Canning Hunger Inc

Analysis

Canning Hunger Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brea, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 December 2023, Canning Hunger Inc reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.5m to $3.3m (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Canning Hunger Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Progressive Employment Concepts Inc ($3.3m), Connect Our Kids ($3.3m) and Adoption Connection Pa ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.5% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $320k (10.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $74k. At year end it held assets of $461k against liabilities of $181k, net assets of $280k. It reported 6 employees.