Fresh Future Farm leverages unused city assets to create food and job opportunities that will transform the current food desert into a more self-reliant and robust community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$553K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$396K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$325K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$553K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$553K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$414K
FY2024$839K
FY2025$593K
Expenses
$396K
FY2021▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$668K
FY2023$713K
FY2024$678K
FY2025$740K
Net assets
$325K
FY2021▲ +94%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$866K
FY2023$559K
FY2024$733K
FY2025$587K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Apr 2015.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $373K Management & general 6% · $23K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$62,037Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tamazha North’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 71st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Germaine Jenkins——$73,745$62,037$54,500
Tamazha North$69,375$65,000———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Transforms food deserts into self-reliant communities by creating jobs and food opportunities on unused city land.

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3 programs · $373K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Improve access to high quality food in at-risk communities: after years without any grocery store opening in the chicora-cherokee neighborhood of north charleston, SC, FFF successfully reclaimed vacant land to create an urban farm and grocery operation accepting snap for locally grown chemical free produce

$334Kprogram expense
02

Leverage urban agriculture for socially just economic development and a grassroots urban food hub; growing clemson spineless okra and other regional crops, hiring and training socially disadvantaged youth and adults in farm and market management, setting up farm and incubator infrastructure

$21Kprogram expense
03

Hosting events that teach the community about the foods that are raised and grown and how to use and prepare them.

$19Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $18K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,125

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$553K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$578K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Money outPt IX
$396K
Ln 25
Programscol B$373K
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$325K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$268K
Total assetsLn 16$325K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$578K
Government grantsLn 1e$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$553K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$267K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$268K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$325K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$325K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$134K$268K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$57K
Total assetsLn 16$168K$325K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$168K$325K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$62K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$169K$169K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$21K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
TravelLn 17$590$590
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$51K
All other expensesLn 24e$201$201
Total functional expensesLn 25$396K$373K$23K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $593K$740K−$147K$587K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $839K$678K$162K$733K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $414K$713K−$299K$559K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 16, 2023 $1.2M$668K$499K$866K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2022 $553K$396K$157K$325K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 $475K$355K$120K$168K 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 $553,400 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $481,905$577,959
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$11
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,045−$24,570
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $474,865$553,400
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,253$4,700
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $220,484$237,023
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $129,581$154,270
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $355,318$395,993
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $119,547$157,407
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $553,400 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$24,570 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$6,988
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$570,971
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$577,959
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11$11
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$24,559$553,400
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $395,993 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,700$4,700
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,037$62,037
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $168,736$168,736
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,300$1,300
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,950$4,950
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,367$4,367
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,234$6,234
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,001$5,001
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,652$4,652
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,300$26,300
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,552$20,552
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,104$28,104
IX-17 TravelPrograms $590$590
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,119$7,119
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,150$51,150
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $201$201
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $373,071 · Management $22,922 · Fundraising $0$395,993
Part X · Balance sheet $325,250 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $132,517$266,740
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,016$1,016
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,310$57,494
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $167,843$325,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $167,843$325,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $167,843$325,250
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $167,843$325,250
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $325,250 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$553,400
XI-2 Total expenses$395,993
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$157,407
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$167,843
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$325,250

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