Grower-Shipper Association Foundation

Analysis

Grower-Shipper Association Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Salinas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 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 December 2023, Grower-Shipper Association Foundation reported income of $186k and spending of $133k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $213k to $186k (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Grower-Shipper Association Foundation sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connect Community ($185k), Better Way Detroit ($186k) and Bhutanese Community Organization of Minnesota-Bcom- ($185k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (63% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $187k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $187k. It reported 1 employees.