Butte Agriculture Foundation

Analysis

Butte Agriculture Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chico, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2013, 13 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 October 2023, Butte Agriculture Foundation reported income of $242k and spending of $290k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income fell from $730k to $242k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Butte Agriculture Foundation sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peace Action Fund of New York State Inc ($242k), National Association of State Administrators & Supervisors of ($242k) and William B Ogden Free Library ($242k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $417k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $392k.

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.