Murphysboro Food Pantry Inc

Analysis

Murphysboro Food Pantry Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Murphysboro, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2004, 22 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, Murphysboro Food Pantry Inc reported income of $459k and spending of $279k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $297k to $459k (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Murphysboro Food Pantry Inc sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Somali Community Assoc of Ohio ($459k), Davies Project for Mid-Michigan Children ($459k) and Families First of Grant County Inc ($459k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $36k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 3 employees.