Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders

Analysis

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders reported income of $2.3m and spending of $3.2m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.3m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seminole County Victims Rights Coalition Inc ($2.3m), Jordan Rivers ($2.3m) and Reach Community and Youth Agency Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $376k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $790k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $201k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 15 employees.