North Coast Growers Association

Analysis

North Coast Growers Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Arcata, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, North Coast Growers Association reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.3m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $432k to $1.5m (+240%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, North Coast Growers Association sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Family Service of Somerset Hunterdon & Warren Counties Inc ($1.5m), Orkeeswa Inc ($1.5m) and American-Italian Coalition of Organizations Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $305k. At year end it held assets of $463k against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $350k. It reported 19 employees.