Ekar EIN 45-1567217

Ekar

EIN  45-1567217 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Aurora, CO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Grows food and teaches environmental skills to build community and help those in need.
Leadership
Jason Plotkin · Executive Di · $95K
Money in and out
$715K revenue, $535K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency

Grows food and teaches environmental skills to build community and help those in need. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $715K in revenue, $535K in expenses, and $624K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$715K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$535K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$624K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $180K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+25%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -41% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$715K
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses
$535K
FY2025▲ +35%
Total assets
$624K
FY2025▲ +41%
Total liabilities
$58
FY2025▲ +2%
Total revenue
$715K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$535K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$624K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$180K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$624K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $345K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Farm operations on .50 acres of a 2 acre farm producing approximately 17,160 pounds of produce, which was donated to metro caring, spirit of the sun, women infant and children program, monarch montessori school, hope communities, academy 360, and vivent health.

$279Kprogram expense
02

Youth and family food systems. Food cultivation and preparation, and food systems and environmental sustainably experimential education programs for children, families and adults, including programming with schools. Approximately 92 classes and 19 events with over 26,919 participants.

$66Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEkar
EINHdr · item D45-1567217
Principal addressHdr · item CAurora, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ekarfarm.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$94,916Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Baord Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Plotkin$94,916$94,183$82,551$11,811
Sue Salinger$74,200$50,660

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$714K
Investment income$2K
Total revenueLn 12$715K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.16
Program services65%$345K
Management & general20%$107K
Fundraising16%$83K
Total functional expensesLn 25$535K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$444K
Total assetsLn 16$624K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$58
Total net assetsLn 32$624K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $444K · Operating expenses/yr $535K
10.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $345K · Total expenses $535K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $107K · Total expenses $535K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $83K · Total expenses $535K
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $38K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $587K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $714K · Total revenue $715K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $715K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $715K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $715K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $535K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $715K · Prior year $689K
+4%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $345K · FY2025 $715K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $624K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $715K · Expenses $535K
+25%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $624K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $624K · Total assets $624K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $624K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jason Plotkin · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $95K · Total expenses $535K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $312K · Total expenses $535K
58%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth 4%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$715K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$689K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$362K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$328K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$171K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$345K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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