Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf

Analysis

Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakdale, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1984, 42 years ago. 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 September 2023, Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf reported income of $13.2m and spending of $13.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $13.2m (+974%), an average of +81% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 404%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lutheran Home - Wilmington Inc ($13.2m), Lutheran Senior Healthcare Inc ($13.2m) and Next Move Homeless Services ($13.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $379k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $148k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 17 employees.