Shepherds Pantry Inc

Analysis

Shepherds Pantry Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairhaven, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 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, Shepherds Pantry Inc reported income of $80k and spending of $100k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $88k to $80k (-9.6%), an average of -9.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shepherds Pantry Inc sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 39th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Henry J Smith Charitable Trust ($80k), Tabithas Table Inc ($80k) and Project Restore US ($80k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $226k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $226k.