To elevate and expand the way our world thinks & talks about gardening and gardeners through public radio programs, podcasts, books, other writing, public speaking, film documentary series, and public educational events, in order to grow a world where gardeners/stewards/growers and gardens/cultivated places are valued as powerful intersectional agents and spaces of positive growth and change in our world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$40K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
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
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
$40K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$15K
103% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 103% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$251K
Spent
$251K
To programs
93%
Net assets
−$502

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2024.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $235K Management & general 7% · $17K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executve Director
$39,996Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Jewel’s $40K as Executve Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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.

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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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

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Cultivating Place Foundation is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Oroville, CA, formed in 2024.

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3 programs · $235K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Cultivating Place Films

In 2027, cultivating place in collaboration with our presenting PBS station, northern california public media, will roll out our first season of a total of three proposed seasons of the power of gardeners: a 10-EPISODE public television documentary series that reimagines the role of gardeners in our world.

$164Kprogram expense
02

Cultivating Place Podcast

Conversations on natural history and the human impulse to garden is a weekly public radio program & podcast exploring what we mean when we garden. Through thoughtful conversations with growers, gardeners, naturalists, scientists, artists, and thinkers, cultivating place illustrates the many ways in which gardens are integral to our…

$54Kprogram expense
03

Cultivating Place Community Advocacy

Through up to 30 in-person and virtual speaking events to audiences around the U.S. Annually, community gatherings for recorded-live podcast interviews (on average 6 annually), and monthly online gatherings of gardeners, we share information, research, experience, and thereby engage, educate, encourage, and empower gardeners to cultivate…

$16Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$251K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$810
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$235K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
−$502
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$810
Total revenueLn 12$251K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32−$502
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$14K
Total assetsLn 16$0$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$15K
Net assetsLn 32$0−$502
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$30K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$3K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$172K$171K$588
Office expensesLn 13$152$152
Information technologyLn 14$17K$16K$2K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$6K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$235K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $251K$251K−$502−$502 990 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $250,786 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$235,301
I-9 Program service revenue$14,675
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$810
I-12 Total revenue$250,786
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$39,996
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$211,292
I-18 Total expenses$251,288
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$502
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,786 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $810 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$235,301
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$235,301
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,675$14,675
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,485 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$250,786
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,288 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,997 · Management $9,999$39,996
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,833 · Management $2,069$4,902
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $171,220 · Management $588$171,808
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $152$152
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,867 · Management $1,500$17,367
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,208$9,208
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,500 · Management $2,355$7,855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $234,625 · Management $16,663 · Fundraising $0$251,288
Part X · Balance sheet $14,498 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$14,498
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$14,498
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$15,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0−$502
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$14,498
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$502 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,786
XI-2 Total expenses$251,288
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$502
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$502

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