Grow Food Northampton Inc

Analysis

Grow Food Northampton Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Florence, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2010, 16 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, Grow Food Northampton Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $322k to $1.2m (+267%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Grow Food Northampton Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hannan ($1.2m), Father Johns Animal House ($1.2m) and Kids of Excellence - 2 ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $372k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $308k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 16 employees.