City Fresh FY2020 filing

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Oberlin, OH501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 52-2237568Revenue $377K in FY2020

On file with the IRScityfresh.org44333 State Route 511, 44074-9566 · Oberlin, OHTax-exempt since Dec 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purpose of City Fresh is to create a just, inclusive, thriving local food system that nourishes us all, sustains farmers in their stewardship of the land, and protects our soil and waterways.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $110K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$104K
205% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 205% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$377K
Spent
$397K
To programs
81%
Net assets
−$53K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$377K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$501K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$699K
FY2024$395K
Expenses
$397K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$359K
FY2023$370K
FY2024$456K
Net assets
−$53K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$53K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$576K
FY2024$515K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2000.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $321K Management & general 17% · $66K Fundraising 3% · $11K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$54,950Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$33,150Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna Kiss Mauser-Martinez’s $67K as Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anna Kiss Mauser-Martinez$66,808$62,117———
Anna K Mauser-Martinez——$58,500$47,565$33,150
Nicholas J Swetye———$8,188$54,950

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Builds a fair food system that feeds everyone, supports farmers, and protects the environment.

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3 programs · $321K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The Purposes of City Fresh Are to

1. Build a future where holistic land management and equitable and community-led distribution chains of whole food drives an abundance of health and engagement, and where surplus can be returned to the landscape to support the diversity on which our society DEPENDS;2.

$260Kprogram expense
02

The george jones farm is a 70 acre farmstead combining production areas for organically grown vegetables, fruit, and vermicomposting with efforts to restore natural habitat. The farm includes a variety of farming applications such as six experimental wetlands to better understand how farming and restoring biodiversity can be more…

$47Kprogram expense
03

Various other program services completed during the year.

$14Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$377K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$291K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86K
Money outPt IX
$397K
Ln 25
Programscol B$321K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
−$53K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$51K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$291K
Total revenueLn 12$377K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Total assetsLn 16$51K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
Net assetsLn 32−$53K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6158
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$80K$51K
LiabilitiesLn 26$113K$104K
Net assetsLn 32−$33K−$53K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$55K$51K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$9K$4K$673
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$1K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K$200$133
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$537
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$159K$159K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$7$5
Total functional expensesLn 25$397K$321K$66K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $395K$456K−$61K$515K 990 PDF
FY2023 $699K$370K$329K$576K 990 PDF
FY2022 $462K$359K$102K$247K 990 PDF
FY2021 $501K$303K$197K$144K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $377K$397K−$20K−$53K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $377,470 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $107,377$86,272
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $158,583$291,198
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $265,960$377,470
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,699$183,168
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,261$214,188
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $288,960$397,356
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,000−$19,886
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $377,470 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$86,272
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$86,272
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $291,198$291,198
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $291,198 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$377,470
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $397,356 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,950$54,950
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,362 · Management $50,913 · Fundraising $8,486$114,761
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,747 · Management $4,037 · Fundraising $673$13,457
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,523$4,523
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,400 · Management $4,086$5,486
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,424 · Management $1,424 · Fundraising $1,400$4,248
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,734 · Management $200 · Fundraising $133$10,067
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,014$23,014
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,005 · Management $537$6,542
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $158,885$158,885
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,411 · Management $7 · Fundraising $5$1,423
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $320,932 · Management $65,727 · Fundraising $10,697$397,356
Part X · Balance sheet $50,922 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,109$15,703
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,956$2,996
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,737$32,223
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $79,802$50,922
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,078$23,284
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $113,240$104,246
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$33,438−$53,324
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$33,438−$53,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $79,802$50,922
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$53,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$377,470
XI-2 Total expenses$397,356
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,886
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$33,438
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$53,324

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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