Fruitful Commons

Analysis

Fruitful Commons is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Fruitful Commons reported income of $249k and spending of $295k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $302k to $249k (-18%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Fruitful Commons sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western Leaders Network ($249k), Lab to Land Institute ($249k) and The Merrill W Linn Land & Waterways Conservancy ($249k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $121k against liabilities of $3,813, net assets of $117k.