Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association

Analysis

Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Worthington, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1991, 35 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 September 2023, Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.6m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to September 2023, income grew from $910k to $1.9m (+111%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 335%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association 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 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Instituto Lab LLC ($1.9m), Discovering Healthy Foods ($1.9m) and Metropolitan Better Living Center Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 9.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $835k. At year end it held assets of $757k against liabilities of $265k, net assets of $492k. It reported 25 employees.