Retreat Farm

Analysis

Retreat Farm is a registered charity in United States, based in Brattleboro, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Retreat Farm reported income of $5.3m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $5.3m (+426%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Retreat Farm sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rural Coalition ($5.3m), Industries of the Blind Inc ($5.3m) and Stationary Engineers & Participating Employers Pre Appren ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $526k. At year end it held assets of $14.8m against liabilities of $887k, net assets of $13.9m. It reported 21 employees.