The Bristol Emergency Food Pantry

Analysis

The Bristol Emergency Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Bristol, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1990, 36 years ago. 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, The Bristol Emergency Food Pantry reported income of $313k and spending of $337k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $426k to $313k (-26%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Bristol Emergency Food Pantry sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cleveland County Arts Council Inc ($313k), Goleta Valley South Little League Inc ($313k) and Arch Court Inc ($313k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $9,147 (2.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $267k against liabilities of $252, net assets of $267k. It reported 1 employees.