Lifeline Food Pantry

Analysis

Lifeline Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Clear Lake, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Lifeline Food Pantry reported income of $71k and spending of $60k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $77k to $71k (-7.8%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lifeline Food Pantry sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Ensure Africa Looms International Inc ($71k), 22 Too Many Inc ($71k) and Heart and Home for Kids ($71k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $100k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $100k.