Just Harvest Education Fund

Analysis

Just Harvest Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Just Harvest Education Fund reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.4m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Just Harvest Education Fund sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault Inc ($1.4m), Path2freedom Inc ($1.4m) and Bais Menachem Youth Development Program ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $775k. At year end it held assets of $169k against liabilities of $350, net assets of $168k. It reported 37 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.