Charity profile · Historical source record

D.C. Central Kitchen

EIN 52-1584936Human Services District of Columbia Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Combating hunger, creating opportunity

DC Central Kitchen uses food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities. Since our founding in 1989, DC Central Kitchen has prepared 27 million meals for our low-income neighbors in Washington, DC - but don't mistake us for a soup kitchen.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.92Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$17,227,986

Total expenses · USD$16,677,394

Program expenses

$14,375,913.63 recorded amount

86.2%

Fundraising expenses

$967,288.85 recorded amount

5.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,317,514.13 recorded amount

7.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Michael F. Curtin Jr.
Recorded compensation: $180,802.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.08%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for D.C. Central Kitchen
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	DC Central Kitchen uses food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities. Since our founding in 1989, DC Central Kitchen has prepared 27 million meals for our low-income neighbors in Washington, DC - but don't mistake us for a soup kitchen.
`ein` EIN	52-1584936
`tot_exp` Total expenses	16677394.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.079
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057999999999999996
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.862
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael F. Curtin Jr.
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	180802.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0108
`motto` Tagline	Combating hunger, creating opportunity
`name` Charity name	D.C. Central Kitchen
`tot_rev` Total revenue	17227986.0
`score` Overall score	92.92
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	14375913.628
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	967288.852
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1317514.126

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1584936
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.