Springfield Community Gardens: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 27-1883334)

Maile Auterson’s $68K as Executive Di is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023
Maile Auterson	$67,537	$59,028

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Builds gardens to grow healthy food, relationships, and community in neighborhoods.

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2 programs · $882K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Food distributions

$529Kprogram expense

02

Creating community gardens

$353Kprogram 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

J R Albert Foundation INCFY2025$50K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Investment incomeLn 3$35

Money outPt IX

$938K

Ln 25

Programscol B$882K

Managementcol C$56K

Owns and owesPt X

$470K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K

Total assetsLn 16$485K

LiabilitiesLn 26$16K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$898K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$265K

Investment incomeLn 3$35

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K

Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$141K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$141K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$312K

Total assetsLn 16$485K

LiabilitiesLn 26$16K

Net assetsLn 32$470K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 522

VolunteersI 6679

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$24K	$141K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$182K	$312K
Total assetsLn 16	$220K	$485K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$21K	$16K
Net assetsLn 32	$199K	$470K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$304K	$296K	$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$21K	$21K	$294
Payroll taxesLn 10	$24K	$24K	$600
Accounting feesLn 11c	$24K	$23K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$5K	$5K	$5
OccupancyLn 16	$23K	$18K	$5K
TravelLn 17	$7K	$7K	$43
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$29K	$29K
InsuranceLn 23	$15K	$15K	$873
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$454K	$423K	$31K
All other expensesLn 24e	$31K	$22K	$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$938K	$882K	$56K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$2.0M	$2.2M	−$137K	$509K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.8M	$1.8M	−$13K	$646K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.5M	$1.4M	$102K	$660K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.2M	$1.1M	$86K	$557K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$1.2M	$938K	$271K	$470K	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 M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,209,225 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $676,481$1,204,373

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70−$1,170

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,003$6,022

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $696,554$1,209,225

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $166,733$349,407

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $534,615$588,836

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $701,348$938,243

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,794$270,982

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,209,225 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$898,110

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$306,263

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$264,761

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,204,373

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35$35

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,205−$1,205

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,022$6,022

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,817 · Excluded from tax $35$1,209,225

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $938,243 across 11 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $296,389 · Management $7,829$304,218

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,629 · Management $294$20,923

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,666 · Management $600$24,266

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,856 · Management $1,593$24,449

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,811 · Management $5$4,816

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,050 · Management $4,548$22,598

IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,958 · Management $43$7,001

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,315$29,315

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,623 · Management $873$15,496

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $423,086 · Management $30,847$453,933

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,863 · Management $9,365$31,228

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $882,246 · Management $55,997 · Fundraising $0$938,243

Part X · Balance sheet $485,421 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,719$140,875

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,613$2,290

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,700$30,226

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $181,761$312,030

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $219,793$485,421

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,223$15,756

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,223$15,756

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $198,570$469,665

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $198,570$469,665

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $219,793$485,421

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $469,665 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,209,225

XI-2 Total expenses$938,243

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$270,982

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$198,570

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$113

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$469,665

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