Ground Works EIN 47-5498537 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Ground Works FY2022 filing

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Cultivate healthy neighborhoods by teaching gardening in schools. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $455K in revenue, $259K in expenses, and $202K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Sioux Falls, SD
Website
www.groundworks-midwest.com
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$455KFY2022
Expenses
$259K
Net assets
$202K
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  47-5498537 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sioux Falls, SD
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Cultivate healthy neighborhoods by teaching gardening in schools.
Leadership
Cindy Heidelberer · Director · $60K
Money in and out
$455K revenue, $259K expenses
Bottom line
60% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$455K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$259K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$202K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $196K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.17
Program efficiency
60%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+43%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$455K
FY2022▲ +101%
Expenses
$259K
FY2022▲ +33%
Total assets
$205K
FY2022▲ +578%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2022▼ -87%
Total revenue
$455K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$259K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$202K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$196K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$205K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B60%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGround Works
EINHdr · item D47-5498537
Principal addressHdr · item CSioux Falls, SD
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.groundworks-midwest.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MSD
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K19)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$60,333Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$47,548Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Heidelberger Coates’s $82K as Executive Dir. is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cindy Heidelberger Coates$82,070
Cindy Heidelberer$60,333
Tim Olsen$49,692$40,000
Timothy Olson$47,548

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $154K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Teaching Gardens

Provided innovative education resources to elementary and middle school teaching garden programs. Curriculum designed to help students excel academically, practice the skills of being a great neighbor, begin habits for personal wellness, and engage in environmental stewardship.

$154Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$455K
— government grantsLn 1e$126K
Total revenueLn 12$455K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.17
Program services60%$154K
Management & general24%$61K
Fundraising17%$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$259K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Total assetsLn 16$205K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$202K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $51K · Operating expenses/yr $259K
2.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $154K · Total expenses $259K
60%
Management & General
Management & general $61K · Total expenses $259K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $44K · Total expenses $259K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $39K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $208K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $455K · Total revenue $455K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $126K · Total revenue $455K
28%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $455K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $455K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $259K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $455K · Prior year $227K
+101%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $202K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $455K · Expenses $259K
+43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $205K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $202K · Total assets $205K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $205K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cindy Heidelberer · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $259K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $139K · Total expenses $259K
54%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 60%
Overhead ratio 24%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 101%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Avera HealthFY2024$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$64K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$280K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$337K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$455K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$227K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$172K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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