Youth Cooking Services

Analysis

Youth Cooking Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Larkspur, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 June 2023, Youth Cooking Services reported income of $152k and spending of $159k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income fell from $219k to $152k (-31%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Youth Cooking Services sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Almost Home ($152k), Bread of Life Missions Inc ($152k) and Stony Brook Legendary Lights Inc ($152k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 36% of the total. At year end it held assets of $158k against liabilities of $3,690, net assets of $155k.