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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2024 Expires: October 2026

Loveland's Community Kitchen

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

427 North Garfield Avenue
Loveland, CO, 80539

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Loveland's Community Kitchen meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"We provide a meal for the hungry, conversation for the lonely, rest for those who are struggling and a voice for those in need."

Year, State Incorporated:
1996, CO

The Community Kitchen is a 501(c)3 organization in Loveland that provides nutritious prepared meals and sustainable food bags 7 days per week to anyone in need. The Kitchen's mission is to provide FOOD for people who are hungry, CONVERSATION for people who are lonely, REST for people who are struggling, and a VOICE for people in need. There are no qualifications for our services.  The Community Kitchen is the only agency in Loveland open 7 days a week providing food to people experiencing food insecurity. The Kitchen has served our community since 1996. The Community Kitchen believes that everyone deserves access to food. Anyone can come during serving times to get a prepared meal, including those who are unhoused, unable to prepare their own meals due to age or disability, and/or those who do not earn a living wage and are food insecure. Dinner is served in our dining room, or for those who prefer, through our trailer in the parking lot. Sustainable food bags (to-go food sufficient for up to 3 meals) are also available at our trailer. In addition to providing meals at its location, the Kitchen also works with other agencies in the community to ensure people have access to food. Meals are provided to support Salvation Army’s motel respite program, breakfast at the Loveland Resource Center, and at other agencies providing food items. The Kitchen conducts Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) compliant intakes and is part of the city's coordinated efforts to address homelessness.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Loveland's Community Kitchen's program expenses were:

Programs $346,778
Total Program Expenses $346,778

Chair of the Board
Ms. Jenny Kettlewell, Cash Management Consultant

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Bank of Colorado

Board Size
10

Paid Staff Size
2

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: -0.82%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Loveland's Community Kitchen's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Contributions $292,412
Grants $132,272
Contributions Gifts in Kind $5,019
Other Income $-61,646
Total Income $368,057

Programs: 85% Fundraising: -1% Administrative: 16%

Total Income $368,057
Total expenses: $407,447
  Program expenses $346,778
  Fundraising expenses $-3,538
  Administrative expenses $64,207
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-39,390
Beginning Net Assets $606,170
Other Changes In Net Assets $-15,780
Ending Net Assets $551,000
Total Liabilities $17,828
Total Assets $607,434

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