The Farm Collaborative

Analysis

The Farm Collaborative is a registered charity in United States, based in Woody Creek, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, The Farm Collaborative reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.3m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Farm Collaborative sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chesterfield Montessori School Inc ($2.3m), Cardinal Community Academy ($2.3m) and The Friendship Circle of Washington ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $547k. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $139k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 18 employees.