Tennessee Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

Analysis

Tennessee Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1992, 34 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 August 2023, Tennessee Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom reported income of $541k and spending of $307k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $501k to $541k (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Tennessee Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sav-A-Life of Tuscaloosa Inc ($540k), Be Noble Inc ($541k) and Foundation of New York State Nurses Inc ($540k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% of the total. At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $9.2m.