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Elawa Farm Foundation

Tax-deductible

Lake Forest, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 71-0875472Revenue $3.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSelawafarm.org1401 Middlefork Dr, 60045-1589 · Lake Forest, ILTax-exempt since Oct 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To solicit, fundraise, manage and disburse funds in the furtherance of the master plan for restoration and operation of the Elawa Farm site.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 118 volunteers and 16 employees.
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 $296K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$139K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 61% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$347K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2024▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$861K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$3.1M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$879K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2024▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.1M

From the FY2024 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 Oct 2002.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.9M Management & general 23% · $560K Fundraising 1% · $15K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $139K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Laura Calvert
Executive Director
$138,987Pt VII · Sec A
Ammar Bahrani
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ned Borland
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Field Carton
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marion Christoph
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tammy Durkin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Calvert’s $139K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laura Calvert$138,987$126,317$133,586$129,887$117,873

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

Programs and updates

Raises and manages funds to restore and operate Elawa Farm.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation of the Commercial Kitchen at Elawa Farm

Preparing baked goods, and meals from produce grown in the garden, to sell to the general public.

$725Kprogram expense
02

Operation of the Farm at Elawa Farm

Growing produce to sell to general public.

$665Kprogram expense
03

Farm Rentals

Leasing and management of building located on elawa farm property; rental of property for hosting events and meetings, including weddings.

$395Kprogram 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
Long FoundationFY2025$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$560K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$241K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$347K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$729
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$145K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$241K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$241K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$57K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$347K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6118
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$241K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$520K$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$289K$347K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$775K$376K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$91K$62K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$22K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$36K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$76K$76K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$60K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$842K$826K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$65K$21K$29K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.9M$560K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.1M$2.5M$604K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$1.6M$533K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.4M$123K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.1M$239K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $861K$879K−$17K$1.6M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,067,146 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,193,678$1,625,173
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $876,555$1,348,532
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,818$58,162
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,586$35,279
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,117,637$3,067,146
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 $761,975$1,305,868
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $823,063$1,156,839
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,585,038$2,462,707
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $532,599$604,439
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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 $3,067,146 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $67,904 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$145,102
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,480,071
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$729
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,625,173
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,280,628$1,280,628
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $58,162$58,162
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $9,387$9,387
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $25,892$25,892
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,432,586 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,387$3,067,146
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,462,707 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $774,773 · Management $375,847$1,150,620
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $64,589$64,589
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,157 · Management $28,502$90,659
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,977$7,977
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,297 · Management $17,044$39,341
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,186 · Management $4,157$40,343
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,967$9,967
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $75,858$75,858
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,061$60,061
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $16,306$16,306
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $826,180 · Management $16,300$842,480
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,072 · Management $28,786 · Fundraising $14,648$64,506
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,888,551 · Management $559,508 · Fundraising $14,648$2,462,707
Part X · Balance sheet $3,409,034 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $543,409$240,595
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $795,433$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $265,500$352,700
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,724$200
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$10,703
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,406$16,543
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $519,879$1,714,962
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$1,016,299
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $99,772$57,032
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,745,723$3,409,034
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,106$172,106
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $130,700$112,992
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $107,099$62,191
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $288,905$347,289
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,890,309$2,816,208
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $566,509$245,537
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,456,818$3,061,745
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,745,723$3,409,034
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,061,745 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,067,146
XI-2 Total expenses$2,462,707
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$604,439
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,456,818
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$488
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,061,745

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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