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.
70¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$92K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$699K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$370K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$576K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$699K
FY2023▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$501K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$699K
FY2024$395K
Expenses
$370K
FY2023▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$359K
FY2023$370K
FY2024$456K
Net assets
$576K
FY2023▲ +133%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$53K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$576K
FY2024$515K

From the FY2023 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.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $258K Management & general 28% · $104K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
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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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $258K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$204Kprogram expense
02

The George Jones Farm is a 70 acre farmstead combining producting 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…

$42Kprogram expense
03

Various other program services completed during the year.

$11Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$699K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$370K
Ln 25
Programscol B$258K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$576K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$262K
Total assetsLn 16$667K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$699K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$262K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$262K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$275K
Total assetsLn 16$667K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
Net assetsLn 32$576K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6158
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K$262K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$196K$275K
Total assetsLn 16$352K$667K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K$92K
Net assetsLn 32$247K$576K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$62K$37K$22K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$82K$56K$21K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$4K$614
Legal feesLn 11b$693$693
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K$245$163
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$125K$125K$121$81
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$370K$258K$104K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $395K$456K−$61K$515K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $699K$370K$329K$576K 990 PDF
FY2022 $462K$359K$102K$247K 990 PDF
FY2021 $501K$303K$197K$144K 990 PDF
FY2020 $377K$397K−$20K−$53K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $698,695 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $228,997$452,868
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $232,684$237,275
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$8,552
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $461,681$698,695
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $151,509$155,989
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $207,831$213,698
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $359,340$369,687
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $102,341$329,008
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $698,695 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$452,868
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$452,868
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $237,275$237,275
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,552$8,552
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $245,827 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$698,695
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $369,687 across 13 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $37,270 · Management $21,741 · Fundraising $3,106$62,117
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,134 · Management $21,367 · Fundraising $4,079$81,580
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,989 · Management $3,689 · Fundraising $614$12,292
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $693$693
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,981$19,981
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $17,467$17,467
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,832 · Management $2,831$5,663
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,081 · Management $245 · Fundraising $163$10,489
IX-20 InterestManagement $11,106$11,106
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,582$11,582
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,777 · Management $2,394$6,171
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $125,195 · Management $121 · Fundraising $81$125,397
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,909 · Management $2,240$5,149
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,769 · Management $103,875 · Fundraising $8,043$369,687
Part X · Balance sheet $667,126 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,376$261,855
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$125,465
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,484$4,612
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $195,776$275,194
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $351,636$667,126
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,487$91,609
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $105,127$91,609
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $216,509$316,747
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,000$258,770
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $246,509$575,517
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $351,636$667,126
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $575,517 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$698,695
XI-2 Total expenses$369,687
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$329,008
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$246,509
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$575,517

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