Contributing to a sustainable food system in the greater Denver area

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$287K
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$248K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$63K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$287K
FY2024▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$57K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$287K
FY2025$582K
Expenses
$248K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$225K
FY2024$248K
FY2025$473K
Net assets
$63K
FY2024▲ +152%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$18K
FY2022$24K
FY2023$25K
FY2024$63K
FY2025$173K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $158K Management & general 36% · $90K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Suprunowicz’s $51K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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.

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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

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Nourishing Denver with a sustainable food system.

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1 program · $158K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Teaching students sustainable farming.

$158Kprogram 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 3 funders$28K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$287K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$129K
Investment incomeLn 3−$3K
Money outPt IX
$248K
Ln 25
Programscol B$158K
Managementcol C$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$63K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$89K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$129K
Investment incomeLn 3−$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
SavingsLn 2$25
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$477
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$89K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$63K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6300
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$14K$53K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14K$477
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$34K$89K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$25K$63K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$58K$0$58K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$702$0$702$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$152K$150K$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$0$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$0$6K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$0$3K$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$0$9K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$0$11K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$248K$158K$90K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $582K$473K$109K$173K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $287K$248K$38K$63K 990 PDF
FY2023 $201K$225K−$24K$25K 990 PDF
FY2022 $131K$24K 990 PDF
FY2021 $57K$18K 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 $286,509 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $162,047$172,707
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,529$128,636
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$1,757
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$13,077
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $200,576$286,509
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,320$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $2,600$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $144,265$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,439$248,240
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $224,624$248,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,048$38,269
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $286,509 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,589
VIII-1d Related organizations$7,500
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$140,618
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$172,707
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $128,636 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$128,636
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$3,514 · Excluded from tax $233−$3,281
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1,524 · Excluded from tax $0$1,524
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business −$13,077 · Excluded from tax $0−$13,077
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,636 · Unrelated business −$15,067 · Excluded from tax $233$286,509
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $248,240 across 20 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $58,130 · Fundraising $0$58,130
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $702 · Fundraising $0$702
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 $150,133 · Management $1,782 · Fundraising $0$151,915
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $1,196 · Fundraising $0$1,196
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $5,628 · Fundraising $0$5,628
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,025 · Fundraising $0$3,025
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $8,807 · Fundraising $0$8,807
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $10,717 · Fundraising $0$10,717
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,120 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,120
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $158,253 · Management $89,987 · Fundraising $0$248,240
Part X · Balance sheet $88,818 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,401$53,055
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25$25
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,780$35,145
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year −$11$116
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $14,374$477
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,569$88,818
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,580$17,560
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$8,000
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,580$25,560
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,989$63,258
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,989$63,258
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,569$88,818
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $63,258 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,509
XI-2 Total expenses$248,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,269
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,989
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$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$63,258

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