Cooking Well

Analysis

Cooking Well is a registered charity in United States, based in Steele, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2019, 7 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, Cooking Well reported income of $61k and spending of $71k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $60k to $61k (+1.1%), an average of +1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cooking Well sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watertown Senior Activities Center ($61k), Operation Matt Inc ($61k) and Foundation Blue Inc ($61k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $57k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $57k.