Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association

Analysis

Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Unity, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1979, 47 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association reported income of $6.5m and spending of $5.5m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $6.5m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Service Program for Older People Inc ($6.5m), Washington County Economic Opportunity Council Inc ($6.5m) and Infant Crisis Services ($6.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $13.1m against liabilities of $752k, net assets of $12.3m. It reported 62 employees.