To combat food insecurity today and tomorrow by growing food and farmers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 145 volunteers and 10 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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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
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $135K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $62K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$483K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$447K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$932K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$483K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$355K
FY2022$429K
FY2023$504K
FY2024$449K
FY2025$483K
Expenses
$447K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$284K
FY2024$385K
FY2025$447K
Net assets
$932K
FY2025▲ +5%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$444K
FY2022$596K
FY2023$820K
FY2024$889K
FY2025$932K

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 Jun 2013.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $313K Management & general 21% · $92K Fundraising 9% · $42K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,260Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josten Jody’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Josten Jody$79,260$34,500————
Renshaw Emmaly——$62,192$51,676——
Carter Oswood————$58,615$32,615
Renshaw Emmaly Left July 2024—$48,990————
Osgood Carter———$22,642——

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

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

Grows and distributes fresh produce to Linn County food pantries and agencies.

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2 programs · $313K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Grow, share, nourish is a grassroots program addressing food insecurity. We grow produce in two ways. First, feed iowa first manages wanatee farm, an 11-ACRE, chemical free farm in marion. Second, we tend to urban fields, secured through collaborative partnerships with local faith-based organizations, businesses, and corporations to…

$201Kprogram expense
02

Equitable Land Access (ela)

Equitable land access is a program that connects landless individuals with agricultural backgrounds to fertile land and resources to grow chemical-free, culturally relevant produce. Ultimately, the program aims to lower the barrier of entry to farming, democratize land access, create economic opportunities for marginalized communities…

$113Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$483K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$463K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$447K
Ln 25
Programscol B$313K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$932K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$683K
Total assetsLn 16$932K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$463K
Government grantsLn 1e$126K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$483K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$587
SavingsLn 2$682K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$683K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$182K
Other assetsLn 15$68K
Total assetsLn 16$932K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$932K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6145
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$696K$683K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$138K$182K
Total assetsLn 16$894K$932K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$0
Net assetsLn 32$889K$932K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$64K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$186K$144K$18K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$150$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$50
Information technologyLn 14$8K$2K$2K$3K
TravelLn 17$471$157$157$157
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$42K$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$190$814
Total functional expensesLn 25$447K$313K$92K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $483K$447K$35K$932K 990 PDF
FY2024 $449K$385K$64K$889K 990 PDF
FY2023 $504K$284K$220K$820K 990 PDF
FY2022 $429K$286K$143K$596K 990 PDF
FY2021 $355K$204K$150K$444K 990 PDF
FY2020 $335K$138K$198K$294K 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 $482,862 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $422,728$463,077
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,805$7,114
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,391$12,850
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,171−$179
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $449,095$482,862
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 $255,750$298,929
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $129,622$148,511
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $385,372$447,440
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,723$35,422
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $482,862 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,709
VIII-1e Government grants$126,405
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$323,963
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$463,077
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $7,114$7,114
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,850$12,850
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,189−$4,189
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,010$4,010
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,785$482,862
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $447,440 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,356 · Management $19,224$83,580
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $144,128 · Management $17,794 · Fundraising $23,778$185,700
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,357 · Management $4,031$9,388
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,798 · Management $2,550 · Fundraising $1,913$20,261
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,310$35,310
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $150 · Fundraising $9,159$9,309
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,303 · Fundraising $1,008$2,311
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,142 · Management $50$1,192
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,339 · Management $2,339 · Fundraising $2,936$7,614
IX-17 TravelPrograms $157 · Management $157 · Fundraising $157$471
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,345$29,345
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,077 · Management $7,077$14,154
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,124 · Management $3,052 · Fundraising $2,625$47,801
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $190 · Fundraising $814$1,004
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $313,276 · Management $91,774 · Fundraising $42,390$447,440
Part X · Balance sheet $932,303 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,242$587
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $695,027$682,206
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $137,995$181,807
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $60,097$67,703
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $894,361$932,303
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,086$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $760,882$827,391
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $128,393$104,912
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $889,275$932,303
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $894,361$932,303
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $932,303 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$482,862
XI-2 Total expenses$447,440
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,422
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$889,275
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,606
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$932,303

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