Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education

Analysis

Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Hellam, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education reported income of $586k and spending of $424k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $363k to $586k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cars 4 Kids Foundation Inc ($586k), Good Neighbor Village Inc ($586k) and Amani Community Services ($586k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $174k. It paid $6,010 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $7,897, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 9 employees.