Advocates for Urban Agriculture NFP

Analysis

Advocates for Urban Agriculture NFP is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 2022, Advocates for Urban Agriculture NFP reported income of $978k and spending of $639k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $257k to $978k (+281%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Advocates for Urban Agriculture NFP sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avenues Inc ($978k), Erik Hite Foundation Inc ($978k) and Compassionate Touch Inc ($978k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $217k (34% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $885k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $873k. It reported 5 employees.