St Francis Food Pantries and Shelters Inc

Analysis

St Francis Food Pantries and Shelters Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 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, St Francis Food Pantries and Shelters Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.8m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $4.2m to $1.5m (-64%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Francis Food Pantries and Shelters Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avalon a Center for Women and Children ($1.5m), Hetlinger Foundation ($1.5m) and Kings and Queens Day Care Center Inc a New Non-Profit Tenn Corp ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $290k. At year end it held assets of $174k against liabilities of $230k, net assets of -$56k. It reported 7 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.