Acorn's mission is to promote the growth and health of local food and agriculture in vermont's champlain valley.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K a year · 20% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $67K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$427K
+65% vs prior year
Spent
$318K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$254K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$427K
FY2023▲ +65%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$78K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$258K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$552K
Expenses
$318K
FY2023▲ +66%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$192K
FY2023$318K
FY2024$482K
Net assets
$254K
FY2023▲ +75%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$254K
FY2024$323K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2018-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $239K Management & general 15% · $47K Fundraising 10% · $32K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$58,507Pt VII · Sec A
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsey Berk’s $66K as Executive Di is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lindsey Berk$65,704$58,507$46,059$38,200—
Lynn Coale————$9,732
Jonathan Corcoran$5,000$5,000$7,000$5,500$1,197
Annie Harlow————$2,760

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports local food and agriculture growth in Vermont's Champlain Valley.

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1 program · $239K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Food Hub

The food hub facilitates the sale, aggregation, and distribution of local food in vermont's champlain valley in order to increase the supply of local food purchasing. Farmacy: in acorn's fifth year of offering the farmacy: food is medicine program, we served 100 families facing food insecurity by providing a health care provider's…

$239Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$67K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$427K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$189K
Money outPt IX
$318K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$47K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$254K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Government grantsLn 1e$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$189K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$824
Total revenueLn 12$427K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$143K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$143K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$254K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K$143K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K$111K
Total assetsLn 16$145K$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$145K$254K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$31K$26K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$54K$54K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$2K$590
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$12K$2K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$4K$4K$110
OccupancyLn 16$535$535
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$6K$3K$345
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$2K$7K$487
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$118K$114K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$318K$239K$47K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $552K$482K$70K$323K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $427K$318K$109K$254K 990 PDF
FY2022 $258K$192K$67K$145K 990 PDF
FY2021 $154K$78K 990 PDF
FY2020 $78K$37K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $426,957 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $170,180$238,648
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $88,276$189,133
I-10 Investment income−$824
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $258,456$426,957
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $85,594$126,824
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,338$191,385
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $191,932$318,209
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,524$108,748
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $426,957 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$49,433
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$189,215
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,648
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $189,133$189,133
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$824−$824
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $188,309$426,957
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $318,209 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,856 · Management $25,714 · Fundraising $7,714$64,284
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,524$53,524
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,458 · Management $1,968 · Fundraising $590$9,016
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,171$3,171
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,642 · Fundraising $2,401$4,043
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,074 · Management $2,376 · Fundraising $15,598$30,048
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,986 · Management $3,693 · Fundraising $110$7,789
IX-16 OccupancyFundraising $535$535
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,019 · Management $3,239 · Fundraising $345$9,603
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,158$8,158
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,049 · Management $7,182 · Fundraising $487$9,718
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $114,091 · Fundraising $4,229$118,320
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $238,857 · Management $47,343 · Fundraising $32,009$318,209
Part X · Balance sheet $253,570 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,807$142,991
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,015$110,579
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $144,822$253,570
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $144,822$253,570
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $144,822$253,570
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $144,822$253,570
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $253,570 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$426,957
XI-2 Total expenses$318,209
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$108,748
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$144,822
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$253,570

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