Lords Cupboard Community Pantry

Analysis

Lords Cupboard Community Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Dodge, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2022, 4 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, Lords Cupboard Community Pantry reported income of $152k and spending of $119k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $224k to $152k (-32%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lords Cupboard Community Pantry sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Developmental Services Network ($152k), Empower Youth ($152k) and Hospice House Foundation of WNC Inc ($152k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $267k against liabilities of $5,665, net assets of $261k. It reported 6 employees.