Pen & Napkin

Analysis

Pen & Napkin is a registered charity in United States, based in Glendale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Pen & Napkin reported income of $97k and spending of $94k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $67k to $97k (+45%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Pen & Napkin sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Silverdale Rotary Club Foundation ($97k), Tigard Downtown Alliance ($97k) and Biz Net Cares Foundation ($97k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $18k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $18k.