The Center for an Agricultural Economy

Analysis

The Center for an Agricultural Economy is a registered charity in United States, based in Hardwick, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, The Center for an Agricultural Economy reported income of $4.9m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $4.9m (+227%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Center for an Agricultural Economy sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islan ($4.9m), Climate Group Inc ($4.9m) and Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $648k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 43 employees.