National Farmers Union Foundation

Analysis

National Farmers Union Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1999, 27 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, National Farmers Union Foundation reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $1.1m (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, National Farmers Union Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Support Council of Douglas County ($1.1m), Archangel Raphael Academy ($1.1m) and Jubilee Ministries ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $391k. At year end it held assets of $435k against liabilities of $436k, net assets of -$1,582.

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.