Organic Farming Research Foundation

Analysis

Organic Farming Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 2023, Organic Farming Research Foundation reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $907k to $1.1m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Organic Farming Research Foundation sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asociacion Fomento Educativo Inc ($1.1m), Bascomb Memorial Broadcasting Foundation Inc ($1.1m) and Romy and Gaby Sci Foundation Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $658k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $966k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 12 employees.