Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Elkhart Kitchen Inc
EIN 82-1452491 • 501(c)3 • Elkhart, IN
Profile
Our mission is to provide a hot meal to persons who walk through our doors without reference to ability, age, gender, race, or religious belief.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
13th percentile
Higher net margin than 13% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
30th percentile
Faster asset growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
14th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$166,812
Down $1,537 (-0.9%) from 2024
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Net Assets
Down$166,812
Down $1,537 (-0.9%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$46,913
Up $6,615 (+16%) from 2024
Expenses
Down$48,450
Down $3,734 (-7.2%) from 2024
Net Income
Up-$1,537
Up $10,349 (+87%) from 2024
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $166,812
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $166,812
- Revenue
- $46,913
- Expenses
- $48,450
- Net income
- -$1,537
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
- Signed
- Mar 7, 2026
- Return Version
- 2025v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $46,913
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Our mission is to provide a hot meal to persons who walk through our doors without reference to ability, age, gender, race, or religious belief.
SEE SCHEDULE O
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SEE SCHEDULE O | - | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALE MCDOWELL | Chairperson | - | $0 | - | - |
| DENNIS SPEAS | Vice Chairman | - | $0 | - | - |
| SUE PETTIT | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| SHARON MCDOWELL | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Elkhart Kitchen Inc
- EIN
- 82-1452491
- In Care Of
- % DALE MCDOWELL
- Phone
- 5745222487
- Address
- PO BOX 2402, ELKHART, IN 46515
Signing Officer
- Name
- Dale Mcdowell
- Title
- Chairperson
- Phone
- 5745222487
- Signed
- 2026-03-07
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Zehr Tax Service
- Address
- 176 Marshall Blvd, Elkhart, IN 46516
- Preparer
- Roger Zehr
- Phone
- 5745969583
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Description of other expenses Part I line 16
“Description AmountFOOD 4,169SUPPLIES 2,806PEST & TRASH 235OFFICE & ADMIN 765OTHER EXPENSE 2,817”
Description of other assets Part II line 24
“Category Beginning of Year End of YearEQUIPMENT 24,739 24,739”
Part III response or note to any other line in Part III
“Form 990-ez, part iii - primary exempt purpose oru mission is to provide a hot meal to persons who walk through our doors without reference to ability, age, gender, race, or religious belief. Form 990-ez, part iii, line 28 - first accomplishment kitchen provide a hot luncheon for 60 to 100 individuals from 11 am to 12 noon, monday - friday, completely free of charge, no questions asked. Today, over twenty local churches of various denominations provide volunteers to staff the kitchen.”
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