Good Samaritan Food Pantry

Analysis

Good Samaritan Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Adel, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 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, Good Samaritan Food Pantry reported income of $126k and spending of $132k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $99k to $126k (+27%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Good Samaritan Food Pantry sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoseas House Inc ($126k), Ridgefield Lions Charities ($126k) and Adopt a Village Inc ($126k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $361k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $361k.