Organic Consumers Association

Analysis

Organic Consumers Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Finland, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Organic Consumers Association reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.2m to $1.8m (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Organic Consumers Association 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 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humboldt Plaza Corporation ($1.8m), Paulist Press Inc ($1.8m) and Tampa Bay Library Consortium Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $549k. It paid $63k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $897k against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $853k. It reported 17 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.