Renewing the Countryside II

Analysis

Renewing the Countryside II is a registered charity in United States, based in Hammond, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Renewing the Countryside II reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $654k to $2.5m (+279%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Renewing the Countryside II sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Learning Unlimited Incorporated ($2.5m), Care Elementary School Inc ($2.5m) and Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 9.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $567k. At year end it held assets of $811k against liabilities of $203k, net assets of $609k. It reported 18 employees.