Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project

Analysis

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Asheville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.9m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.1m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baykeeper ($2.1m), Beyond Pesticides ($2.1m) and Our City Forest ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $736k. It paid $18k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $283k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 22 employees.