Experimental urban farm operating garden centers, educational programming, food access programs, and other projects resulting in permanent jobs and sustainable income

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 125 volunteers and 30 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$21K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $38K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$421K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$73K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$172K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$421K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$616K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$421K
Expenses
$73K
FY2023▼ -86%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$452K
FY2021$703K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$73K
Net assets
$172K
FY2023▲ +197%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021−$46K
FY2022−$177K
FY2023$172K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Dec 1999.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $73K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $21K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$20,513Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Mooney’s $21K as Executive Director is at the 22nd 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Meg Debrito——$33,090$67,731
Erin Mooney$20,513$62,840——
Stacy Behm—$13,650$14,700—

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II6 listed

Programs and updates

Operates urban farms and gardens, offering education and food access to create jobs and sustainable income.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Urban farm and garden center selling produce, maintaining food access programs, and creating permanent jobs and sustainable income. This program has been permanently closed and the organization is in the process of dissolving. The dissolution is expected to be completed by 12/31/2024.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$38K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$421K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$416K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$73K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$172K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$172K
Total assetsLn 16$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Investment incomeLn 3$416K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$416K
Total revenueLn 12$421K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$172K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$172K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$172K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
VolunteersI 6125
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K$172K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166K$0
Total assetsLn 16$168K$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$345K$0
Net assetsLn 32−$177K$172K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$21K$0$21K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$0$2K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$296$0$296$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$0$7K$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$33K$0$33K$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$0$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$31$0$31$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$73K$0$73K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $421K$73K$348K$172K 990 PDF
FY2022 $384K$515K−$131K−$177K 990 PDF
FY2021 $616K$703K−$87K−$46K 990 PDF
FY2020 $420K$452K−$32K$41K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $421,347 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $69,961$4,262
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $163,888$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14$415,910
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $150,000$1,175
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $383,863$421,347
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $266,013$22,663
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $248,688$50,433
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $514,701$73,096
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$130,838$348,251
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $421,347 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,262
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,262
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$129
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $415,781 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$415,781
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,175 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,175
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $417,085 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$421,347
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $73,096 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $20,513 · Fundraising $0$20,513
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $2,150 · Fundraising $0$2,150
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $296 · Fundraising $0$296
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,227 · Fundraising $0$4,227
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $7,064 · Fundraising $0$7,064
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $32,592 · Fundraising $0$32,592
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $5,157 · Fundraising $0$5,157
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,066 · Fundraising $0$1,066
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $31 · Fundraising $0$31
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $73,096 · Fundraising $0$73,096
Part X · Balance sheet $171,578 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,668$171,578
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $165,695$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $168,363$171,578
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,108$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $219,379$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $345,036$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$176,673$171,578
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$176,673$171,578
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $168,363$171,578
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $171,578 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$421,347
XI-2 Total expenses$73,096
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$348,251
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$176,673
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$171,578

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