To empower refugees to develop sustainable farming businesses that produce fresh healthy food for our community. We operate three key program areas: farmer education, farm services, and enterprise programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ 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 $155K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $189K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
74% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 74% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$800K
Spent
$790K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$22K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$800K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$800K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$616K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$790K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$790K
FY2021$498K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$22K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021−$6K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$758K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 Apr 2011.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $790K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nijhor Rahman’s $14K as Eco is at the 2nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Liz Vallette—$93,000$86,500
Nijhor Rahman$13,892——

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Helps refugees build sustainable farms to grow healthy food for the community.

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3 programs · $790K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Enterprise Program. Through our Food Hub we connect farmers to fair markets by facilitating sales through the PIF Farm Share (also known as a Community Supported Agriculture or CSA), and at local farmers markets.

$489Kprogram expense
02

Farm Services Program. We link PIF farmers to the resources they need to start and sustain their businesses, including: Identifying good farmland and providing shared site services; Providing access to shared equipment; Alleviating cash flow constraints by providing 0% interest microloans for seeds and basic supplies at the start of each…

$264Kprogram expense
03

Farmer Education Program. We provide on-going business and agricultural training to PIF farmers and to other aspiring farmers in the Houston region.

$37Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$800K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$521K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$279K
Money outPt IX
$790K
Ln 25
Programscol B$790K
Owns and owesPt X
$22K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$279K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$521K
Total revenueLn 12$800K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$22K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6250
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K$65K
Total assetsLn 16$87K$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$11K$22K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$201K$201K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$282K$282K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$206K$206K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$790K$790K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.9M$1.3M$558K$758K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.2M$164K$200K 990 PDF
FY2022 $616K$564K$53K$6K 990 PDF
FY2021 $489K$498K−$9K−$6K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $800K$790K$10K$22K 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 $800,452 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $259,382$279,355
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $281,705$521,097
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $541,087$800,452
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $216,715$227,166
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $413,857$563,098
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $630,572$790,264
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$89,485$10,188
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $800,452 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$279,355
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$279,355
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $521,097$521,097
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $521,097 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$800,452
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $790,264 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $201,376$201,376
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,277$2,277
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,513$23,513
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $26,417$26,417
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $282,463$282,463
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,143$7,143
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,993$1,993
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,621$3,621
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,005$1,005
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,055$4,055
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,811$9,811
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,671$14,671
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $205,922$205,922
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,997$5,997
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $790,264 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$790,264
Part X · Balance sheet $83,458 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,164$11,407
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,348$6,219
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,677$1,004
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $74,639$64,828
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,828$83,458
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $75,373$61,815
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,373$61,815
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,455$21,643
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,828$83,458
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,643 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$800,452
XI-2 Total expenses$790,264
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,188
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,455
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,643

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