South Portland Food Cupboard

Analysis

South Portland Food Cupboard is a registered charity in United States, based in S Portland, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, South Portland Food Cupboard reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.7m (-1.8%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South Portland Food Cupboard sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Christian Developmentcenters Inc ($1.7m), Thriving Families ($1.7m) and East Valley Learning Center ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $38k. At year end it held assets of $872k against liabilities of $5,574, net assets of $866k. It reported 2 employees.