Arlington Eats Inc

Analysis

Arlington Eats Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2017, 9 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 June 2023, Arlington Eats Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $831k to $1.8m (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Arlington Eats 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 84th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Share Good ($1.8m), Ellas Foundation ($1.8m) and Total Quality Residential Services Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $149k. It paid $57k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $824k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 5 employees.