Friends of Laughing Buck Farm

Analysis

Friends of Laughing Buck Farm is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Friends of Laughing Buck Farm reported income of $71k and spending of $57k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $3,623 to $71k (+1854%), an average of +169% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 254%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Friends of Laughing Buck Farm sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pinnacle Ministries Inc ($71k), Celebrate Rva ($71k) and National Charity League Inc Milton Chapter ($71k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 16% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $17k.