Community Agroecology Network

Analysis

Community Agroecology Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Community Agroecology Network reported income of $864k and spending of $884k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $723k to $864k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Agroecology Network sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yakima County Development Association ($864k), Saving Our Sons Ministries Inc ($864k) and Valley Shenango Economic Development Corporation ($863k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $136k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $540k, net assets of $907k. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.