Urban Roots Gr: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-5167474)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$279K
FY2021	$353K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$251K
FY2021	$382K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$29K
FY2021	$0

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

56%

37%

Program services 56% · $214K Management & general 37% · $141K Fundraising 7% · $26K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Mandy Joslyn

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Levi Gardner

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Grows healthy communities by cultivating urban spaces.

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3 programs · $210K · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

All other program service expenses

$108Kprogram expense

02

The Urban Roots Community Market and YourShare box program is core to our mission of cultivating healthy communities in Grand Rapids, MI and provides a vibrant food source in the Madison Square neighborhood.

$95Kprogram expense

03

The Urban Roots Community Farm is the heart of what we do. It exists as a platform for genuine interaction, shared meals, and a classroom for experiential learning. All of our programs intersect with the community farm in one way or another.

$7Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2022

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2022$10

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$353K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$353K

Money outPt IX

$382K

Ln 25

Programscol B$214K

Managementcol C$141K

Fundraisingcol D$26K

Owns and owesPt X

$0

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$353K

Total revenueLn 12$353K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$0

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 513

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Total assetsLn 16	$40K	$0
LiabilitiesLn 26	$12K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$29K	$0

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$122K	$66K	$41K	$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$10K	$5K	$3K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$15K	$2K	$11K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$532	$2K	$979
OccupancyLn 16	$19K	$4K	$15K
TravelLn 17	$304		$304
InsuranceLn 23	$4K		$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$198K	$128K	$63K	$8K
All other expensesLn 24e	$9K	$8K	$515
Total functional expensesLn 25	$382K	$214K	$141K	$26K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2021 Latest Viewing	$353K	$382K	−$29K	$0	990 PDF
FY2020	$279K	$251K	$28K	$29K	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

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Part I · Summary $352,885 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $186,800$352,885

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $91,870$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $278,670$352,885

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $146,293$131,753

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $104,512$249,861

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $250,805$381,614

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $27,865−$28,729

Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $352,885 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$352,885

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$352,885

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$352,885

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $381,614 across 9 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $66,212 · Management $41,420 · Fundraising $14,120$121,752

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,439 · Management $3,402 · Fundraising $1,160$10,001

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,112 · Management $10,925 · Fundraising $2,246$15,283

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $532 · Management $2,313 · Fundraising $979$3,824

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,865 · Management $15,470$19,335

IX-17 TravelManagement $304$304

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,839$3,839

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,557 · Management $62,980 · Fundraising $7,949$198,486

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,275 · Management $515$8,790

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $213,992 · Management $141,168 · Fundraising $26,454$381,614

Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,390$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,661$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,729$0

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,390$0

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$352,885

XI-2 Total expenses$381,614

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,729

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,729

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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