Dare to Care Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE PATHWAYS TO END HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $59.4 million
- Spending
- $58.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 70%
- Employees
- 85
- Volunteers
- 3,240
- Highest pay
- $235,169, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.
Results it reports
- Food and meals, including fresh produce, were distributed through 1,526,499 neighbor visits.Work delivered
- The community kitchen serves approximately 1,000 meals per day, five days per week, to food insecure children.Work delivered
- The school pantry program provides shelf-stable food and produce to approximately 60 schools.Work delivered
- Approximately 1.8 million pounds of food were provided to neighbors through approximately 90 sites.Work delivered
Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $51.1 million spent. DISTRIBUTED FOOD AND MEALS, INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE, THROUGH 1,526,499 NEIGHBOR VISITS ACROSS OUR 13-COUNTY REGION. FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGH DARE TO CARE'S APPROXIMATELY 400 PARTNER FOOD PANTRIES, EMERGENCY KITCHENS, HOSPITAL PRESCRIPTIVE PANTRIES, AND SHELTER PROGRAMS.
- $389,428 spent. KIDS CAFE PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED FREE PREPARED NUTRITIOUS MEALS FROM OUR COMMUNITY KITCHEN TO FOOD INSECURE CHILDREN. THE KITCHEN SERVES APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MEALS PER DAY, FIVE DAYS PER WEEK. IN ADDITION TO A NUTRITIOUS MEAL, CHILDREN ALSO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS TUTORING, COMPUTER LABS, ARTS & CRAFTS, AND ATHLETICS. THE SCHOOL PANTRY PROGRAM PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS SHELF-STABLE FOOD AND PRODUCE TO APPROXIMATELY 60 SCHOOLS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FAMILIES THROUGH EACH SCHOOL'S FAMILY RESOURCE YOUTH SERVICE CENTER OFFICE.
- $1.8 million spent. THE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENT FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP) PROVIDES FOOD BOXES AND SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCE TO LOW-INCOME PERSONS AT LEAST 60 YEARS OF AGE. DARE TO CARE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 1.8 MILLION POUNDS OF FOODS TO NEIGHBORS THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 90 SITES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1974.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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