GoFarm's mission is to increase the supply of and access to affordable, fresh, healthy, local food in Colorado.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 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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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 deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $356K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$992K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$330K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$992K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$661K
FY2021$787K
FY2022$787K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$992K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$699K
FY2021$763K
FY2022$857K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$330K
FY2024▼ -38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$332K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$330K

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 2015.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $821K Management & general 27% · $318K Fundraising 5% · $57K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$126,132Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Virgina Ortiz’s $126K as Exec Director is at the 96th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Virgina Ortiz$126,132$128,121$121,060$51,878—
Eileen O'Rourke———$46,267$82,020

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

Increases access to affordable, fresh, healthy, local food in Colorado.

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3 programs · $821K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Farmer Development and Support

The GoFarm Incubator trains and mentors beginning farmers, helping them start their own farm and reducing the barriers of entry into a career in agriculture, especially for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women, and veteran farmers. We provide access to land, infrastructure, technical assistance, classroom curriculum, and mentorship.

$352Kprogram expense
02

Community Food Access

GoFarm reduces barriers around accessing and affording local food, inviting everyone to be part of their local food system. We collaborate with community organizations to host local food markets at convenient times and locations, offer financial incentives on local food purchases, and advocate for systemic change toward food equity.

$255Kprogram expense
03

Local Food Share

GoFarm connects the community to local agriculture through a multi-farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Participants sign up for a full season of fresh, local, sustainably-grown food.

$214Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $161K · 2022–2024
Golden Backpack Program INCCO · FY2024$59,900
RBC Consyulting LLC DBA Aging DynamicsFY2024$12,880
Denver Basic Income ProjectCO · FY2024$10,000
Golden Backpack Program INCCO · FY2023$26,250
Christian Action Guild INCCO · FY2023$11,250
Christian Action Guild INCCO · FY2022$8,000
Golden Backpack Program INCCO · FY2022$8,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$992K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$849K
Other incomeLn 4–11$127K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$821K
Managementcol C$318K
Fundraisingcol D$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$330K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$849K
Government grantsLn 1e$363K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$127K
Total revenueLn 12$992K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$125K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32$330K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$125K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90K$58K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$95K
Net assetsLn 32$533K$330K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$102K$102K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$494K$446K$0$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$125K$0$125K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$66K$51K$14K$75
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$44K$12K$659
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$113K$33K$80K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$3K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$8K$10K$38
OccupancyLn 16$13K$75$13K$0
TravelLn 17$22K$18K$5K$202
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$32K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$35K$10K$25K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$92K$68K$23K$448
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$5K$8K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$821K$318K$57K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $992K$1.2M−$203K$330K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.1M$270K$533K 990 PDF
FY2022 $787K$857K−$69K$263K 990 PDF
FY2021 $787K$763K$24K$332K 990 PDF
FY2020 $661K$699K−$39K$308K 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 $992,402 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,154,286$849,089
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,825$11,387
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $961$4,651
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $172,770$127,275
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,362,842$992,402
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $47,573$101,532
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $617,700$741,723
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $18,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $409,790$352,204
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,093,063$1,195,459
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $269,779−$203,057
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $992,402 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $62,159 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$362,635
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$486,454
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$849,089
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$11,387
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,651
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $65,116$65,116
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $78,197 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $65,116$992,402
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,195,459 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $101,532$101,532
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $446,356 · Management $0 · Fundraising $47,667$494,023
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $125,064 · Fundraising $0$125,064
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,303 · Management $14,332 · Fundraising $75$65,710
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,475 · Management $11,792 · Fundraising $659$56,926
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,952 · Management $80,386 · Fundraising $0$113,338
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,524 · Management $2,011 · Fundraising $1,989$6,524
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,066 · Management $10,184 · Fundraising $38$18,288
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $75 · Management $13,287 · Fundraising $0$13,362
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,543 · Management $4,510 · Fundraising $202$22,255
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,367 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32,367
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,386 · Management $24,690 · Fundraising $0$35,076
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,385 · Management $23,261 · Fundraising $448$92,094
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,085 · Management $8,124 · Fundraising $5,691$18,900
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $821,049 · Management $317,641 · Fundraising $56,769$1,195,459
Part X · Balance sheet $424,527 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,223,805$124,838
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $341,439$239,823
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,949$2,152
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $90,081$57,714
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,664,274$424,527
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,618$94,857
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,000,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,131,547$94,857
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $222,727$164,670
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $310,000$165,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $532,727$329,670
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,664,274$424,527
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $329,670 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$992,402
XI-2 Total expenses$1,195,459
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$203,057
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$532,727
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$329,670

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