The Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling Inc

Analysis

The Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheeling, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 years ago. 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, The Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling Inc reported income of $871k and spending of $712k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $421k to $871k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Baldwin County Inc ($871k), Friends of Neve College for Women Inc ($871k) and Roslyn Landmark Society Inc ($871k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $293k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 16 employees.