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Groundwork Rva INC

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Richmond, VA501(c)(3)Since 2012Community Development EIN 46-2191744Revenue $1.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSgroundworkrva.org3001 Meadowbridge Rd, 23222-3103 · Richmond, VATax-exempt since Aug 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mission: to cultivate the next generation of urban conservationists in richmond, virginia. Vision: Groundwork Rva works with richmond youth to increase environmental, economic, and social well-being in neighborhoods by transforming blighted and neglected open spaces into vibrant public assets. Groundwork Rva seeks four tangible results, which are deeply interrelated; success in one of these factors leverages success in the other three. 1. Youth are prepared for success. Groundwork Rva helps youth prepare for educational and/or career success by designing, interpreting, building, and maintaining richmond's green network. Youth leave our programs with knowledge and job skills that will serve them. Some will successfully enter the green workforce, and over time, move into new or advanced roles. Some will go to college, and over time, may find work in conservation, environmental science, or a related field. 2. Racial equity. Groundwork Rva promotes racial equity and social justice by culti

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 45 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 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
$84K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$166K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$307K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$486K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$615K
FY2023$997K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$510K
FY2022$694K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$307K
FY2024▲ ×76
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$113K
FY2022$66K
FY2023−$4K
FY2024$307K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2013.

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% · $845K Management & general 16% · $181K Fundraising 8% · $84K

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; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Rob Jones
Executive Di
$83,857Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nathan Burrell
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Crane
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick St John
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chad Morris
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rob Jones’s $84K as Executive Di is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rob Jones$83,857—$77,756$74,866$67,262
Nathan Burrell—$74,420———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains young people in Richmond to become urban conservation leaders.

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3 programs · $845K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Green workforce in 2024, groundwork rva's green workforce was a full-year, workplace-based workforce training program. Green workforce provided over 6,000 hours of paid work to richmond young adults the youth continued building their skills and training in the safe use of tools and equipment, while learning valuable leadership, critical…

$427Kprogram expense
02

Green team through hands-on, people-to-people community engagement, groundwork rva' green team is helping teens innovate important strategies to support resilience and health in the city of richmond. 2024 highlights included increased participation in our national park service immersion program.

$293Kprogram expense
03

Bellemeade community bike shop the bellemeade community bike shop is a program of groundwork rva that began in 2017 with the goal to bring more access to biking and biking resources, education, and opportunities to the black and brown youth of richmond's southside communities.

$124Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Virginia Environmental EndowmentFY2025$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$845K
Managementcol C$181K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$307K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$269K
Total assetsLn 16$473K
LiabilitiesLn 26$166K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$581
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$269K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$269K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$473K
LiabilitiesLn 26$166K
Net assetsLn 32$307K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 6125
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K$269K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$158K$473K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K$166K
Net assetsLn 32−$4K$307K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$67K$9K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$578K$466K$62K$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$117K$100K$11K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$46K$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$81K$9K$60K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$105K$99K$6K$857
OccupancyLn 16$30K$19K$9K$2K
TravelLn 17$8K$5K$3K$163
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$328$1K$100
InterestLn 20$978$978
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K$151
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$17K$6K$420
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$1K$2K$472
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$845K$181K$84K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.1M$311K$307K 990 PDF
FY2023 $997K$1.1M−$85K−$4K 990 PDF
FY2022 $615K$694K−$79K$66K 990 PDF
FY2021 $459K$510K−$51K$113K 990 PDF
FY2020 $486K$414K$72K$114K 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 $1,420,857 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $896,563$1,304,271
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $87,405$114,327
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35$1,678
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,725$581
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $996,728$1,420,857
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $735,789$833,817
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $345,669$275,915
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,081,458$1,109,732
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$84,730$311,125
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,420,857 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,259,811
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,460
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,304,271
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $111,327$111,327
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $166 · Excluded from tax $1,512$1,678
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $581$581
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $114,493 · Excluded from tax $2,093$1,420,857
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,109,732 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,086 · Management $9,224 · Fundraising $7,547$83,857
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $466,061 · Management $61,801 · Fundraising $50,077$577,939
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $100,059 · Management $10,531 · Fundraising $6,545$117,135
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,640 · Management $4,710 · Fundraising $4,536$54,886
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,181 · Management $59,768 · Fundraising $11,580$80,529
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $98,693 · Management $5,637 · Fundraising $857$105,187
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,075 · Management $9,285 · Fundraising $2,062$30,422
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,047 · Management $2,610 · Fundraising $163$7,820
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $328 · Management $1,274 · Fundraising $100$1,702
IX-20 InterestManagement $978$978
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,669$6,669
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,011 · Management $151$15,162
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,094 · Management $6,134 · Fundraising $420$23,648
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,486 · Management $1,840 · Fundraising $472$3,798
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $844,761 · Management $180,612 · Fundraising $84,359$1,109,732
Part X · Balance sheet $472,684 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,476; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $106,260$268,633
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $31,550$77,744
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $950$52,031
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,283$11,515
X-11 Publicly traded securities$27
X-14 Intangible assets$41,111
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,011$19,147
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $158,054$472,684
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,192$50,654
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $128,749$115,042
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $162,191$165,696
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$4,137$306,988
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$4,137$306,988
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $158,054$472,684
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $306,988 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,420,857
XI-2 Total expenses$1,109,732
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$311,125
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$4,137
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$306,988

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