Heart Food Pantry

Analysis

Heart Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Reynoldsburg, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Heart Food Pantry reported income of $6.5m and spending of $6.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $6.5m (+339%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 322%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Heart Food Pantry sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Nutrition Program of Southern California Inc ($6.5m), Connections for Kids ($6.5m) and Sunrise Community of Georgia Inc ($6.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $158k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $977k. It reported 11 employees.