Founded in 2009 by artist linda goode bryant, Project Eats is a living installation of neighborhood-based, small-plot, high yield farms that use urban agriculture, partnerships, and social enterprise to sustainably grow and equitably distribute fresh, local, organically grown food in communities across new york city. Project Eats transforms vacant lots and rooftops into viable farms supporting farm stands, pantries, prepared food, and community programs in neighborhoods disproportionately experiencing inequitable food access and diet-related illness across new york city. Communities deserve to grow their own food right where they live-art that feeds.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers and 24 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $323K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $601K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$530K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
56%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$929K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$804K
FY2021$794K
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Exemption reinstated (2012-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2014.

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Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $881K Management & general 36% · $559K Fundraising 8% · $123K

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; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder/President
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Goode Bryant’s $150K as Founder/President is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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
Linda Goode Bryant$150,000$161,122$125,008$125,008$116,973

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Grows fresh, local food on urban farms, distributing it equitably in New York City communities.

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1 program · $881K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Project eats' model features small-plot, community-based and operated, high-yield farms - both ground-level and rooftop. Using sustainable, primarily hand-grown, farming methods, and employing seeding, succession planning, carbon waste reuse, and other environmentally sound techniques, pe works to maximize crop yields in limited urban…

$881Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$210K
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$881K
Managementcol C$559K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$530K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Other incomeLn 4–11$210K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$305K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$215K
Other assetsLn 15$556K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$530K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 680
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$1.7M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$210K$215K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K$530K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$160K$16K$80K$64K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$693K$497K$167K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$57K$6K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$31K$13K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$107K$107K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$176K$101K$70K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$54K$19K$31K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$125K$82K$29K$14K
TravelLn 17$19K$1K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$43K$40K$3K$280
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$37K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$881K$559K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.6M−$184K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.5M−$305K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$1.3M$2.0M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.0M$71K$794K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$929K$80K$804K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,378,064 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,054,024$1,079,977
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $80,579$33,777
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,723$54,374
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,568$209,936
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,189,894$1,378,064
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $993,741$966,243
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $500,983$596,279
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,494,724$1,562,522
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$304,830−$184,458
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,378,064 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$100 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$33,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,046,727
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,079,977
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,777$33,777
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $54,374$54,374
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $208,986$208,986
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,050$1,050
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,677 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $264,410$1,378,064
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,562,522 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,993 · Management $79,964 · Fundraising $63,971$159,928
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $497,147 · Management $166,887 · Fundraising $28,904$692,938
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,533 · Management $5,806 · Fundraising $2,022$64,361
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,607 · Management $13,461 · Fundraising $4,948$49,016
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $107,252$107,252
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $101,022 · Management $70,035 · Fundraising $5,000$176,057
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,138 · Management $31,272 · Fundraising $3,492$53,902
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,881 · Management $29,413 · Fundraising $14,179$125,473
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,228 · Management $18,177$19,405
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,272 · Management $2,613 · Fundraising $280$43,165
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $23,709$23,709
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,718 · Management $10,598$47,316
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $880,539 · Management $559,187 · Fundraising $122,796$1,562,522
Part X · Balance sheet $3,419,320 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $229,299$305,088
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,512,052$1,318,432
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $978,179$999,755
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,711$25,711
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $81,818$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $210,291$214,617
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $39,457$555,717
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,076,807$3,419,320
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $91,726$27,372
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,661$502,624
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $114,387$529,996
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,348,548$1,314,179
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,613,872$1,575,145
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,962,420$2,889,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,076,807$3,419,320
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,889,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,378,064
XI-2 Total expenses$1,562,522
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$184,458
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,962,420
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$115,612
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,250
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,889,324

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