Community Kitchens Inc

Analysis

Community Kitchens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2021, 5 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, Community Kitchens Inc reported income of $992k and spending of $1.5m, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $992k (-1.5%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Kitchens Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles ($992k), Hogar Albergue Jesus de Nazaret ($992k) and Southside Virginia Family YMCA ($991k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $277k. At year end it held assets of $219k against liabilities of $6,205, net assets of $213k. It reported 8 employees.