Agricultural education.the Cornucopia Project teaches sustainable and nourishing life practices to children and adults in the monadnock region, through school and community based organic gardening programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$46K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$280K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$309K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$299K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$280K
FY2022▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$454K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$370K
FY2024$547K
Expenses
$309K
FY2022▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$196K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$405K
Net assets
$299K
FY2022▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$328K
FY2022$299K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$447K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2008.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $216K Management & general 20% · $60K Fundraising 11% · $33K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,581Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Judd’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 79th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lauren Judd$79,351$70,975$60,581$58,500$49,885
Karen Hatcher————$25,680

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches sustainable, nourishing life practices through organic gardening programs.

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3 programs · $216K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Farm to Fork

A multi-year agricultural entrepreneurship training program that uses a small working farm to develop high school students into community and business leaders around healthy, local food. Focus on stem education, workforce development, and sustainable agriculture.

$115Kprogram expense
02

Community Education and Programs

Providing a variety of garden and farm based educational programs and initiatives to residents of the monadnock region of NH; management of a garden program that supports the peterborough food pantry; providing "cool chefs" after-school cooking and nutrition programs to students in grades 3-6 from the contoocook valley school district.

$51Kprogram expense
03

Elementary School Gardens

Teaching 14 weeks of organic gardening, nutrition and ecology curriculum to support beneficial life-long practices to approximately 250 students in the eight elementary schools of NH'S contoocook valley school district.

$51Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$280K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$189K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$309K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$299K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$189K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Investment incomeLn 3$104
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$280K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$113K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$99K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K
Other assetsLn 15$38K
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
Net assetsLn 32$299K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 626
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$215K$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$99K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$333K$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$46K
Net assetsLn 32$328K$299K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$47K$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$128K$99K$15K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$11K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$619$619
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$265$4K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$3K$7K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$32K$10K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$1K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$309K$216K$60K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $547K$405K$143K$447K 990 PDF
FY2023 $370K$364K$6K$306K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $280K$309K−$29K$299K 990 PDF
FY2021 $454K$326K$128K$328K 990 PDF
FY2020 $233K$196K$37K$200K 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
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Part I · Summary $280,430 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $270,878$189,324
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $161,711$79,545
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $108$104
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,108$11,457
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $453,805$280,430
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $171,243$209,871
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $154,994$99,185
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $326,237$309,056
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $127,568−$28,626
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $280,430 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$19,983
VIII-1e Government grants$38,440
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,901
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,241
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$189,324
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $79,545$79,545
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $104$104
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,457$11,457
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $79,545 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,561$280,430
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $309,056 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,774 · Management $6,904 · Fundraising $6,903$60,581
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $98,683 · Management $14,564 · Fundraising $14,565$127,812
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $7,239$7,239
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,989 · Management $1,625 · Fundraising $1,625$14,239
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,522 · Management $5,250$9,772
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $619$619
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $265 · Fundraising $4,247$4,512
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,181 · Management $7,251$10,432
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,409$1,409
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,656$16,656
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,787$5,787
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,815 · Management $9,767 · Fundraising $1,458$43,040
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,812 · Management $1,121 · Fundraising $4,025$6,958
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $215,841 · Management $60,392 · Fundraising $32,823$309,056
Part X · Balance sheet $345,192 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,202$113,227
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $60,000$40,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $145$493
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $600$600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57,054$53,432
X-11 Publicly traded securities$99,288
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$38,152
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $333,001$345,192
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,935$7,887
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$38,152
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,935$46,039
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $268,066$259,153
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,000$40,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $328,066$299,153
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $333,001$345,192
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $299,153 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$280,430
XI-2 Total expenses$309,056
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,626
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$328,066
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$287
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$299,153

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