Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry

Analysis

Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Clarita, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 years ago. 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, Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.4m (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($1.4m), American Friends of Merkaz Hachinuch Habeer Inc ($1.4m) and San Jose Stage Company ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $5,525, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 4 employees.