Greener Pastures

Analysis

Greener Pastures is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2022, 4 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 June 2024, Greener Pastures reported income of $119k and spending of $127k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $12k to $119k (+890%), an average of +215% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 522%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Greener Pastures sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 39th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Better Chance Apartments Inc ($119k), Piedmont Physic Garden Inc ($119k) and White Bear Lake Basketball Association ($119k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $22k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of -$3,486.