Decorah Community Food Pantry

Analysis

Decorah Community Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Decorah, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, Decorah Community Food Pantry reported income of $161k and spending of $176k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $230k to $161k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Decorah Community Food Pantry sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Augustana Group Home for the Handicapped Inc ($161k), Ohio County & Independent Agricultural Societies ($161k) and Steps Inc ($161k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $456k against liabilities of $3,118, net assets of $453k.