North St Paul Area Food Shelf

Analysis

North St Paul Area Food Shelf is a registered charity in United States, based in North St Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 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, North St Paul Area Food Shelf reported income of $784k and spending of $765k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $377k to $784k (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, North St Paul Area Food Shelf sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arise Community Solutions Inc ($784k), Mosaic West Sac ($784k) and Massachusetts Aging Access Association Inc ($784k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $39k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $4,940, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 2 employees.