Cake4kids

Analysis

Cake4kids is a registered charity in United States, based in San Mateo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2011, 15 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 December 2023, Cake4kids reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $252k to $1.3m (+405%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Cake4kids 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 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Comal County Junior Livestock Show Association Inc ($1.3m), Team Walker Inc ($1.3m) and Love Centers International Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $250k. At year end it held assets of $376k against liabilities of $103k, net assets of $273k. It reported 10 employees.