Commons Center for Food Security & Sustainability

Analysis

Commons Center for Food Security & Sustainability is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver City, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 June 2024, Commons Center for Food Security & Sustainability reported income of $411k and spending of $395k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $188k to $411k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Commons Center for Food Security & Sustainability sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Standupgirl Com Foundation Inc ($411k), Kiwanis Club of Downtown Sparks ($411k) and Chino Community Center ($411k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $56k (14% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $201k, net assets of $972k. It reported 16 employees.