Ojai Community Farmers Market

Analysis

Ojai Community Farmers Market is a registered charity in United States, based in Ojai, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2021, 5 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, Ojai Community Farmers Market reported income of $83k and spending of $130k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $145k to $83k (-43%), an average of -43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ojai Community Farmers Market sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 34th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yardley Community Centre ($83k), Ripea Foundation Inc ($83k) and Jewish Family Service Inc ($83k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 56% of the total. At year end it held assets of $25k against liabilities of $3,031, net assets of $22k.