Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles

Analysis

Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2020, 6 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, Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $256k to $1.1m (+318%), an average of +104% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 236%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Service League Inc ($1.1m), D&e a Financial Education and Training Institute Inc ($1.1m) and Future Stars Youth Services Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 7.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11k. At year end it held assets of $311k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $291k.