Women Food and Agriculture Network

Analysis

Women Food and Agriculture Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Ames, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2011, 15 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 December 2023, Women Food and Agriculture Network reported income of $514k and spending of $597k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $425k to $514k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Women Food and Agriculture Network sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peace Officers Chaplaincy of Fresno County Inc ($514k), Arrows Family Services ($514k) and White Feather Forest Inc ($514k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $202k. At year end it held assets of $176k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $150k. It reported 5 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.