We help systematically disadvantaged farmers builders healers and educators attain sovereignty and sustainability through partnerships

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $114K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $105K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$588K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +75%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$929K
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$588K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$112K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$756K
FY2024$588K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.4M Management & general 11% · $172K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operations Director
$61,666Pt VII · Sec A
Administrative Director
$59,096Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kwabena Sika’s $62K as Operations Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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
Aita Amaize$59,096$65,769$5,318——
Kwabena Sika$61,666$64,038———
Farris Johnson——$44,077$12,279$979

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering disadvantaged farmers, builders, healers, and educators to achieve sovereignty and sustainability.

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Calabash

Fiscal Sponsorship. OSW's fiscal sponsorship program provides management support to mission driven groups aligned with OSW's vision and program goals. OSW manages project finance and provides administrative support for a variety of individual projects related to OSW's mission.

$710Kprogram expense
02

Tui

Community cooperative support. OSW supports the cooperative efforts of land and food centric enterprises and the workers involved. The organization supports the synergistic goals of different stakeholder groups by helping to coordinate shared labor, shared markets, and other resources that can be leveraged for broad community impact.

$613Kprogram expense
03

Teach 22

Education, skills building, and training for job and economic development. OSW's historical mission has been to build leadership within the community by teaching and training valuable skills to individuals in the community to support growth of whole-person health, sustainable housing, and education.

$127Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $719K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$184,866
Fountain Heights Cooperative LLCFY2024$184,866
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,046
Grandmothers Village ProjectMA · FY2024$23,046
Fountain Heights Cooperative LLCFY2023$30,818
Unitemized GrantFY2023$27,100
Fountain HeightsFY2022$48,517
EnbloomFY2022$18,400
Farm Credit of the VirginiasFY2022$9,200
Earth Bound BuildingFY2021$108,713
Black Dirt Firm CollectiveFY2021$31,751
Earth Bound BuildingFY2020$9,750
Three Part Harmony FarmFY2020$9,750
Black Dirt Farm CollectiveFY2020$9,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$151K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$172K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$588K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$394K
Total assetsLn 16$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$829K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$151K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$394K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$394K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$281K
Total assetsLn 16$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32$588K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$690K$394K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$226K$281K
Total assetsLn 16$929K$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K$100K
Net assetsLn 32$756K$588K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$118K$118K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$63K$63K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$434K$434K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$47K$18K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$44K$6K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$514$96$418$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$61K$0$61K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$495K$492K$3K$750
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$131K$120K$11K$592
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K$0
TravelLn 17$74K$71K$3K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$6K$1K$2K
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$10K$6K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$172K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.6M−$164K$588K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$929K$540K$756K 990 PDF
FY2022 $297K$199K$98K$216K 990 PDF
FY2021 $222K$207K$15K$112K 990 PDF
FY2020 $129K$47K$82K$90K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,461,069 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,326,101$1,309,700
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $142,345$151,369
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,468,468$1,461,069
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $96,183$118,378
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $210,558$676,174
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $621,908$830,488
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $928,649$1,625,040
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $539,819−$163,971
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,461,069 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,442
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$828,716
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$479,482
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,309,700
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $151,369 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$151,369
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $151,369 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,461,069
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,625,040 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $118,378$118,378
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,406 · Management $63,406 · Fundraising $0$126,812
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $434,295 · Fundraising $0$434,295
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $47,446 · Management $17,777 · Fundraising $0$65,223
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,149 · Management $5,695 · Fundraising $0$49,844
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $96 · Management $418 · Fundraising $0$514
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $60,961 · Fundraising $0$60,961
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $491,721 · Management $2,769 · Fundraising $750$495,240
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $119,982 · Management $10,534 · Fundraising $592$131,108
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,101 · Management $0$14,101
IX-17 TravelPrograms $71,178 · Management $2,978 · Fundraising $0$74,156
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,294 · Management $1,328 · Fundraising $1,974$9,596
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,537$28,537
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,104 · Management $6,171 · Fundraising $0$16,275
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,449,687 · Management $172,037 · Fundraising $3,316$1,625,040
Part X · Balance sheet $687,932 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $689,914$393,680
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,702$12,892
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,785$344
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $226,229$281,016
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $928,630$687,932
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$38,867
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $166,846$45,595
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,038$15,895
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $172,884$100,357
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $202,184$245,254
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $553,562$342,321
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $755,746$587,575
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $928,630$687,932
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $587,575 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,461,069
XI-2 Total expenses$1,625,040
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$163,971
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$755,746
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$4,200
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$587,575

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