A Cup of Cold Water

Analysis

A Cup of Cold Water is a registered charity in United States, based in Wailuku, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, A Cup of Cold Water reported income of $808k and spending of $211k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $28k to $808k (+2775%), an average of +2776% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 2775%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, A Cup of Cold Water sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Livonia Opportunity House a Non-Profit Housing Corporation ($808k), Bertie County Y M C a Inc ($808k) and Ozark Regional Share and Care Program Inc ($808k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $697k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $697k.