Growing Great EIN 56-2565503

Growing Great

EIN  56-2565503 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Manhattan Beach, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches children healthy habits through science-based garden and nutrition education.
Leadership
Britt Joyce · President
Money in and out
$505K revenue, $462K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Teaches children healthy habits through science-based garden and nutrition education. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $505K in revenue, $462K in expenses, and $450K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$505K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$462K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$450K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $43K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +23% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +93% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$505K
FY2025▼ -6%
Expenses
$462K
FY2025▼ -10%
Total assets
$451K
FY2025▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total revenue
$505K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$462K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$450K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$43K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$451K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $404K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To empower children to make healthy food choices through hands-on science and garden education.

$404Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGrowing Great
EINHdr · item D56-2565503
Principal addressHdr · item CManhattan Beach, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.growinggreat.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$492K · 97%
Investment income$13K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$492K
Investment income3%$13K
— government grantsLn 1e$91K
Total revenueLn 12$505K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.06
Program services87%$404K
Management & general7%$32K
Fundraising6%$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$462K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$451K
Total assetsLn 16$451K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$450K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $451K · Operating expenses/yr $462K
11.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $404K · Total expenses $462K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $32K · Total expenses $462K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $26K · Total expenses $462K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $26K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $387K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $492K · Total revenue $505K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $91K · Total revenue $505K
18%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $505K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $13K · Total revenue $505K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $462K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $505K · Prior year $537K
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $458K · FY2024 $505K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $450K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $505K · Expenses $462K
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $451K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $450K · Total assets $451K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $451K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Britt Joyce · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $462K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $357K · Total expenses $462K
77%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth -6%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$505K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$537K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$406K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$474K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$499K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$458K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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