Father McKenna Center Inc

Analysis

Father McKenna Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 September 2023, Father McKenna Center Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $1.8m (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 40%. 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, Father McKenna Center Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heavens View Community Development Corporation ($1.8m), Tennessee Valley Youth Services II Inc ($1.8m) and Adoption Related Services of Pinellas Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $796k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 18 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.