Teaches sustainable, nourishing life practices through organic gardening programs.
For fiscal year 2023 it reported $370K in revenue, $364K in expenses, and $306K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$370K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$364K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$306K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $6K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
65%
20%
15%
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.15
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$370K
FY2023▲ +32%
$547K$274K$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$364K
FY2023▲ +18%
$405K$202K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$346K
FY20230%
$479K$240K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$40K
FY2023▼ -13%
$46K$23K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$370K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$364K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$306K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$6K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$346K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $236K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01
Educational Farm
The cornucopia project's educational farm serves as a hub for hands-on learning about sustainable food production. Student farmers, including middle and high school youth, learn regenerative farming techniques while cultivating crops for local restaurants, school cafeterias, and food pantries.
$121Kprogram expense
02
Healthy Cooking (kitchen Program)
The cornucopia project's kitchen program brings local ingredients into the classroom and home kitchens, offering cooking lessons that highlight nutritious, plant-based meals. The program is designed to inspire young chefs and promote healthy eating habits.
$67Kprogram expense
03
School Gardens
The cornucopia project's school garden program engages students from preschool through fifth grade in hands-on garden learning, teaching them how to grow food while integrating lessons across various subjects.
Lauren Judd’s $79K as Executive Director
is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $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
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.
Individual Lauren Judd · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $71K · Total expenses $364K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $265K · Total expenses $364K
73%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
65%
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—
Overhead ratio
20%
—
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Fundraising cost ratio
34%
—
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Revenue growth
32%
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
—
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Accounting fee ratio
2%
—
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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.
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Sources
Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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