connecting children and community to nature through farming and food in order to solve global climate challenge with local production through education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 54% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$131K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
34 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 34.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $758K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$139K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$6.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$997K
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.7M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$544K
FY2021$663K
FY2022$810K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$6.9M
FY2024▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$6.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2010.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.0M Management & general 9% · $111K Fundraising 4% · $46K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $131K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$131,250Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eden Vardy’s $131K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eden Vardy$131,250$125,000$125,000$125,000$125,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates children and communities about local food production to combat climate change.

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3 programs · $454K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Farm Park

an educational facility, operated as a public space open to all, demonstrating neighborhood and community scale sustainable food, garden and livestock systems managed in an integrated way. More than 55,000 pounds of produce were produced this year.

$294Kprogram expense
02

Summer Camp Programs. Research demonstrates that growing food is one of the most powerful ways to reconnect children to nature and to get people outside. The flagship summer program, Earth Keepers, saw capacity attendance in the reporting year with 330 participants for six hours/day, five days per week for 10 weeks.

$160Kprogram expense
03

Visiting groups join us year round, with 1,075 participants total. We welcomed 934 participants from 22 classes, two homeschool groups, 2 Sister Cities groups (from Argentina and France), and groups from Aspen Camp for the Deaf, Solstice Wellness Retreat, and New Mexico School for the Deaf at the FarmPark.

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$221K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$470K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Investment incomeLn 3$134K
Other incomeLn 4–11$221K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$378K
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 620
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K$139K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M$6.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$79K$39K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$657K$558K$66K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$348$174
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$51K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$59K$59K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$191K$188K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$652$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$111K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.7M$1.2M$1.5M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$1.2M$1.1M$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $997K$810K$187K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$663K$1.3M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$544K$914K$2.7M 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 $2,668,217 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,760,475$2,172,278
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $159,500$141,204
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $106,921$133,732
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $270,391$221,003
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,297,287$2,668,217
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 $675,072$791,265
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $487,688$377,670
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,162,760$1,168,935
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,134,527$1,499,282
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,668,217 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$104,452
VIII-1e Government grants$470,238
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,597,588
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,172,278
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $141,204$141,204
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $129,612$129,612
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,120$4,120
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $188$188
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $220,815$220,815
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $495,751 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $188$2,668,217
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,168,935 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,750 · Management $39,375 · Fundraising $13,125$131,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $558,053 · Management $65,653 · Fundraising $32,827$656,533
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,960 · Management $348 · Fundraising $174$3,482
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $51,312$51,312
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,488$25,488
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,220$9,220
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,164$9,164
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,140$7,140
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $58,603$58,603
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,800$22,800
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $187,888 · Management $2,793$190,681
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $652 · Management $2,610$3,262
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,012,030 · Management $110,779 · Fundraising $46,126$1,168,935
Part X · Balance sheet $7,070,636 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $133,795; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $494,754$377,524
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,431,459$2,936,413
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,526,867$3,622,904
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,571,354$7,070,636
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $139,200$139,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $139,200$139,200
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,607,154$4,068,436
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,825,000$2,863,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,432,154$6,931,436
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,571,354$7,070,636
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,931,436 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,668,217
XI-2 Total expenses$1,168,935
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,499,282
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,432,154
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,931,436

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