International Fertilizer Development Center

Analysis

International Fertilizer Development Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Muscle Shoals, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 2022, International Fertilizer Development Center reported income of $60.3m and spending of $60.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $47.8m to $60.3m (+26%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, International Fertilizer Development Center sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blumont Global Development Inc ($59.3m), Lutheran World Relief Inc ($61.4m) and Ipas ($59.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $15.7m. At year end it held assets of $29.5m against liabilities of $29.9m, net assets of -$340k. It reported 56 employees.