Saints Pantry Food Bank

Analysis

Saints Pantry Food Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Shelton, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 December 2023, Saints Pantry Food Bank reported income of $3.8m and spending of $3.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $615k to $3.8m (+524%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Saints Pantry Food Bank sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thomas-Grady Service Center ($3.8m), St Marys Child Center Inc ($3.8m) and Caminar Latino Inc ($3.8m).

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 $71k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $32k. At year end it held assets of $653k against liabilities of $251k, net assets of $402k. It reported 3 employees.