Meeker County Emergency Food Shelf

Analysis

Meeker County Emergency Food Shelf is a registered charity in United States, based in Litchfield, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 June 2023, Meeker County Emergency Food Shelf reported income of $531k and spending of $444k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $133k to $531k (+300%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Meeker County Emergency Food Shelf sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Doorway to Hope ($531k), Paradise Place ($531k) and Evelines Sunshine Cottage ($531k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (22% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $656k against liabilities of $3,309, net assets of $652k. It reported 6 employees.