Wholesome Generation is a non-profit intervention youth education model, teaching healthy habits through quality nutrition and culinary education, organic gardening,physical activity (catered to very active children), and by connecting youth to nature. We also focus on the emotional health of our students through a supportive,responsive environment and social-emotional learning. At the core of our model is a reggio-inspired, non-profit community school, focused on empowering at-risk youth and their families to learn life-long healthy habits.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ 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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FY2020 · 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 $29K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$219K
101% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 101% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$453K
Spent
$404K
To programs
92%
Net assets
−$2K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$453K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$453K
FY2021$663K
FY2022$730K
FY2023$888K
FY2024$809K
Expenses
$404K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$627K
FY2022$691K
FY2023$841K
FY2024$833K
Net assets
−$2K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$2K
FY2021$34K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$95K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $373K Management & general 8% · $32K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
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Director
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Lene Saint-Orens’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lene Saint-Orens$65,000$65,000$65,000$64,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Teaches healthy habits through nutrition, gardening, activity, and nature to empower at-risk youth.

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1 program · $373K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Wholesome generation is a non-profit intervention youth education model, teaching healthy habits through quality nutrition and culinary education, organic gardening,physical activity (catered to very active children), and by connecting youth to nature.

$373Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$453K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$381K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$149
Money outPt IX
$404K
Ln 25
Programscol B$373K
Managementcol C$32K
Owns and owesPt X
−$2K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K
Total assetsLn 16$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Government grantsLn 1e$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$381K
Investment incomeLn 3$149
Total revenueLn 12$453K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$202K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Total assetsLn 16$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
Net assetsLn 32−$2K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$52K$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K$219K
Net assetsLn 32−$50K−$2K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$148K$148K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$225$225
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$72K$18K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$384$384
InsuranceLn 23$653$522$131
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$99K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$7K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$404K$373K$32K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $809K$833K−$25K$95K 990 PDF
FY2023 $888K$841K$47K$119K 990 PDF
FY2022 $730K$691K$39K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021 $663K$627K$36K$34K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $453K$404K$48K−$2K 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 $452,694 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,120$71,696
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $367,405$380,849
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23$149
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $369,548$452,694
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 $155,056$189,851
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $174,421$214,389
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $329,477$404,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,071$48,454
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $452,694 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$7,720
VIII-1e Government grants$37,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,676
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$71,696
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $380,849$380,849
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $149$149
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $380,849 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $149$452,694
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $404,240 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,610$147,610
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,241$42,241
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,796$3,796
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $225$225
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,169$3,169
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $72,499 · Management $18,125$90,624
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,116$3,116
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $384$384
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $522 · Management $131$653
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $99,027 · Management $5,055$104,082
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,904 · Management $1,436$8,340
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $372,528 · Management $31,712 · Fundraising $0$404,240
Part X · Balance sheet $217,664 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,147$202,020
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,728$15,644
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $51,875$217,664
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,980$16,534
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $102,121$219,456
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$50,246−$1,792
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $51,875$217,664
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$1,792 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$452,694
XI-2 Total expenses$404,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,454
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$50,246
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$1,792

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