Sanctuary Farm Phila

Analysis

Sanctuary Farm Phila is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 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, Sanctuary Farm Phila reported income of $541k and spending of $271k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $252k to $541k (+115%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sanctuary Farm Phila sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado News Collaborative ($541k), Bags of Hope ($541k) and Oglala Lakota Court Appointed Special Advocate Program ($541k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $159k. At year end it held assets of $589k against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $497k. It reported 6 employees.