To promote economic, community, and human development in holyoke, massachusetts through projects related to food and agriculture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $50K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $47K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$436K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$206K
Spent
$276K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$198K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$206K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$206K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$521K
FY2024$663K
FY2025$909K
FY2026$1.4M
Expenses
$276K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$276K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$540K
FY2024$670K
FY2025$925K
FY2026$1.5M
Net assets
$198K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$198K
FY2022$92K
FY2023$72K
FY2024$65K
FY2025$49K
FY2026−$29K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending January 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Sep 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $125K Management & general 55% · $151K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
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Vice President
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Treasurer
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops Holyoke's economy and community through food and agriculture projects.

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3 programs · $125K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community Gardens

Reuse of vacant city blocks for community gardens.

$50Kprogram expense
02

Food and Security

Partnership between holyoke health center, holyoke ymca, and nuestras raices to promote awareness in community about obesity and nutrition.

$42Kprogram expense
03

Enterprise Development

Community agriculture center promoting mixed enterprise development and community education.

$33Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$206K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$276K
Ln 25
Programscol B$125K
Managementcol C$151K
Owns and owesPt X
$198K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$436K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Government grantsLn 1e$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$206K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$504K
Total assetsLn 16$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$436K
Net assetsLn 32$198K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6157
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$546K$504K
Total assetsLn 16$661K$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$393K$436K
Net assetsLn 32$268K$198K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$55K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$3K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$4K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$875$800
Office expensesLn 13$12K$2K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$28K$18K$10K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$256$216$40
InterestLn 20$3K$7$3K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$57K$57K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$1K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$35K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$276K$125K$151K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $1.4M$1.5M−$78K−$29K 990 PDF
FY2025 $909K$925K−$16K$49K 990 PDF
FY2024 $663K$670K−$7K$65K 990 PDF
FY2023 $521K$540K−$20K$72K 990 PDF
FY2022 $326K$435K−$110K$92K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $206K$276K−$70K$198K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $206,066 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $157,133$175,095
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,699$15,871
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$15,100
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $201,832$206,066
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $78,745$103,054
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $139,364$172,685
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $218,109$275,739
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,277−$69,673
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $206,066 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$81,360
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$93,735
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$175,095
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$15,871
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$15,100
VIII-12 Total revenue$206,066
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $275,739 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,473$55,473
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,992 · Management $31,838$34,830
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,825 · Management $8,926$12,751
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,500$11,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $875 · Management $800$1,675
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,910 · Management $10,590$12,500
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,966 · Management $10,117$28,083
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,103$5,103
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $216 · Management $40$256
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7 · Management $2,599$2,606
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $56,613$56,613
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,249 · Management $11,526$12,775
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,971 · Management $6,603$41,574
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $124,587 · Management $151,152 · Fundraising $0$275,739
Part X · Balance sheet $633,900 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $72,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,099$54,921
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,766$1,085
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,061$2,272
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $546,145$503,622
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $661,071$633,900
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $169,468$143,208
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $168,523$170,877
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $27,554$18,302
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $393,484$435,986
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $267,587$197,914
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $267,587$197,914
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $661,071$633,900
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $197,914 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$206,066
XI-2 Total expenses$275,739
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$69,673
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$267,587
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$197,914

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