Camden Area Christian Food Pantry

Analysis

Camden Area Christian Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Camden, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 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, Camden Area Christian Food Pantry reported income of $141k and spending of $101k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $85k to $141k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Camden Area Christian Food Pantry sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ruths House Inc ($140k), Birthright of Greater Hartford Inc ($141k) and The Chardi Kalaa Foundation ($140k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $831k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $831k.