Alma Backyard Farm

Analysis

Alma Backyard Farm is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 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, Alma Backyard Farm reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $447k to $1.2m (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 254%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Alma Backyard Farm sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mizpah Assisted Living Services ($1.2m), Chariots4hope Inc ($1.2m) and Carolina Family Services Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $215k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $392k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $142k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 10 employees.