Sonoma Family Meal

Analysis

Sonoma Family Meal is a registered charity in United States, based in Petaluma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Sonoma Family Meal reported income of $112k and spending of $285k, spending 255% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $112k (-95%), an average of -62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Sonoma Family Meal sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Van Port Volunteer Fire Department ($112k), Woodbridge Volunteer Fire Association Inc ($112k) and Diamond Head Lone Chapel District R Ural Rescue and Fire Defense Co ($112k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 143% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $71k. At year end it held assets of $764k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $754k. It reported 6 employees.