Create more healthy and sustainable livelihoods for people in the Warren County, NC region through stewardship of natural and cultural assets.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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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 $180K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $461K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$89K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$528K
Spent
$411K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$628K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$528K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$528K
FY2021$925K
FY2022$729K
FY2023$938K
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$411K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$411K
FY2021$503K
FY2022$725K
FY2023$976K
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$628K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$628K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 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 Dec 2011.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $328K Management & general 20% · $82K Fundraising 0% · $67

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

6 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$64,311Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carla Norwood’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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
Carla Norwood$68,866$74,848$51,153$61,385$64,311

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promote healthy livelihoods by stewarding natural and cultural assets in Warren County, NC.

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3 programs · $328K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Food Hub

Through our food hub, we connect local farmers to new markets through a value-added processing, cold storage, marketing, and food safety expertise. In 2020, we shifted our focus from farm-to-school processing to food assistance due to the pandemic.

$318Kprogram expense
02

What's Growing on

We seek to engage teachers, students, schools and the broader community in understanding and supporting LOCAL/REGIONAL food economies. When schools closed due to the pandemic, we adapted our programs to meet the needs of teachers who were all or partly remote.

$6Kprogram expense
03

Food System Development

We seek to build resilient and long-term supply chain connections that link small farmers to INSTITUTIONAL/WHOLESALE markets in our region. In 2020, we helped to design and pass a regional food strategy for the kerr-tar council of governments, and played a major role in research and engagement in the upper coastal plain council of…

$4Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$461K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$528K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$512K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Money outPt IX
$411K
Ln 25
Programscol B$328K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$67
Owns and owesPt X
$628K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K
Total assetsLn 16$717K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$512K
Government grantsLn 1e$192K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Total revenueLn 12$528K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$122K
SavingsLn 2$186K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$308K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$408K
Total assetsLn 16$717K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
Net assetsLn 32$628K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 610
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K$308K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$304K$408K
Total assetsLn 16$566K$717K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K$89K
Net assetsLn 32$510K$628K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$148K$104K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$200$200
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$105K$100K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34$34
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$228$2K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$31K$15K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$518$67
InterestLn 20$3K$3K$33
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$47K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$11K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$411K$328K$82K$67

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.2M$1.8M$396K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $938K$976K−$38K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $729K$725K$3K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $925K$503K$422K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $528K$411K$117K$628K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $528,130 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $590,650$511,687
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,737$25,410
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,804$19
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,344−$8,986
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $618,535$528,130
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $198,665$175,460
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,845$235,230
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $317,510$410,690
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $301,025$117,440
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $528,130 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$9,333 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$192,399
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$319,288
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$511,687
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,410$25,410
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $19$19
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $347$347
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,443$528,130
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $410,690 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $104,319 · Management $43,314$147,633
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,095$16,095
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,330 · Management $3,402$11,732
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $200$200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,570$4,570
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $99,900 · Management $5,448$105,348
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $34$34
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,218 · Management $2,749$3,967
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $228 · Management $1,546$1,774
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,482 · Management $14,579$46,061
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,345 · Management $518 · Fundraising $67$4,930
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,690 · Management $33$2,723
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,097$47,097
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,001$1,001
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,681 · Management $2,785$13,466
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,017 · Management $2,042$4,059
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $328,402 · Management $82,221 · Fundraising $67$410,690
Part X · Balance sheet $716,901 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,221$122,248
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $217,517$186,167
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $303,724$408,486
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $566,462$716,901
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$38,095
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56,130$89,128
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $115,792$528,914
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $394,540$98,859
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $510,332$627,773
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $566,462$716,901
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $627,773 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$528,130
XI-2 Total expenses$410,690
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$117,440
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$510,332
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$627,773

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