Charlies Lunch Ministries

Analysis

Charlies Lunch Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in El Paso, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Charlies Lunch Ministries reported income of $389k and spending of $388k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $363k to $389k (+7.1%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Charlies Lunch Ministries sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adm Capital Foundation Inc ($389k), Asian Evangelistic Organization ($389k) and Track Two an Institute for Citizen Diplomacy ($388k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (38% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $64k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $64k.