Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture

Analysis

Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture is a registered charity in United States, based in Boone, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2005, 21 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, Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $328k to $1.2m (+275%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Austin Interfaith Sponsoring Committee Incorporated ($1.2m), Concrete Jungle Inc ($1.2m) and Support Life Foundation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $310k. At year end it held assets of $386k against liabilities of $2,051, net assets of $384k. It reported 14 employees.