Williston Community Food Shelf

Analysis

Williston Community Food Shelf is a registered charity in United States, based in Williston, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 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 June 2023, Williston Community Food Shelf reported income of $144k and spending of $160k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $208k to $144k (-31%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Williston Community Food Shelf sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rockridge Services Inc ($144k), Dcra Enterprises Inc ($144k) and Gulf Coast Able Academy Incorporated ($144k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $455k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $455k.