning Child Development Center Inc ($5.5m), Gordon Jewish Community Center ($5.5m) and Spring Meadow Resources Inc ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $427k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $12.5m against liabilities of $282k, net assets of $12.2m. It reported 45 employees.