Lunches of Love

Analysis

Lunches of Love is a registered charity in United States, based in Rosenberg, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2012, 14 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, Lunches of Love reported income of $503k and spending of $298k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $503k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lunches of Love sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of St Vincent de Paul District Council of Mobile Alabama ($503k), Youngmoms ($503k) and Fallbrook Senior Citizens Ser Club ($503k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 105% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.