Curts Cafe

Analysis

Curts Cafe is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic 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, Curts Cafe reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.3m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Curts Cafe sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dunn County Fair Association ($1.3m), Jubilee Jobs Inc ($1.3m) and Foundation for Black Entrepreneursh Ip ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $636k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $881k, net assets of $317k. It reported 64 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.