Lunenburg Community Food Pantry

Analysis

Lunenburg Community Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Lunenburg, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2024, Lunenburg Community Food Pantry reported income of $78k and spending of $37k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from July 2023 to July 2024, income grew from $42k to $78k (+84%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lunenburg Community Food Pantry sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Proyecto LA Nueva Esperanza Inc ($78k), Detective Rafael Ramos Foundation Inc ($78k) and Living Hope Childrens Mission Inc ($78k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $49k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $49k.