Gilmer Community Food Pantry

Analysis

Gilmer Community Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellijay, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2001, 25 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, Gilmer Community Food Pantry reported income of $316k and spending of $320k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $143k to $316k (+122%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 69%. 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, Gilmer Community Food Pantry sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Sur Food & Wine Foundation Inc ($316k), Grace of God Rescue Mission Inc ($317k) and Thrive ($316k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $602k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $602k.