Golden Pantry and Thrift
To provide a sustainable food pantry, financial assistance, and referrals to other community services for Golden-area residents experiencing crisis or hardship.
About Golden Pantry and Thrift
Founded in the mid-1960s as the Christian Action Guild and operating from a permanent location since 1998, Golden Pantry and Thrift is a community-based nonprofit that operates a food pantry and thrift store to support neighbors in Golden, Colorado.
The organization focuses on a nutritional food program (fresh produce, dairy, protein options) and emergency financial assistance, with thrift-store revenue and donations supporting operations and client services. In 2024 Golden Pantry and Thrift reported measurable impact including food assistance, monetary aid, scholarships, and large-scale food rescue/redistribution.
Notable achievements
2024 Service Outcomes
In 2024 the organization reported serving over 1,200 individuals with food assistance and distributing direct financial aid to prevent evictions.
Food Rescue & Redistribution
Partnered with food-rescue programs to recover and redistribute a large volume of food (reported as over 200,000 pounds) to keep nutritious items available for clients.
Scholarship & Direct Aid
Awarded community scholarships and distributed several-thousand-dollars in rent/utility assistance to local families (reported figures include a community scholarship fund and tens of thousands in emergency aid in recent years).
At a glance
- Total assets
- $575K
- Annual revenue
- $908K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 23-7098715
- Location
- Golden, CO
- Website
- www.goldenpantryandthrift.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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