Gunnison Country Food Pantry

Analysis

Gunnison Country Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Gunnison, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 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, Gunnison Country Food Pantry reported income of $1.3m and spending of $883k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $322k to $1.3m (+302%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gunnison Country Food Pantry sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Menifee Valley Community Cupboard ($1.3m), Hfe Share It Forward Inc ($1.3m) and His Little Feet ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $132k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $480k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 7 employees.