The Edible Schoolyard Project

Analysis

The Edible Schoolyard Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, The Edible Schoolyard Project reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $3.4m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Edible Schoolyard Project sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Terra Verde Discovery School Inc ($3.4m), Brazo de Oro Childrens Foundation ($3.4m) and Lenoir-Greene County Partnership for Children ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $286k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. It paid $91k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $136k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 27 employees.