Friendly Kitchen

Analysis

Friendly Kitchen is a registered charity in United States, based in Winchester, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1981, 45 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, Friendly Kitchen reported income of $584k and spending of $546k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $362k to $584k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friendly Kitchen sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montessori Childrens House of Lenawee Inc ($583k), Hermitage Capital & Reserve Corporation ($584k) and Planet Bee Foundation ($583k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $147k. At year end it held assets of $93k against liabilities of $7,207, net assets of $86k.