To grow a robust and equitable Food system in tillamook county through community engagement, education, farmer and entrepreneur support, and increasing access to locally grown Food.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $64K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$46K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$587K
+75% vs prior year
Spent
$459K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$391K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$587K
FY2021▲ +75%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$336K
FY2021$587K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$448K
FY2025$292K
Expenses
$459K
FY2021▲ +57%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$292K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$492K
FY2024$598K
FY2025$398K
Net assets
$391K
FY2021▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$391K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$392K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$135K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2007.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $355K Management & general 22% · $101K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
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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

Nourishes a fair food system by engaging the community, educating, and supporting local farmers and food access.

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3 programs · $355K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Local food programs provide snap acceptance and a matching incentive program at food roots farmtable local food storefront that provides increased access to fresh, healthy, locally-grown food for adults facing food insecurity.

$213Kprogram expense
02

Farm to school provide farm to school and garden-based educational lessons and activities at mutliple schools throughout tillamook county, impacting over 1,000 students and their families. Activities include farm field trips, classroom farmer visits, local produce tasting tables, and family engagement events.

$105Kprogram expense
03

Farm and food business support administer and manage the individual development accounts (ida) program to provide financial skills training and matched savings accounts to local farm and food-based business entrepreneurs.

$36Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$64K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$587K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$372K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$215K
Investment incomeLn 3$445
Money outPt IX
$459K
Ln 25
Programscol B$355K
Managementcol C$101K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$391K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$373K
Total assetsLn 16$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$372K
Government grantsLn 1e$90K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$215K
Investment incomeLn 3$445
Total revenueLn 12$587K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$342K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$373K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K
Other assetsLn 15$450
Total assetsLn 16$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
Net assetsLn 32$391K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$268K$373K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K
Total assetsLn 16$281K$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$46K
Net assetsLn 32$263K$391K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$111K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$11K$4K$20
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K$154$173
Legal feesLn 11b$500$454$23$23
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K$178$178
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$29K$145$670
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$38$38
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$34$47
Information technologyLn 14$329$299$15$15
OccupancyLn 16$15K$14K$537$537
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$187$187
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$214$214
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$132K$131K$17$94
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$25K$277$721
Total functional expensesLn 25$459K$355K$101K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $292K$398K−$106K$135K 990 PDF
FY2024 $448K$598K−$150K$241K 990 PDF
FY2023 $511K$492K$20K$392K 990 PDF
FY2022 $437K$456K−$19K$372K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $587K$459K$128K$391K 990 PDF
FY2020 $336K$292K$44K$263K 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 $587,342 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $283,977$371,759
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,484$215,138
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $392$445
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,913$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $335,766$587,342
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $198,879$236,021
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $93,325$223,029
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $292,204$459,050
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,562$128,292
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $587,342 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,835
VIII-1e Government grants$90,126
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$275,798
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$371,759
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $215,138$215,138
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $445$445
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $215,583$587,342
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $459,050 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $51,991$51,991
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,764 · Management $43,243$154,007
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,256 · Management $3,723 · Fundraising $20$14,999
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,697 · Management $154 · Fundraising $173$15,024
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $454 · Management $23 · Fundraising $23$500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,609 · Management $178 · Fundraising $178$3,965
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,748 · Management $145 · Fundraising $670$29,563
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,901 · Management $38 · Fundraising $38$1,977
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,726 · Management $34 · Fundraising $47$1,807
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $299 · Management $15 · Fundraising $15$329
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,178 · Management $537 · Fundraising $537$15,252
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,783 · Management $187 · Fundraising $187$4,157
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,092 · Management $214 · Fundraising $214$7,520
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $131,397 · Management $17 · Fundraising $94$131,508
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,453 · Management $277 · Fundraising $721$26,451
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $355,357 · Management $100,776 · Fundraising $2,917$459,050
Part X · Balance sheet $436,936 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,266$30,638
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $216,854$342,111
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,558$5,544
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$58,193
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $250$450
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $280,928$436,936
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $884$1,157
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$44,422
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,239$260
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,123$45,839
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,798$147,509
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $177,007$243,588
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $262,805$391,097
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $280,928$436,936
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $391,097 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$587,342
XI-2 Total expenses$459,050
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$128,292
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$262,805
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$391,097

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