Nutrition Education Services

Analysis

Nutrition Education Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Slidell, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 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 September 2024, Nutrition Education Services reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2024, income grew from $1.8m to $2.0m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Nutrition Education Services sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Diego Hunger Coalition ($2.0m), Heroes on the Water ($2.0m) and Greater Elizabethtown Area Recreation and Community Services ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $240k. At year end it held assets of $189k against liabilities of $162k, net assets of $27k. It reported 10 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.