Great American Community Kitchen

Analysis

Great American Community Kitchen is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfax, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Great American Community Kitchen reported income of $1.2m and spending of $514k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $887k to $1.2m (+34%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Great American Community Kitchen sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lead the Way Fund Inc ($1.2m), Future Beyond Charity Inc ($1.2m) and Sunshine Family Cares Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $299k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $263k, net assets of $945k. It reported 15 employees.