US Farming and Ranching Foundation

Analysis

US Farming and Ranching Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Park Ridge, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 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 (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, US Farming and Ranching Foundation reported income of $2.3m and spending of $3.1m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $252k to $2.3m (+829%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 4120642%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, US Farming and Ranching Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Debt Reduction Services Inc ($2.3m), Young Eisner Scholars ($2.3m) and Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of -$609k. It reported 12 employees.