Slough Farm Foundation

Analysis

Slough Farm Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Edgartown, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Slough Farm Foundation reported income of $7.7m and spending of $3.6m, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.2m to $7.7m (+7.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Slough Farm Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairbanks Community Food Bank Service Inc ($7.7m), Housing Preservation Inc ($7.7m) and St John Lutheran Home ($7.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $627k. At year end it held assets of $45.7m against liabilities of $370k, net assets of $45.3m. It reported 16 employees.