Right From the Start Nutrition

Analysis

Right From the Start Nutrition is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1998, 28 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 December 2023, Right From the Start Nutrition reported income of $5.4m and spending of $5.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $5.4m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Right From the Start Nutrition sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenacre Homes Inc ($5.4m), Prevail Ca ($5.4m) and Vehicles for Change Inc ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $471k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $882k, net assets of $136k. It reported 11 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.