Compassion Cafe

Analysis

Compassion Cafe is a registered charity in United States, based in Beach Haven, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Compassion Cafe reported income of $293k and spending of $244k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $7,283 to $293k (+3923%), an average of +243% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 5901%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Compassion Cafe sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 67th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Virginia Alliance for Business Commerce and Communities Foundatio ($293k), Fox Oakland Theater Inc ($293k) and Az Cyber Initiative ($293k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $11k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $103k. At year end it held assets of $479k against liabilities of $4,590, net assets of $474k. It reported 81 employees.