Eat Real Certified Inc

Analysis

Eat Real Certified Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Eat Real Certified Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $479k to $2.6m (+450%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Eat Real Certified Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moments with the Book ($2.6m), Help Now of Osceola Inc ($2.6m) and Grace ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $353k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $559k. It paid $62k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $87k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 12 employees.