California Farmlink

Analysis

California Farmlink is a registered charity in United States, based in Aptos, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 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 December 2023, California Farmlink reported income of $9.7m and spending of $5.7m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $9.7m (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, California Farmlink sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Princeton Charter School Inc ($9.7m), Klamath Family Head Start ($9.7m) and Chicago Hope Academy ($9.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $284k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $38.4m against liabilities of $23.7m, net assets of $14.7m. It reported 31 employees.