Food for Thought Denver

Analysis

Food for Thought Denver is a registered charity in United States, based in Arvada, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2024, Food for Thought Denver reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.8m to $1.9m (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Food for Thought Denver 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 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Genesee Community Charter School Flour City Campus ($1.9m), Pivot Education Inc ($1.9m) and Kenai Classical Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $109k, net assets of $5.9m.