Les Cheneaux Culinary School

Analysis

Les Cheneaux Culinary School is a registered charity in United States, based in Hessel, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Les Cheneaux Culinary School reported income of $769k and spending of $771k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $518k to $769k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Les Cheneaux Culinary School sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cobb Street Children Learning Center ($769k), Hayworth Christian School Inc ($769k) and Parent Teacher Association of P S 59 Inc ($769k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $203k. At year end it held assets of $504k against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $431k. It reported 35 employees.