Mason Meals

Analysis

Mason Meals is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2023, 3 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, Mason Meals reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $304k to $2.8m (+812%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mason Meals sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Alliance ($2.8m), Senior Community Services Inc ($2.8m) and Brazilian Worker Center Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $303k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $700k against liabilities of $423k, net assets of $277k. It reported 33 employees.