The Urban Farm

Analysis

The Urban Farm is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, The Urban Farm reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $500k to $1.4m (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, The Urban Farm sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Restoration61 ($1.4m), Center for Nonviolent Communication ($1.4m) and Tennessee Prison Outreach Ministry ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $559k. At year end it held assets of $767k against liabilities of $297k, net assets of $471k. It reported 60 employees.