Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture

Analysis

Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 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 June 2023, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture reported income of $7.0m and spending of $6.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $7.0m (+452%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 207%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Minnesota Council on Aging Inc ($7.0m), Chesterbrook Residences Inc ($7.0m) and Connected DMV ($7.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.3% and program service revenue 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $232k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $5.0m, net assets of $627k. It reported 37 employees.