Sandalwood Community Food Pantry

Analysis

Sandalwood Community Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Hilton Head, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2010, 16 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, Sandalwood Community Food Pantry reported income of $501k and spending of $336k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $195k to $501k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sandalwood Community Food Pantry sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sumter County Developmental Disabilities Foundation ($501k), Tri-Valley Conservancy ($501k) and Friends Network Inc ($501k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $920k against liabilities of $1,529, net assets of $918k. It reported 1 employees.