The Beerwalk

Analysis

The Beerwalk is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Beerwalk reported income of $84k and spending of $83k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $188k to $84k (-55%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 221%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Beerwalk sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 35th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Thank a Cop ($84k), Cortlandia Fund Inc ($84k) and Cans for Kids Inc ($84k).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $7,400 (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $259k against liabilities of $240k, net assets of $19k. It reported 2 employees.