Ross County Agricultural Society

Analysis

Ross County Agricultural Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Chillicothe, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2020, 6 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending November 2022, Ross County Agricultural Society reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.9m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2022, income grew from $1.3m to $2.2m (+74%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2021, when income rose by 279%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ross County Agricultural Society sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stonington Community Center Inc ($2.2m), Phoenixville Area Childrens Learning Center Inc ($2.2m) and Young Womens Christian Association ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $31k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 4 employees.