Back Mountain Food Pantry

Analysis

Back Mountain Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Shavertown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2021, 5 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, Back Mountain Food Pantry reported income of $91k and spending of $61k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $78k to $91k (+17%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Back Mountain Food Pantry sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morris County Senior Citizens Inc ($91k), Clay County Council on Aging ($91k) and Korean American Association of Greater Cleveland ($91k).

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 $390k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $390k.