Hunger Coalition of the Lowcountry

Analysis

Hunger Coalition of the Lowcountry is a registered charity in United States, based in Hilton Head, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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 2024, Hunger Coalition of the Lowcountry reported income of $127k and spending of $137k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income fell from $185k to $127k (-32%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hunger Coalition of the Lowcountry sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Alternatives Inc ($127k), Clatskanie Senior Citizens Inc ($127k) and Society of St Vincent de Paul Our Lady of Lourdes Conference ($127k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $263k against liabilities of $2,022, net assets of $261k.