Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County

Analysis

Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County is a registered charity in United States, based in Sharon, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 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, Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $4.5m (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crossroads Counseling & Training Services ($4.5m), Lifetime Skills Home Healthcare Services Foundation Inc ($4.5m) and Homeless Solutions Coalition of Clackamas County Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $306k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $215k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 12 employees.