Lamar County Food Pantry Inc

Analysis

Lamar County Food Pantry Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Paris, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2015, 11 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, Lamar County Food Pantry Inc reported income of $469k and spending of $481k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $385k to $469k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lamar County Food Pantry Inc sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stone-Hays Center for Independent Living ($469k), Haitian Community Partners Foundation ($469k) and Wiz Child Center Inc ($469k).

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 $61k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $69k. At year end it held assets of $600k against liabilities of $312, net assets of $600k. It reported 3 employees.