Boston Food Forest Coalition

Analysis

Boston Food Forest Coalition is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamaica Plain, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 years ago. 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, Boston Food Forest Coalition reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $605k to $2.0m (+231%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Boston Food Forest Coalition sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westbridge Vocational Inc ($2.0m), Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts Inc ($2.0m) and Catholic Foundation of Southwestern Michigan ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $427k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $105k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 9 employees.