Lowville Food Pantry

Analysis

Lowville Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Lowville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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, Lowville Food Pantry reported income of $189k and spending of $151k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $367k to $189k (-49%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lowville Food Pantry sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 50th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Race Track Chaplaincy of America Pa Division Inc ($189k), Jean Kim Foundation for the Homeless Education ($189k) and Sedro-Woolley Rotary Foundation ($189k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 15% of the total. At year end it held assets of $668k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $668k.