Johnny Appleseed Foundation

Analysis

Johnny Appleseed Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Urbana, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 December 2023, Johnny Appleseed Foundation reported income of $66k and spending of $203k, spending 309% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $331k to $66k (-80%), an average of -56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Johnny Appleseed Foundation sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Polaris North ($66k), Huntington Beach Symphony Orchestra ($66k) and Athens of Indiana Arts Studios & Gallery Inc ($66k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $314k against liabilities of $1,358, net assets of $313k.