White Bear Area Food Shelf

Analysis

White Bear Area Food Shelf is a registered charity in United States, based in White Bear LK, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1984, 42 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 September 2023, White Bear Area Food Shelf reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $3.4m (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, White Bear Area Food Shelf sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Minnesota Independent Living Enterprises & Services ($3.4m), Against Abuse Inc ($3.4m) and Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $411k. It paid $50k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 12 employees.