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Gardenshare INC FY2024 filing

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Canton, NY501(c)(3)Since 2001Food & AgricultureEIN 16-1607595Revenue $270K in FY2024

On file with the IRSgardenshare.orgPo Box 516, 13617-0516 · Canton, NYTax-exempt since Dec 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
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
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $875
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$270K
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$210K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$141K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$270K
FY2024▲ +47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$185K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$171K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$273K
Expenses
$210K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$210K
FY2025$250K
Net assets
$141K
FY2024▲ +74%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$141K
FY2025$165K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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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

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $144K Management & general 27% · $57K Fundraising 4% · $8K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Carlene L Doane
Executive Di
$60,314Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer McAvoy
Vice Preside
$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

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  • 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 · $144K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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.

$144Kprogram 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
Cloudslitter FoundationFY2024$875
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 FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$270K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$242K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$210K
Ln 25
Programscol B$144K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$141K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$242K
Government grantsLn 1e$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Total revenueLn 12$270K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$138K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$141K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$138K
Total assetsLn 16$163K$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$81K$141K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$27K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$120K$69K$46K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$595$357$238
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$91
Office expensesLn 13$24K$20K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$514$308$206
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$20
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K$144K$57K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $273K$250K$24K$165K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $270K$210K$60K$141K 990 PDF
FY2023 $183K$195K−$12K$81K 990 PDF
FY2022 $171K$200K−$29K$93K 990 PDF
FY2021 $178K$174K$4K$121K 990 PDF
FY2020 $185K$158K$28K$117K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $270,002 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $156,908$242,371
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $341$1,319
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,815$26,312
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $183,064$270,002
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,687$27,165
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $134,721$129,885
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $36,437$52,843
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $194,845$209,893
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,781$60,109
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $270,002 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$101,902
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$140,469
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$242,371
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,319$1,319
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$26,312
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,319$270,002
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $209,893 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $27,165$27,165
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $68,584 · Management $45,722 · Fundraising $5,753$120,059
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $357 · Management $238$595
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,539 · Management $3,692$9,231
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,137$14,137
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,016 · Fundraising $91$2,107
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,956 · Management $2,169 · Fundraising $2,136$24,261
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $308 · Management $206$514
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,306 · Fundraising $20$3,326
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,082$1,082
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,987 · Management $2,429$4,416
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $144,437 · Management $57,456 · Fundraising $8,000$209,893
Part X · Balance sheet $170,794 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $86,877$137,762
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $75,092$31,504
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,524$1,528
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $163,493$170,794
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,914$13,750
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $67,827$13,363
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,710$2,530
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $82,451$29,643
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $81,042$141,151
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $81,042$141,151
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $163,493$170,794
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,151 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$270,002
XI-2 Total expenses$209,893
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,109
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$81,042
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$141,151

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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