Shell Prarie Agriculture Association

Analysis

Shell Prarie Agriculture Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Park Rapids, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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 October 2023, Shell Prarie Agriculture Association reported income of $221k and spending of $195k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $208k to $221k (+6.1%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 330%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shell Prarie Agriculture Association sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Furnishing Hope of Massachusetts Inc ($221k), No Woman No Girl Initiative ($221k) and Senior Veterans Inc ($221k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.6% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $9,320 (4.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $851k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $851k.