Lynchburg Grows EIN 20-0934133

Lynchburg Grows

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Connects people with disabilities to healthy food and meaningful jobs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $754K in revenue, $608K in expenses, and $1.9M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2006
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development
Location
Lynchburg, VA
Website
www.lynchburggrows.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$754KFY2025
Expenses
$608K
Net assets
$1.9M
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  20-0934133 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lynchburg, VA Founded 2006
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects people with disabilities to healthy food and meaningful jobs.
Leadership
Money in and out
$754K revenue, $608K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$754K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$608K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $146K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +52% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +17% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$754K
FY2025▼ -1%
Expenses
$608K
FY2025▼ -5%
Total assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2025▲ ×28
Total revenue
$754K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$608K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$146K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $526K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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To work with our community to provide access to healthy food and afford purposeful jobs to individuals with disabilities

$526Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLynchburg Grows
EINHdr · item D20-0934133
Principal addressHdr · item CLynchburg, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lynchburggrows.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2006
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O52)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate PA
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shelley Blades’s $69K as Executive Di is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1985 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Shelley Blades$69,167$50,000$36,708

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$488K · 65%
Program service revenue$221K · 29%
Other revenue$46K · 6%
Contributions & grants65%$488K
Program service revenue29%$221K
Other revenue6%$46K
Total revenueLn 12$754K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.03
Program services86%$526K
Management & general10%$62K
Fundraising3%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$608K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$622K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed12.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $622K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $608K · Less non-cash grants $25K · Cash operating expenses/yr $583K
12.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $526K · Total expenses $608K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $62K · Total expenses $608K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $21K · Total expenses $608K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $24K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $527K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $488K · Total revenue $754K
65%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $754K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $221K · Total revenue $754K
29%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $754K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $221K · Total expenses $608K
36%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $754K · Prior year $765K
-1%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $831K · FY2025 $754K
-2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $754K · Expenses $608K
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.9M · Total assets $1.9M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.9M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Allison Caudill Cowgill · Reported title CHAIR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $608K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $318K · Total expenses $608K
52%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth -1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$754K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$765K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$680K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$648K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$390K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$831K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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