Fresh Start Cafe

Analysis

Fresh Start Cafe is a registered charity in United States, based in Canonsburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, Fresh Start Cafe reported income of $73k and spending of $61k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $175k to $73k (-58%), an average of -58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fresh Start Cafe sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Owen District Band Boosters Inc ($73k), Uhy Cares Michigan ($73k) and Cornerstone Community Development Corporation ($73k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% of the total. At year end it held assets of $273k against liabilities of $4,275, net assets of $269k. It reported 13 employees.