Moose Lake Area Food Shelf

Analysis

Moose Lake Area Food Shelf is a registered charity in United States, based in Moose Lake, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 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, Moose Lake Area Food Shelf reported income of $137k and spending of $112k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $123k to $137k (+11%), an average of +11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Moose Lake Area Food Shelf sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lighthouse Inc ($137k), Bridges Associates Inc ($137k) and Sunlight Orphan Aid for Lithuaniainc ($137k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. At year end it held assets of $460k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $460k.