Regenerative Organic Standards Working Group

Analysis

Regenerative Organic Standards Working Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 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, Regenerative Organic Standards Working Group reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $366k to $1.2m (+218%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Regenerative Organic Standards Working Group sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beechwood Inc ($1.2m), Mt Hebron Community Development Ministries Inc ($1.2m) and Our Youth Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $274k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $468k. At year end it held assets of $477k against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $445k. It reported 9 employees.