Berkshire Grown Inc

Analysis

Berkshire Grown Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in GT Barrington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2005, 21 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, Berkshire Grown Inc reported income of $801k and spending of $1.1m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $397k to $801k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Berkshire Grown Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include MCC Foundation Inc ($800k), Madison County Sheltered Workshop ($801k) and Heartwood Montessori School - Northeast ($800k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $233k. At year end it held assets of $383k against liabilities of $133k, net assets of $250k. It reported 9 employees.