Hot Meals USA

Analysis

Hot Meals USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Kearney, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, Hot Meals USA reported income of $667k and spending of $482k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $170k to $667k (+293%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 241%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hot Meals USA sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Seva Inc ($667k), Precious Years Learning Center ($667k) and Life Source International Inc ($666k).

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 $133k. At year end it held assets of $282k against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $225k. It reported 3 employees.