Urban Tilth

Analysis

Urban Tilth is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Urban Tilth reported income of $7.1m and spending of $9.1m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $7.1m (+309%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Urban Tilth sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harbor Shores Public Asset Fund Inc ($7.1m), New Hampshire Recycles ($7.1m) and Genesee Valley Conservancy Inc ($7.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $27.2m against liabilities of $12.9m, net assets of $14.4m. It reported 64 employees.