Enfield Food Shelf Inc

Analysis

Enfield Food Shelf Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Enfield, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1992, 34 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, Enfield Food Shelf Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $977k to $1.6m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Enfield Food Shelf Inc 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 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Ropa ($1.6m), Center for Independent Living of South Florida Inc ($1.6m) and Corporation for Social and Educational Development ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (3.6% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $535k against liabilities of $5,331, net assets of $530k. It reported 4 employees.