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Frontera Farmer Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 33-1055393

To provide assistance to poor and needy families in rural farming communities and to organizations which promote agricultural studies and protection of the environment.

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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 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
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$500
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$154K
-56% vs prior year
Spent
$201K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$276K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$154K
FY2023▼ -56%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$233K
Expenses
$201K
FY2023▼ -21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$187K
Net assets
$276K
FY2023▼ -15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$240K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$323K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$322K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2004.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $201K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Deann Bayless
Exec. Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Bayless
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Cherniss
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joel Smith
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leslie Cooperband
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Fehribach
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Trilevsky
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps poor rural families and promotes agricultural studies and environmental protection.

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1 program service account for $201K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

To promote small, sustainable farms serving the chicago area by providing them with capital development grants.

$201Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$181,638
Unitemized GrantFY2023$200,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$248,544
Unitemized GrantFY2021$160,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$216,552

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$154K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Money outPt IX
$201K
Ln 25
Programscol B$201K
Owns and owesPt X
$276K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$500
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$83K
Total revenueLn 12$154K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$224K
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$277K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$500
Net assetsLn 32$276K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 660
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$326K$277K
Total assetsLn 16$326K$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$500
Net assetsLn 32$323K$276K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$200K$200K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$500$500
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$664$664
Total functional expensesLn 25$201K$201K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $233K$187K$45K$322K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $154K$201K−$47K$276K 990 PDF
FY2022 $346K$254K$93K$323K 990 PDF
FY2021 $151K$161K−$10K$231K 990 PDF
FY2020 $167K$220K−$52K$240K 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 FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $154,021 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$83,203
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$70,818
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$154,021
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$154,021
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $201,164 across 3 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $200,000$200,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $500$500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $664$664
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $201,164 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$201,164
Part X · Balance sheet $276,650 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $273,401$223,758
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $52,892$52,892
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $326,293$276,650
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,000$500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,000$500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $323,293$276,150
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $326,293$276,650
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $276,150 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$154,021
XI-2 Total expenses$201,164
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$47,143
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$323,293
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$276,150

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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