Sullivan County Food Pantry
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide access to food for low-income families in the Sullivan County community in order to alleviate food insecurity and to improve the overall health and well-being of those served.
- Income
- $194,760
- Spending
- $183,225
- Reserves
- 21.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 21.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $183,245 spent. The primary activity of the Food Pantry is the distribution of food items to eligible needy individuals and families of all ages and sizes. Eligibility is determined by income guidelines set forth the by the state of Pennsylvania. The amount of food received is based on the size of the household. Participants receive a bag of box of food items each distribution session consisted of various types of canned, boxed or packaged food plus meat, cheese, eggs, milk and margarine. The food distributed is purchased primarily from the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and a local supermarket. Other related activities which the Food Pantry conducts for its participants at certain times of the year are providing coats and boots for children at wintertime, Christmas gifts for children, summer kids boxes of breakfast, lunch and snack items and the collection and distribution of blankets. Approximately, 200 food bags and boxes are packed each bi-monthly distribution date feeding approximately 450 people [150 elderly/disabled adults, 170 other adults and 150 children] in a very rural county of north central Pennsylvania with a population of roughly 5,800.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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