Eldon Community Food Pantry

Analysis

Eldon Community Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Eldon, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 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, Eldon Community Food Pantry reported income of $60k and spending of $58k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $74k to $60k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Eldon Community Food Pantry sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 21st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Korean Emergency Fund ($60k), Saranac Lake Adult Center Inc ($60k) and New Hope Ministries of Amador ($59k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $18k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $980. At year end it held assets of $166k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $166k.