Food Pantry Lax

Analysis

Food Pantry Lax is a registered charity in United States, based in Westchester, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1988, 38 years ago. 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 December 2023, Food Pantry Lax reported income of $455k and spending of $379k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $130k to $455k (+249%), an average of +87% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Food Pantry Lax sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Steele City Aquatics ($455k), 40 & 8 Charles W Ardery Memorial Child Welfare Trust Fund ($455k) and Focolare Media Inc ($455k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $805k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $805k.