Deer Lodge Food Pantry

Analysis

Deer Lodge Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Deer Lodge, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 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, Deer Lodge Food Pantry reported income of $73k and spending of $56k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $65k to $73k (+13%), an average of +13% a year. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Deer Lodge Food Pantry sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Education Early to End ($73k), Disability Advocates of Northwest North Carolina Inc ($73k) and Lifted Up Living Inc ($73k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $320k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $320k.