Culinary Angels

Analysis

Culinary Angels is a registered charity in United States, based in Livermore, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Culinary Angels reported income of $275k and spending of $402k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $382k to $275k (-28%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Culinary Angels sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carolina Adoption Services Inc ($275k), Topeka Lulac Multipurpose Senior Center Inc ($275k) and Rains County Good Samaritans ($275k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $136k. At year end it held assets of $362k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $348k. It reported 9 employees.