Fareground Community Kitchen

Analysis

Fareground Community Kitchen is a registered charity in United States, based in Beacon, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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, Fareground Community Kitchen reported income of $65k and spending of $116k, spending 179% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $103k to $65k (-37%), an average of -37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fareground Community Kitchen sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bliss Spiritual Co-Op ($65k), El Paso County Homeless Veterans Coalition ($65k) and Math & Democracy ($64k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (68% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $90k against liabilities of $2,235, net assets of $88k. It reported 1 employees.