Wild Farmlands Foundation

Analysis

Wild Farmlands Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 2022, Wild Farmlands Foundation reported income of $57k and spending of $100k, spending 176% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $211k to $57k (-73%), an average of -73% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wild Farmlands Foundation sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 24th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belvoir Residence Inc ($57k), Recover Hope Inc ($57k) and Buena Vista Inc ($57k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $26k against liabilities of $85k, net assets of -$59k.