Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
(K30)
IRS Verified
DX Registered
990 on File
RESCUING LEFTOVER CUISINE INC
Financial strength (30%)
62/100
Reliability (20%)
50/100
Effectiveness (25%)
85/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Mission Statement
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC) is a 501c3 nonprofit food rescue organization that aims to make hunger a thing of the past by being the critical link between excess food and the people who need it most. RLC uses a custom web application to crowdsource community members as rescuers to transport nutritious food from food donor partners to nonprofit recipient, feeding people instead of landfills. Since inception in 2013, RLC has expanded to serve 9 cities and rescued over 9 million pounds of food, providing nearly 8 million meals to food insecure individuals and households from low-income, underserved, and marginalized communities.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
$9.3M
Total Revenue
$9.2M
Total Expenses
$1.4M
Net Assets
22
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
91.7%
Fundraising Efficiency
335.2%
Operating Reserve
1.83x
Liability-to-Asset
2.4%
Revenue Diversification
96.5%
Executive Compensation
$250K
Compared with Peers
FY 2025
Compared with 329 similar organizations
(United States, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, $1M–$10M in expenses), FY 2025.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
91.7% | 90.2% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
4.8% | 6.3% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
3.5% | 0.7% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising efficiency
Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income
· lower is better
|
335.2% | 146.0% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
1.8 mo | 7.9 mo |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
2.4% | 4.6% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
96.5% | 94.9% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
-13.3% | 6.1% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
-13.9% | 6.9% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
1.2% | 3.4% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9.3M | $9.2M | $1.4M | 91.7% | 22 |
| 2024 | $10.7M | $10.6M | $1.3M | 95.0% | 23 |
| 2023 | $8.5M | $8.4M | $1.3M | 93.3% | 22 |
| 2022 | $6.6M | $6.6M | $1.1M | 92.5% | 25 |
| 2021 | $3.6M | $3.6M | N/A | — | 17 |
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