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Syracuse Grows

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Syracuse, NY501(c)(3)Food & Agriculture EIN 45-1501155Revenue $531K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsyracusegrows.orgPo Box 364, 13214-0364 · Syracuse, NYTax-exempt since Aug 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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A grassroots network that cultivates food justice through advocacy, education, and resources in support of urban food production.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 9% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $158K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
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Revenue
$531K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$490K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$120K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$531K
FY2024▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$127K
FY2022$122K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$531K
Expenses
$490K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$367K
FY2024$490K
Net assets
$120K
FY2024▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$47K
FY2022$37K
FY2023$79K
FY2024$120K

From the FY2024 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 Aug 2013.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $422K Management & general 12% · $57K Fundraising 2% · $11K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Amy Grover
Advisory Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karina Freeland
Advisory Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Hart
Advisory Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mable Wilson
Advisory Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for urban food production, offering education and resources to cultivate food justice.

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1 program · $422K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Cultivating food justice by building a community where everyone has the equal opportunity to produce healthy and culturally appropriate food.

$422Kprogram expense

Funders

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
New York State Health Fdn D/B/A New York Health FoundationFY2024$78K
Central New York Community Foundation INCFY2024$50K
Tides FoundationFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$158K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$531K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$513K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$13
Money outPt IX
$490K
Ln 25
Programscol B$422K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$120K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$513K
Government grantsLn 1e$258K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$13
Total revenueLn 12$531K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$134K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$120K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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$187K$134K
Total assetsLn 16$204K$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$79K$120K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$164K$25K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$11K$5K$5K$179
Office expensesLn 13$31K$28K$2K$307
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$241K$220K$19K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$980$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$490K$422K$57K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $531K$490K$41K$120K 990 PDF
FY2023 $409K$367K$42K$79K 990 PDF
FY2022 $122K$37K 990 PDF
FY2021 $127K$47K 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 $530,632 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $400,438$512,913
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,995$17,706
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$13
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $409,445$530,632
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 $167,433$196,763
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $199,783$293,028
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $367,216$489,791
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,229$40,841
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $530,632 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17,706 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$257,691
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$255,222
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$512,913
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $13$13
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,719 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$530,632
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $489,791 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,645 · Management $24,741 · Fundraising $8,377$196,763
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5,382 · Management $5,050 · Fundraising $179$10,611
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,946 · Management $2,457 · Fundraising $307$30,710
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,935 · Management $1,312$5,247
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $219,873 · Management $18,897 · Fundraising $2,158$240,928
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $980 · Management $4,552$5,532
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $421,761 · Management $57,009 · Fundraising $11,021$489,791
Part X · Balance sheet $242,955 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $187,460$134,130
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,144$106,525
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $300$2,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $203,904$242,955
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,073
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $124,531$115,668
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $124,531$122,741
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $79,373$120,214
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $79,373$120,214
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $203,904$242,955
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $120,214 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$530,632
XI-2 Total expenses$489,791
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,841
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$79,373
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$120,214

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

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