Star Farm Chicago

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)EIN 82-4504342Revenue $859K in FY2024

On file with the IRSstarfarmchicago.net934 W 50th Pl, 60609-5155 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Mar 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support and educate the Chicago community through access to fresh, healthy produce and urban agriculture education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers.
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $151K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $308K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$244K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$859K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$736K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$771K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$859K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$544K
FY2022$597K
FY2023$881K
FY2024$859K
Expenses
$736K
FY2024▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$254K
FY2021$447K
FY2022$526K
FY2023$507K
FY2024$736K
Net assets
$771K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$648K
FY2024$771K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $600K Management & general 12% · $85K Fundraising 7% · $51K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$104,576Pt VII · Sec A
President (thru September)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (from September)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (thru September)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (thru September)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President (from September)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephanie Dunn$104,576$80,800$74,481$70,043$76,000

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

Provides fresh produce and urban farming education to the Chicago community.

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1 program · $600K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

On the farm, we create an inclusive space by providing local jobs, vocational training and horticultural therapy to people with disabilities and employment barriers, and to empower women. Through our work, we hope to inspire the next generation of urban growers and food justice advocates while improving the long term health and mental…

$600Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$859K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$682K
Other incomeLn 4–11$120K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Money outPt IX
$736K
Ln 25
Programscol B$600K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$771K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$381K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$682K
Government grantsLn 1e$133K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$120K
Total revenueLn 12$859K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$381K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$381K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$495K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
Net assetsLn 32$771K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6250
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K$381K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$238K$495K
Total assetsLn 16$737K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K$244K
Net assetsLn 32$648K$771K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$42K$52K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$290K$276K$1K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$503$221
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$23K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$53K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$43K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$49K$44K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$466$155
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$51K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$30K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$736K$600K$85K$51K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $859K$736K$123K$771K 990 PDF
FY2023 $881K$507K$374K$648K 990 PDF
FY2022 $597K$526K$71K$270K 990 PDF
FY2021 $544K$447K$97K$199K 990 PDF
FY2020 $346K$254K$92K$108K 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 $858,810 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $621,257$681,592
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $98,165$57,523
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $161,464$119,695
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $880,886$858,810
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 $321,300$427,238
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $185,508$308,691
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $506,808$735,929
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $374,078$122,881
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $858,810 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $119,695 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$132,938
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$548,654
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$681,592
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $57,523$57,523
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $177,211 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7$858,810
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $735,929 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,830 · Management $52,288 · Fundraising $10,458$104,576
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $276,217 · Management $1,062 · Fundraising $13,020$290,299
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,996 · Management $503 · Fundraising $221$3,720
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,070 · Management $3,870 · Fundraising $1,703$28,643
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,380$18,380
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,487 · Management $4,993$58,480
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $18,521$18,521
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,568 · Management $4,564 · Fundraising $1,522$48,654
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,190 · Management $2,455 · Fundraising $2,455$49,100
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,504$10,504
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,777$3,777
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,793$3,793
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,484 · Management $466 · Fundraising $155$3,105
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,332 · Management $7,388$58,720
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,505 · Management $3,670 · Fundraising $2,482$35,657
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $600,356 · Management $85,036 · Fundraising $50,537$735,929
Part X · Balance sheet $1,014,557 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $265,965$380,753
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $203,600$100,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,843$2,200
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,732$36,489
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $237,595$495,115
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $736,735$1,014,557
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,359$11,854
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $88,782$243,723
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $444,353$670,834
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $203,600$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $647,953$770,834
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $736,735$1,014,557
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $770,834 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$858,810
XI-2 Total expenses$735,929
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$122,881
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$647,953
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$770,834

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

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