The Noyo Food Forest

Analysis

The Noyo Food Forest is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Bragg, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth 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 December 2023, The Noyo Food Forest reported income of $85k and spending of $78k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $148k to $85k (-43%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Noyo Food Forest sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 35th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dallas Homeschool Basketball ($85k), Foundation for Disabled Youths ($85k) and Kick in for Kids Incorporated ($85k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $28k against liabilities of $188, net assets of $28k.