Community Food Pantry

Analysis

Community Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Chestertown, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, Community Food Pantry reported income of $274k and spending of $352k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $319k to $274k (-14%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Food Pantry sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partners for Medical Relief ($274k), Lakewood Study Square Inc ($274k) and Hope House ($274k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $22k (6.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $382k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $382k. It reported 1 employees.