Orchard Community Learning Service

Tax-deductible

Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2011Food & AgricultureEIN 27-5107074

To facilitate access to physically and emotionally welcoming places where organizations, students, and families gather to learn, garden, develop relationships, and advocate and facilitate food access for positive change in food, personal and planetary wellness, and educational opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 4 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $34K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$38K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 68% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $65K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$120K
89% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 89% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$414K
+106% vs prior year
Spent
$386K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$14K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$414K
FY2025▲ +106%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$201K
FY2025$414K
Expenses
$386K
FY2025▲ +57%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$247K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$180K
FY2024$246K
FY2025$386K
Net assets
$14K
FY2025▲ +206%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$197K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$31K
FY2024−$13K
FY2025$14K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item COrchard Community Learning Service
EINHdr · item D27-5107074
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2012
Year of formationHdr · item L2011
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CPhoenix, AZ
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K40)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.orchardlearningcenter.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.00
Program services93%$359K
Management & general7%$26K
Fundraising$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$386K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -40% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +130% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$134K
FY2025▲ +224%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$197K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$41K
FY2025$134K
Total liabilities
$120K
FY2025▲ +119%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$604
FY2023$53K
FY2024$55K
FY2025$120K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$27K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$134K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$8K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$120K
Total net assetsLn 32$14K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$318K · 77%
Contributions & grants$96K · 23%
Program service revenue77%$318K
Contributions & grants23%$96K
Total revenueLn 12$414K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $8K · Operating expenses/yr $386K
0.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $359K · Total expenses $386K
93%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $386K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $386K
0.3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $367 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $88K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $96K · Total revenue $414K
23%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $414K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $318K · Total revenue $414K
77%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $414K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $318K · Total expenses $386K
82%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $414K · Prior year $201K
+106%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $300K · FY2025 $414K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $14K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $414K · Expenses $386K
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $134K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $14K · Total assets $134K
11%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $134K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Wann Angeles · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $32K · Total expenses $386K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $245K · Total expenses $386K
63%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 1%——
Revenue growth 106%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$31,607Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary
$5,766Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$388Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Wann Angeles’s $32K as CEO is at the 32nd 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tawsha Trahan————$6,210$33,380
John Wann Angeles$31,607$25,524$6,533———
Sowan Thai$388$5,980$4,020$10,890$6,780$30,360
Maria Parra Cano—————$8,250
Virginia Angeles Wann$5,766$6,948$3,850——$1,000
Amy Simpson—————$4,345

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 7Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Connects people to welcoming spaces for learning, gardening, and advocating for food, wellness, and education.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $359K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The Educational Programs of the Orchard's work consisted largely of an agroforestry workforce development program serving individuals in federally designated opportunity zones. During the 2025 fiscal year, two cohorts of 10 participants each were provided 60 hours of classroom and hands-on training.

$173Kprogram expense
02

With the move to our new 2-acre site and its permaculture design, the OCLC's urban farming began an evolution toward a full circle model of locally grown food to partner with our educational programs for local residents and service providers. This is a move away from an emphasis on a more narrow food relief program.

$118Kprogram expense
03

Las Tres Hermanas Ecotienda is a new initiative of the OCLC's work in the community. 2025 was a planning and infrastructure development year for the Ecotienda/corner store which is located onsite in a 900 square foot former classroom at the Brooks Community Center.

$68Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$65K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $14K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$13,538

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $414K$386K+106% 990 PDF
FY2024 $201K$246K+2% 990 PDF
FY2023 $198K$180K-8% 990 PDF
FY2022 $215K$199K-27% 990 PDF
FY2021 $294K$157K-2% 990 PDF
FY2020 $300K$247K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $386,500 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $28,270$28,270
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,761 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$37,761
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $195,873 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,000$196,873
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,788 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,788
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,931$1,931
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $100$100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $283$283
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,823 · Management $463$2,286
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $54,215 · Management $3,849$58,064
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,332 · Management $843$19,175
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,757$1,757
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $47 · Management $867$914
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,806$6,806
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,723$10,723
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,034 · Management $735 · Fundraising $0$10,769
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $359,183 · Management $26,217 · Fundraising $1,100$386,500

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