Lancaster County Food Hub

Analysis

Lancaster County Food Hub is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Lancaster County Food Hub reported income of $2.5m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.5m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lancaster County Food Hub sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Housing Endowment & TR of San Mateo County ($2.5m), Youth with a Mission Louisville Inc ($2.5m) and Lighthouse Gospel Mission Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $672k. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $8,293, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 29 employees.