Culinary Care

Analysis

Culinary Care is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2013, 13 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, Culinary Care reported income of $651k and spending of $673k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $311k to $651k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Culinary Care sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound ($651k), Perkins Co Retirement Assoc Westview Retirement Community ($652k) and Rods Heroes Inc ($651k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $202k. At year end it held assets of $838k against liabilities of $569k, net assets of $270k. It reported 9 employees.