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Essentials Cafe EIN 88-4091332

Essentials Cafe

EIN  88-4091332 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bethlehem, PA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Feeds food-insecure individuals, including the homeless, elderly, and working poor, through a meal center.
Leadership
Tammie Rinker · President
Money in and out
$248K revenue, $187K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency

Feeds food-insecure individuals, including the homeless, elderly, and working poor, through a meal center. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $248K in revenue, $187K in expenses, and $220K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$248K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$187K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$220K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $61K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -10% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+25%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -16% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$248K
FY2025▲ +59%
Total revenue
$248K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$187K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$220K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$61K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$220K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $175K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To provide low cost or free meals to all who dine.

$175Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEssentials Cafe
EINHdr · item D88-4091332
Principal addressHdr · item CBethlehem, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jessentialscafe.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2023

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Tammie Rinker
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dawn Fenner’s $29K as Executive Director is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M 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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$139K · 56%
Program service revenue$104K · 42%
Other revenue$5K · 2%
Contributions & grants56%$139K
Program service revenue42%$104K
Other revenue2%$5K
Investment income$667
Total revenueLn 12$248K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.01
Program services94%$175K
Management & general6%$11K
Fundraising1%$992
Total functional expensesLn 25$187K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$152K
Total assetsLn 16$220K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$551
Total net assetsLn 32$220K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $152K · Operating expenses/yr $187K
9.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $175K · Total expenses $187K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $11K · Total expenses $187K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $992 · Total expenses $187K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $992 · Solicited contributions $139K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $139K · Total revenue $248K
56%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $248K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $104K · Total revenue $248K
42%
Investment reliance
Investment income $667 · Total revenue $248K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $104K · Total expenses $187K
56%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $248K · Prior year $156K
+59%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $220K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $248K · Expenses $187K
+25%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $220K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $220K · Total assets $220K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $220K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tammie Rinker · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $187K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $48K · Total expenses $187K
25%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%——
Overhead ratio 6%——
Fundraising cost ratio 1%——
Revenue growth 59%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$248K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$156K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$174K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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