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.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 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
$2K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$459K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$510K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$113K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$459K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$486K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$615K
FY2023$997K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$510K
FY2021▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$510K
FY2022$694K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$113K
FY2021▼ -0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$113K
FY2022$66K
FY2023−$4K
FY2024$307K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2013.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $420K Management & general 9% · $45K Fundraising 9% · $45K

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; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,866Pt 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/Chair
$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

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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

Programs and updates

Trains young people in Richmond to become urban conservation leaders.

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3 programs · $420K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Green Workforce In 2021, Groundwork RVA's Green Workforce program continued its expansion into a full year, workplace-based workforce training program. Green Workforce provided over 5,000 hours of paid work to Richmond young adults in 2021.

$269Kprogram expense
02

Green Team Through hands-on, people-to-people community engagement, Green Team Groundwork RVA is helping teens innovate important strategies to support resiliene and health in the City of Richmond.

$97Kprogram expense
03

Bellemeade Community Bike Shop THe Bellemeade Community Bike Shop is a program of Groundwork RVA that began in 2018 with goal to bring more access to biking and biking resources, education, and opportunities to the black and brown youth of Richmond's Southside communities.

$55Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$459K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$459K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Money outPt IX
$510K
Ln 25
Programscol B$420K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$113K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$115K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
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$459K
Government grantsLn 1e$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Total revenueLn 12$459K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$52K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$115K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$113K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$52K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$117K$115K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$114K$113K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$293K$243K$15K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$20K$1K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$20K$1K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$0$12K$0
Office expensesLn 13$13K$3K$9K$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$15K$3K$913
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$411$0$329$82
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$654$218
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$116K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$510K$420K$45K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$1.1M$311K$307K 990 PDF
FY2023 $997K$1.1M−$85K−$4K 990 PDF
FY2022 $615K$694K−$79K$66K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $459,079 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $485,753$459,069
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$10
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $485,763$459,079
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $317,785$341,129
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $96,427$169,176
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $414,212$510,305
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $71,551−$51,226
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $459,079 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$65,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$394,069
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$459,069
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10$10
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10$459,079
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $510,305 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $242,804 · Management $14,627 · Fundraising $35,104$292,535
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,400 · Management $1,229 · Fundraising $2,949$24,578
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,933 · Management $1,201 · Fundraising $2,882$24,016
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $11,702 · Fundraising $0$11,702
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,467 · Management $9,212 · Fundraising $0$12,679
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,600 · Management $2,738 · Fundraising $913$18,251
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $329 · Fundraising $82$411
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,488 · Management $654 · Fundraising $218$4,360
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,756 · Management $2,874 · Fundraising $3,143$121,773
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $420,448 · Management $44,566 · Fundraising $45,291$510,305
Part X · Balance sheet $115,234 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,200$52,442
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $66,035$61,240
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $400$400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assets$1,152
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $116,635$115,234
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,549$2,393
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $299$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,848$2,393
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $113,787$112,841
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,787$112,841
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $116,635$115,234
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $112,841 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$459,079
XI-2 Total expenses$510,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,226
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,787
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$11,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$112,841

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