Gorham Ecumenical Food Pantry

Analysis

Gorham Ecumenical Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Gorham, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 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, Gorham Ecumenical Food Pantry reported income of $196k and spending of $234k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $215k to $196k (-8.6%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gorham Ecumenical Food Pantry sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 46th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indianola Athletic Booster Club Inc ($196k), Feed My Sheep in the High Desert ($196k) and Beacon of Light Pregnancy Support Center Inc ($196k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $251k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $251k.