Growing Hope INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 74-3091845)

Julius Buzzard’s $67K as Executive Di is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Cynthia Vanrenterghem	—	—	$55,895	$75,000	$61,021
Julius Buzzard	$66,946	$70,000	$64,821	—	—
Carolyn Gehrke	—	—	—	—	$36,727

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

Programs and updates

Empowers communities to grow, sell, buy, prepare, and eat healthy food for an equitable local food system.

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3 programs · $657K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Farmers Market Programs

With an emphasis on increasing access to local fresh foods for underserved populations, the organization manages the depot town ypsilanti farmers market, which provides a vibrant community space for local farmers and food makers to sell directly to customers.

$255Kprogram expense

02

Farm and Garden Programs

This program empowers people of all ages to grow, prepare, and eat nourishing food with hands-on educational opportunities through workshops, training, and field trips on the organization's urban farm demonstration gardens.

$204Kprogram expense

03

Youth and Schools Programs

Garden-based nutrition education is provided for pre-k through 8TH-GRADE youth at the organization's urban farm in classrooms, after-school programs, summer camps, and through its participation in the ypsilanti's farm to school initiative.

$198Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025

New Profit INCFY2025$110K

Grapevine Giving FoundationFY2025$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$116K

Grants paid · 4 grants · $79K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,349

Unitemized GrantFY2023$60,373

Individual RecipientFY2023$7,792

Willow Run AcresMI · FY2020$5,280

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K

Investment incomeLn 3$9K

Money outPt IX

$895K

Ln 25

Programscol B$737K

Managementcol C$68K

Fundraisingcol D$90K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$933K

Total assetsLn 16$2.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$188K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$360K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K

Investment incomeLn 3$9K

Other incomeLn 4–11$427

Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$738K

SavingsLn 2$196K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$933K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M

Total assetsLn 16$2.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$188K

Net assetsLn 32$2.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 526

VolunteersI 646

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$651K	$933K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.1M	$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16	$1.9M	$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$186K	$188K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.7M	$2.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$3K	$3K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$5K	$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$72K	$44K	$12K	$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$435K	$347K	$31K	$57K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$43K	$37K	$959	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$41K	$35K	$3K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$13K		$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$24K	$24K		$200
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K	$69	$58
Office expensesLn 13	$12K	$7K	$551	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$10K	$8K	$902	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$29K	$27K	$731	$611
TravelLn 17	$1K	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$7K	$6K	$310	$259
InterestLn 20	$4K	$3K	$309	$259
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$73K	$73K
InsuranceLn 23	$12K	$10K	$806	$674
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$104K	$99K	$4K	$1K
All other expensesLn 24e	$4K	$4K		$569
Total functional expensesLn 25	$895K	$737K	$68K	$90K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$1.2M	$895K	$345K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$871K	$821K	$50K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$899K	$825K	$74K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.5M	$818K	$644K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.1M	$787K	$294K	$925K	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 $1,239,216 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $755,068$1,146,854

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $104,521$82,981

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,687$8,954

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,221$427

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $871,497$1,239,216

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $68,165$8,349

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $533,902$590,037

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $219,041$296,204

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $821,108$894,590

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,389$344,626

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

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 $1,239,216 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $74 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$27,226

VIII-1e Government grants$359,656

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$759,972

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,500

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,146,854

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $82,981$82,981

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,954$8,954

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$149

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $502$502

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $83,055 · Excluded from tax $9,456$1,239,216

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $894,590 across 19 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,000$3,000

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,349$5,349

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,003 · Management $12,092 · Fundraising $15,455$71,550

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $346,891 · Management $31,089 · Fundraising $57,087$435,067

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,915 · Management $959 · Fundraising $4,812$42,686

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,864 · Management $3,198 · Fundraising $2,672$40,734

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,452$13,452

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,760 · Fundraising $200$23,960

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,828 · Management $69 · Fundraising $58$1,955

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,414 · Management $551 · Fundraising $4,468$12,433

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,674 · Management $902 · Fundraising $1,436$10,012

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,318 · Management $731 · Fundraising $611$28,660

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,196$1,196

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,414 · Management $310 · Fundraising $259$6,983

IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,373 · Management $309 · Fundraising $259$3,941

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $73,218$73,218

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,274 · Management $806 · Fundraising $674$11,754

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $99,359 · Management $3,527 · Fundraising $1,438$104,324

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,747 · Fundraising $569$4,316

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $736,597 · Management $67,995 · Fundraising $89,998$894,590

Part X · Balance sheet $2,226,127 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $457,212$737,603

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $193,436$195,765

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $128,832$258,399

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,568$2,041

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,100$2,997

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,092,150$1,029,322

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,879,298$2,226,127

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,072$27,279

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,779$770

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,727$19,471

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $186,214$188,417

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,528,732$1,618,144

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $164,352$419,566

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,693,084$2,037,710

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,879,298$2,226,127

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,037,710 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,239,216

XI-2 Total expenses$894,590

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$344,626

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,693,084

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,037,710

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

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