Farmers for Sustainable Food

Analysis

Farmers for Sustainable Food is a registered charity in United States, based in Green Bay, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2020, 6 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Farmers for Sustainable Food reported income of $510k and spending of $399k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $254k to $510k (+101%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Farmers for Sustainable Food 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 WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Hawks Childcare Center Inc ($510k), Migdal Foundation Inc ($510k) and Random Acts of Flowers Indianapolis Inc ($510k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $12k (3.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $493k against liabilities of $127k, net assets of $366k.