Lawton Farmes Market Institute

Analysis

Lawton Farmes Market Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawton, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Lawton Farmes Market Institute reported income of $169k and spending of $147k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $566k to $169k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 197%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lawton Farmes Market Institute sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One More Inc ($169k), New Technology Made Simple Now Inc ($169k) and Mater Dei USA ($169k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $26k (17% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $1,633, net assets of $2.9m.