Community Pantry

Analysis

Community Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Hemet, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 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, Community Pantry reported income of $900k and spending of $991k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $789k to $900k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Pantry sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sight Center of Northwest Pennsylvania ($900k), A01 Foundation Inc ($900k) and Liberty Road Foundation ($899k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $99k against liabilities of $294, net assets of $99k. It reported 3 employees.