Wachusett Food Pantry Inc

Analysis

Wachusett Food Pantry Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jefferson, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 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 December 2023, Wachusett Food Pantry Inc reported income of $55k and spending of $39k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $71k to $55k (-22%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wachusett Food Pantry Inc sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 30th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fletcher Foundation Inc ($55k), Compassion Restoration Ministries Inc ($55k) and Fish Choice Pantry ($55k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. At year end it held assets of $385k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $385k.