Birchwood Area Food Pantry

Analysis

Birchwood Area Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Birchwood, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2010, 16 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 April 2024, Birchwood Area Food Pantry reported income of $154k and spending of $80k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2024, income fell from $225k to $154k (-31%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Birchwood Area Food Pantry sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alabama Elks Association Inc ($154k), Fish for Life Inc ($154k) and Sila Corp ($154k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. At year end it held assets of $655k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $655k.