Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1998.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
13 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.
Carrie Kitchen-Santiago’s $160K as Executive Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Kitchen-Santiago | $159,972 | $135,417 | $129,798 | $120,555 | $115,000 |
| John Gonzalez | $131,637 | $110,709 | — | — | — |
| Noreen Flewelling | $119,980 | $107,750 | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Cathedral Soup Kitchen INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Provides meals, groceries, job training, and social services to combat food insecurity and promote stability.
Questions for Cathedral Soup Kitchen INC
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The cathedral soup kitchen ("CSK") serves individuals and families experiencing homelessness and poverty in the city of camden, NJ and surrounding areas. It serves meals monday through saturday. In 2020 over 109,000 meals were served.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.0M | $3.7M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $8K | |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $4.8M | $4.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $7.6M | $9.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $541K | $833K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $7.1M | $8.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $115K | $43K | $44K | $29K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $142K | $114K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $161K | $125K | $20K | $16K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $144K | $112K | $18K | $14K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $22K | $22K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $47K | $47K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $42K | $42K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $11K | $10K | $945 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $313K | $287K | $26K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $76K | $76K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $891K | $815K | $50K | $27K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $109K | $56K | $42K | $12K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.3M | $2.5M | $530K | $211K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 4, 2025 | $8.4M | $7.0M | $1.4M | $12.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 8, 2024 | $7.9M | $6.7M | $1.2M | $11.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 30, 2023 | $6.7M | $6.1M | $659K | $9.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 1, 2022 | $6.1M | $5.2M | $873K | $9.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 14, 2021 | $4.5M | $3.3M | $1.3M | $8.3M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,540,828 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,540,828 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,277,761 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $9,172,508 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,339,583 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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