Agriculture & Food Systems Institute

Analysis

Agriculture & Food Systems Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Agriculture & Food Systems Institute reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $1.8m (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 188% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Agriculture & Food Systems Institute sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cultural Landscape Foundation ($1.8m), Moonbox Productions Inc ($1.8m) and Greater Boston Stage Company ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $218k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $415k. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $696k, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 7 employees.