Hillside Agricultural Society Inc

Analysis

Hillside Agricultural Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cummington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 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 September 2024, Hillside Agricultural Society Inc reported income of $374k and spending of $355k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2024, income grew from $302k to $374k (+24%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 1829%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hillside Agricultural Society Inc sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom Dogs ($374k), Graciously Broken Ministries Inc ($374k) and Christian Community Service Center Memorial Endowment ($374k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.2% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $14k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 3 employees.