The Urban Farming Guys

Analysis

The Urban Farming Guys is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, The Urban Farming Guys reported income of $53k and spending of $91k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $247k to $53k (-78%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 150% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Urban Farming Guys sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 19th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Agape Corner ($53k), Dewart Lake Protective Association Inc ($53k) and 1 in 7b Foundation ($53k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.2% and program service revenue 80% of the total. At year end it held assets of $481k against liabilities of $605k, net assets of -$124k.

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.