Gardenshare INC

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The organization's mission is to promote a local food system that ensures food security for all st. Lawrence county residents by connecting consumers and producers, supporting equitable distribution of food resources, removing barriers to access, including stakeholders in decision making, providing food justice education and advocacy, and engaging with community partners.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 16-1607595) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 160 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
81% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
7.8 mo
of spending, in cash
7.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $875
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
17% of total assets
Liabilities are 17% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$273K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$250K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$165K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$273K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$185K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$171K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$273K
Expenses
$250K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$210K
FY2025$250K
Net assets
$165K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$141K
FY2025$165K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2001.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $203K Management & general 15% · $38K Fundraising 4% · $9K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$60,858Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carlene L Doane’s $61K as Executive Di is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carlene L Doane$60,858$60,314$56,505$51,365——
Celine Carriere————$58,619$15,750
Rebecca Allen—————$11,317

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Connects consumers and producers to ensure food security and equitable distribution for all.

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1 program · $203K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Local Food Guide

Gardenshare's annual local food guide and farmers market promotion programs help ensure that the county has a vibrant, local food system where our food choices are healthy for us, for our communities, and for the environment.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 16-1607595) · Dispute this line
$203Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$875
Grants paid · 12 grants · $135K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$21,884
Unitemized GrantFY2025$18,791
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,924
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,241
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,144
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,543
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,990
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,823
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,658
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,636
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,919
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,295

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$273K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$250K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$165K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K
Total assetsLn 16$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K
Government grantsLn 1e$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$273K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$162K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$162K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$36K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Total assetsLn 16$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$165K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6160
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K$162K
Total assetsLn 16$171K$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$141K$165K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$41K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$138K$107K$27K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$608$483$125
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$2K$336
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K$20
Office expensesLn 13$25K$20K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$660$383$256$21
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$884$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$2K$61
Total functional expensesLn 25$250K$203K$38K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 27, 2026 $273K$250K$24K$165K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 8, 2025 $270K$210K$60K$141K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $183K$195K−$12K$81K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2023 $171K$200K−$29K$93K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 9, 2022 $178K$174K$4K$121K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 16, 2021 $185K$158K$28K$117K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $273,425 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $242,371$247,309
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,319$2,210
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,312$23,906
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $270,002$273,425
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $27,165$40,675
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $129,885$149,304
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,843$59,862
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $209,893$249,841
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,109$23,584
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $273,425 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$100,389
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,920
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$247,309
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,210$2,210
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$23,906
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,210$273,425
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $249,841 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $40,675$40,675
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $106,518 · Management $27,467 · Fundraising $3,735$137,720
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $483 · Management $125$608
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,459 · Management $2,181 · Fundraising $336$10,976
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,776$12,776
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,670 · Fundraising $20$7,690
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,327 · Management $2,852 · Fundraising $1,726$24,905
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $383 · Management $256 · Fundraising $21$660
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,601$3,601
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $884 · Fundraising $3,286$4,170
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,350 · Management $1,649 · Fundraising $61$3,060
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $203,126 · Management $37,530 · Fundraising $9,185$249,841
Part X · Balance sheet $199,553 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $137,762$161,525
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $31,504$36,073
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,528$1,955
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $170,794$199,553
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,750$21,370
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,363$9,755
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,530$3,693
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,643$34,818
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $141,151$164,735
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $141,151$164,735
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $170,794$199,553
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,735 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$273,425
XI-2 Total expenses$249,841
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,584
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$141,151
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,735

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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