Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens

Analysis

Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens reported income of $1.2m and spending of $146k, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $232k to $1.2m (+417%), an average of +73% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 19% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plowshares Peace and Justice Center ($1.2m), Sprout Nola ($1.2m) and Cloverdale Citrus Fair ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (45% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7,360. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 2 employees.