Jackson Community Food Pantry

Analysis

Jackson Community Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 December 2023, Jackson Community Food Pantry reported income of $158k and spending of $180k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $291k to $158k (-46%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jackson Community Food Pantry sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Broad Street Ministry Center Inc ($158k), Centro Providencia Servicios Sociales Catolicos ($158k) and Maxtivity ($158k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $32k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $474k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $474k. It reported 1 employees.