Irrigation Research Foundation

Analysis

Irrigation Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Yuma, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1994, 32 years ago. 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, Irrigation Research Foundation reported income of $549k and spending of $665k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $510k to $549k (+7.7%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Irrigation Research Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buffalo County Housing Inc ($549k), West Bend Community & Alumni Scholarship Foundation Inc ($549k) and Center for Eating Disorders ($549k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.0% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $211k. At year end it held assets of $899k against liabilities of $231k, net assets of $668k. It reported 3 employees.