West Fork Food Pantry

Analysis

West Fork Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Sheffield, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2024, 2 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, West Fork Food Pantry reported income of $72k and spending of $52k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $50k to $72k (+43%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 264%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Fork Food Pantry sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Olasteo Inc ($72k), Hope Link of West Michigan ($72k) and Clam Bayou Apartments Inc ($72k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $262k against liabilities of $735, net assets of $261k.