To use urban agriculture to address community issues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $267K a year · 35% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $38K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$651K
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$337K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$275K
To programs
41%
Net assets
$344K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$337K
FY2021▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$344K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$672K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$832K
FY2025$709K
Expenses
$275K
FY2021▲ +72%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$275K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$539K
FY2024$688K
FY2025$993K
Net assets
$344K
FY2021▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$281K
FY2021$344K
FY2022$700K
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

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Where the money goes

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $112K Management & general 49% · $133K Fundraising 11% · $29K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Director
$68,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diane Moss’s $85K as MD/Secretary is at the 84th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diane Moss$85,000$75,000$75,000$68,750$68,750$32,500

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

Grows food in cities to solve local problems.

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2 programs · $112K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Mt Hope Community Garden

This year we transformed the garden using programming to promote agrarian urbanism. Our aim is to cultivate mind, body, and emotional wellness, with community led activities, while building alternative neighborhood food ecosystems.

$98Kprogram expense
02

Mobile farmers market (MFM) -during this program year we began the start- up activities for the MFM which included purchasing a refrigerated box truck, customizing the interior, custom wrapping community artwork on the exterior of truck and acquiring a calif. Sellers permit.

$14Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$38K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$337K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$337K
Investment incomeLn 3$359
Money outPt IX
$275K
Ln 25
Programscol B$112K
Managementcol C$133K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$344K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K
Total assetsLn 16$995K
LiabilitiesLn 26$651K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$337K
Government grantsLn 1e$101K
Investment incomeLn 3$359
Total revenueLn 12$337K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$272K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$276K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$711K
Total assetsLn 16$995K
LiabilitiesLn 26$651K
Net assetsLn 32$344K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K$276K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$626K$711K
Total assetsLn 16$899K$995K
LiabilitiesLn 26$618K$651K
Net assetsLn 32$281K$344K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$36K$29K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$2K$577
Legal feesLn 11b$750$750
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$103K$51K$42K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$2K$616
OccupancyLn 16$5K$3K$2K$548
InterestLn 20$30K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$3K$710
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$12K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$275K$112K$133K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $709K$993K−$284K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $832K$688K$145K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$539K$1.1M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $672K$315K$357K$700K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $337K$275K$62K$344K 990 PDF
FY2020 $344K$159K$185K$281K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $336,943 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $339,901$336,584
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,619$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $348$359
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$702$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $344,166$336,943
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 $52,767$78,585
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,722$196,014
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $159,489$274,599
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $184,677$62,344
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $336,943 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$100,555
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$236,029
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$336,584
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $359$359
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $359$336,943
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $274,599 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,406 · Management $29,125 · Fundraising $7,281$72,812
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,887 · Management $2,309 · Fundraising $577$5,773
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $750$750
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,571$4,571
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $51,159 · Management $41,586 · Fundraising $10,232$102,977
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $9,488$9,488
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,082 · Management $2,466 · Fundraising $616$6,164
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,740 · Management $2,192 · Fundraising $548$5,480
IX-20 InterestManagement $29,715$29,715
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $9,403$9,403
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,548 · Management $2,839 · Fundraising $710$7,097
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,135 · Management $8,234$20,369
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $111,957 · Management $133,190 · Fundraising $29,452$274,599
Part X · Balance sheet $994,880 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $273,576$272,210
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$4,273
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $625,911$710,533
X-11 Publicly traded securities$7,864
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $899,487$994,880
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,889
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $618,291$651,340
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,196$343,540
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $899,487$994,880
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $343,540 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$336,943
XI-2 Total expenses$274,599
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,344
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,196
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$343,540

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