East Grand Forks Food Shelf

Analysis

East Grand Forks Food Shelf is a registered charity in United States, based in E Grand Forks, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, East Grand Forks Food Shelf reported income of $98k and spending of $69k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $67k to $98k (+46%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 46%. 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, East Grand Forks Food Shelf sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edinburgh USA Pro-Am Foundation ($98k), Zepf Housing Corporation One Inc ($98k) and Faith in Action Inc ($98k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $134k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $134k.