Stow Food Pantry

Analysis

Stow Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Stow, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 December 2023, Stow Food Pantry reported income of $134k and spending of $150k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $131k to $134k (+2.5%), an average of +2.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Stow Food Pantry sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Power in a Shower Inc ($134k), Kailapa Community Association ($134k) and Point Loma Assembly ($134k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 10% of the total. At year end it held assets of $222k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $222k.