A Farm Less Ordinary

Analysis

A Farm Less Ordinary is a registered charity in United States, based in Purcellville, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, A Farm Less Ordinary reported income of $521k and spending of $512k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $168k to $521k (+211%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, A Farm Less Ordinary sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South End Community Outreach Ministries Secom ($521k), Apple Tree ($521k) and Pinewoods Educational Foundation ($521k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $294k. At year end it held assets of $274k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $256k. It reported 36 employees.