Harlem Grown INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 27-4250636Revenue $5.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSharlemgrown.orgPo Box 895, 10037-0895 · New York, NYTax-exempt since May 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To inspire youth to lead healthier, more ambitious lives through hands-on education and mentorship in urban farming, nutrition and sustainability.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 744 volunteers and 42 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
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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 $939K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$705K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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 · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$163K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$6.3M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$5.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.1M
Expenses
$6.3M
FY2024▲ +37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$6.3M
Net assets
$5.6M
FY2024▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$5.6M

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 May 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $5.1M Management & general 9% · $581K Fundraising 9% · $581K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $705K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Founder
$260,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$260,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$185,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Howard a Hillery’s $260K as CEO/Founder is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Howard a Hillery$260,000$260,000$160,000$162,308
Nicole Engel$260,000$260,000$175,000$86,539
Charles Maher$185,000$135,000——

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

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 15aYes

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Inspires youth to lead healthier, ambitious lives through urban farming, nutrition, and sustainability education.

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1 program · $5.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Transform abandoned lots into urban farms and greenhouses, and use urban agriculture as a platform for in-school, out-of-school time, workforce development, and community engagement programming.

$5.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 27 grants · $340K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$45,405
Jazzmobile INCNY · FY2024$15,000
Classical Theatre of HarlemNY · FY2024$15,000
Good Vibes in the ParkFY2024$12,000
Uptown Grand Central CorpNY · FY2024$10,000
Maysles Institute INCNY · FY2024$10,000
Fable Jones StudioFY2024$10,000
Claim Our Space Now INCNY · FY2024$10,000
Nyc KidsfestNY · FY2024$10,000
Read IT and Leave IT INCNY · FY2024$9,000
Kraal Charles Media LLCFY2024$8,000
Brooklyn Arts Exchange INCNY · FY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$41,297
Harlem Late Night Jazz INCNY · FY2023$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$345K
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Money outPt IX
$6.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.1M
Managementcol C$581K
Fundraisingcol D$581K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$163K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$431K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$345K
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$89K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$229K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$163K
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 6744
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$6.6M$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$237K$229K
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$245K$163K
Net assetsLn 32$6.8M$5.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$169K$169K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$45K$45K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$576K$496K$38K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$2.2M$167K$185K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$42K$36K$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$219K$189K$14K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$242K$209K$16K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$81K$54K$14K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$31K$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$884K$592K$149K$143K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$74K$48K$15K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$188K$155K$22K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$270K$181K$45K$44K
OccupancyLn 16$264K$228K$17K$19K
TravelLn 17$86K$58K$9K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$38K$24K$8K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$42K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$277K$229K$28K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$132K$86K$27K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.3M$5.1M$581K$581K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.1M$6.3M−$1.1M$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.3M$4.6M$700K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.2M$2.6M$2.5M$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.4M$2.0M$2.5M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.6M$79K$1.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,143,885 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,805,650$4,515,935
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $402,988$344,513
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $82,144$268,797
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$32,333$14,640
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,258,449$5,143,885
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $165,785$214,455
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,506,118$3,620,341
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $59,400$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,827,593$2,425,056
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,558,896$6,259,852
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $699,553−$1,115,967
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $5,143,885 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$56,236
VIII-1e Government grants$430,774
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,028,925
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,515,935
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $344,513$344,513
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $179,776$179,776
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $89,021$89,021
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$32,652−$32,652
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $47,292$47,292
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $391,805 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $236,145$5,143,885
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,259,852 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $169,050$169,050
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $45,405$45,405
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $496,247 · Management $37,769 · Fundraising $41,844$575,860
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,189,834 · Management $166,732 · Fundraising $184,720$2,541,286
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $36,142 · Management $2,741 · Fundraising $3,036$41,919
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $188,950 · Management $14,329 · Fundraising $15,874$219,153
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $208,754 · Management $15,831 · Fundraising $17,538$242,123
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $54,254 · Management $13,613 · Fundraising $13,139$81,006
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $31,254 · Management $7,842 · Fundraising $7,568$46,664
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $592,006 · Management $148,541 · Fundraising $143,363$883,910
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $48,181 · Management $15,086 · Fundraising $11,037$74,304
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $154,841 · Management $22,195 · Fundraising $10,503$187,539
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $181,046 · Management $45,427 · Fundraising $43,843$270,316
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $227,522 · Management $17,254 · Fundraising $19,115$263,891
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,399 · Management $9,028 · Fundraising $19,019$86,446
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,355 · Management $7,626 · Fundraising $5,579$37,560
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,908$35,908
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41,576 · Management $3,153 · Fundraising $3,493$48,222
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $228,511 · Management $27,502 · Fundraising $21,281$277,294
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $85,590 · Management $26,799 · Fundraising $19,607$131,996
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,097,825 · Management $581,468 · Fundraising $580,559$6,259,852
Part X · Balance sheet $5,799,854 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,809,884$2,242,560
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,826,604$2,436,015
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $164,435$841,983
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,649$50,650
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $236,884$228,646
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,058,456$5,799,854
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $244,543$163,388
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $244,543$163,388
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,842,031$3,736,827
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,971,882$1,899,639
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,813,913$5,636,466
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,058,456$5,799,854
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,636,466 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,143,885
XI-2 Total expenses$6,259,852
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,115,967
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,813,913
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$61,480
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,636,466

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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