Urbandale Food Pantry

Analysis

Urbandale Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Urbandale, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 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, Urbandale Food Pantry reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $609k to $1.6m (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urbandale Food Pantry sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women ($1.6m), Lutheran Social Services of Alaska Inc ($1.6m) and KC Healthy Kids ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $61k. At year end it held assets of $865k against liabilities of $6,665, net assets of $858k. It reported 6 employees.