Civil Eats

Analysis

Civil Eats is a registered charity in United States, based in Cotati, 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, Civil Eats reported income of $1.3m and spending of $954k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.3m (-31%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Civil Eats sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meals on Wheels of Loveland and Berthoud Inc ($1.3m), Gateway Residential Services ($1.3m) and New Beginnings Center for Children and Families Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $474k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 11 employees.