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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$49K 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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FY2022 · 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$23K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$297K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$199K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$216K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$297K
FY2022▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$199K
FY2022▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$929K
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$216K
FY2022▲ +92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$112K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$756K
FY2024$588K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $156K Management & general 21% · $42K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operations Director
$44,077Pt VII · Sec A
Administrative Director
$5,318Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Board Chair
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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

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3 programs · $156K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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, education.

$124Kprogram expense
02

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.

$19Kprogram expense
03

Tui

Community cooperative support. OSW launched a new initiative this year in response to educational and commuity needs arising from the COVID 19 Pandemic. OSW provided training and technical support to teams and groups in Prince George's County who prioritized working together to fill needs arising from challenges imposed on communities…

$12Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$297K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$281K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$320
Money outPt IX
$199K
Ln 25
Programscol B$156K
Managementcol C$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$216K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$281K
Government grantsLn 1e$127K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$320
Total revenueLn 12$297K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Total assetsLn 16$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$216K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$139K$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$113K$216K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$19K$19K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$735$735
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$49K$38K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$200$200
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$66K$66K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$16K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$441
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$130$100$30
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$199K$156K$42K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.6M−$164K$588K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$929K$540K$756K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $296,874 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $221,814$281,296
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$15,258
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$320
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $221,814$296,874
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $140,464$20,216
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,642$55,602
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,424$122,819
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $206,530$198,637
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,284$98,237
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $296,874 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $50 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$127,481
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$153,815
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$281,296
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,258 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$15,258
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $270 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$270
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,578 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$296,874
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $198,637 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $19,481$19,481
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $735$735
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 $38,375 · Management $11,019$49,394
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,908$1,908
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,208 · Management $1,092$4,300
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $200$200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,788$13,788
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $66,000$66,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,565 · Management $9,379$24,944
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,000$4,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,127 · Management $441$5,568
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $100 · Management $30$130
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,363$1,363
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,284$4,284
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,542$2,542
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $156,146 · Management $42,491 · Fundraising $0$198,637
Part X · Balance sheet $238,669 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,988$200,044
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,909$36,625
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $138,897$238,669
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,762$21,028
X-18 Grants payable$1,148
X-25 Other liabilities$520
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,762$22,696
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,971$171,197
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $91,164$44,776
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,135$215,973
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $138,897$238,669
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $215,973 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$296,874
XI-2 Total expenses$198,637
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,237
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,135
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$4,601
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$215,973

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