Green Heart Project INC

Tax-deductible

Charleston, SC501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 46-0829120Revenue $983K in FY2025

On file with the IRSgreenheartsc.org759 King St Apt A, 29403-2100 · Charleston, SCTax-exempt since Nov 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Teaching urban youth to build gardens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 16 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
25
named funders · $374K
Looks good: 25 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$643K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$983K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$919K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$640K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$983K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$886K
FY2022$962K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$800K
FY2025$983K
Expenses
$919K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$663K
FY2022$945K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$919K
Net assets
$640K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$404K
FY2022$421K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$747K
FY2025$640K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2014.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $701K Management & general 12% · $110K Fundraising 12% · $108K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$111,434Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jesse Blom’s $111K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jesse Blom$111,434$105,210$103,740$95,500$95,500
Amanda Howell————$65,438

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Teaches urban youth how to build and maintain gardens.

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1 program · $701K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Green Heart Projects Farm to School programs utilize school gardens & urban farms as vehicles for teaching connecting students to food, health, culture & the environment. The garden serves as an outdoor learning laboratory, perfect for reiterating classroom curricula with a focus on STEAM standards through applied learning…

$701Kprogram 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
$983K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$718K
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Money outPt IX
$919K
Ln 25
Programscol B$701K
Managementcol C$110K
Fundraisingcol D$108K
Owns and owesPt X
$640K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$605K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$643K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$718K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$44K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$222K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Total revenueLn 12$983K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$549K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$605K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$295K
Other assetsLn 15$130K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$643K
Net assetsLn 32$640K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$557K$605K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31K$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$303K$295K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$700K$643K
Net assetsLn 32$747K$640K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$59K$29K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$405K$354K$8K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$22K$2K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$31K$4K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$5K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$25K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$31K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$14K$673$1K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$72K$7K$13K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K$223$434
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$10K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$61K$169$329
All other expensesLn 24e$46$46
Total functional expensesLn 25$919K$701K$110K$108K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $983K$919K$64K$640K 990 PDF
FY2024 $800K$1.1M−$348K$747K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.1M−$29K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $962K$945K$17K$421K 990 PDF
FY2021 $886K$663K$223K$404K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $982,901 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $676,762$718,211
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $57,089$32,070
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,914$25,483
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,163$207,137
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $799,928$982,901
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 $768,126$591,683
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $380,070$326,934
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,148,196$918,617
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$348,268$64,284
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $982,901 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$221,687
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$496,524
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$43,708
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$718,211
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,070$32,070
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,483$25,483
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $28,500$28,500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $178,637$178,637
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,070 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $232,620$982,901
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $918,617 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,633 · Management $29,317 · Fundraising $29,317$117,267
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $353,576 · Management $7,881 · Fundraising $43,183$404,640
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,884 · Management $2,245 · Fundraising $4,376$28,505
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,581 · Management $3,625 · Fundraising $7,065$41,271
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,344$33,344
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,381 · Fundraising $2,250$7,631
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,560 · Fundraising $3,125$27,685
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,102 · Management $5,146 · Fundraising $1,981$38,229
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,147 · Management $673 · Fundraising $1,311$16,131
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $72,158 · Management $6,513 · Fundraising $12,694$91,365
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,820$1,820
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,686 · Management $223 · Fundraising $434$12,343
IX-20 InterestManagement $13,499$13,499
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,797$9,797
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,421 · Management $1,806 · Fundraising $1,665$13,892
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,654 · Management $169 · Fundraising $329$61,152
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $46$46
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $701,065 · Management $109,822 · Fundraising $107,730$918,617
Part X · Balance sheet $1,282,678 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,418$56,711
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $541,218$548,720
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $366,879$207,051
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$10,375
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $303,017$294,952
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $31,163$34,957
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $189,736$129,912
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,447,431$1,282,678
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,408$27,029
X-19 Deferred revenue$3,770
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $493,598$480,402
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $192,192$131,927
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $700,198$643,128
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $380,296$529,454
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $366,937$110,096
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $747,233$639,550
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,447,431$1,282,678
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $639,550 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$982,901
XI-2 Total expenses$918,617
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,284
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$747,233
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,540
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$173,507
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$639,550

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