We donated more than 10,000 pounds to people experiencing food insecurity through our friends at Centro Cultural and other partner organizations; We transitioned to no-till agriculture to regenerate soil health and increase organic matter content; We established our first Board of Directors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
30¢ 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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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
IRS Pub. 78
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 $202K a year · 40% 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
30%
of spending
Concern: 30% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $255K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$494K
+126% vs prior year
Spent
$312K
To programs
30%
Net assets
$206K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$494K
FY2023▲ +126%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$132K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$494K
FY2024$819K
Expenses
$312K
FY2023▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$204K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$410K
Net assets
$206K
FY2023▲ +721%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$11K
FY2022$25K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$615K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated. Listed in IRS Pub. 78 (as of October 2026). Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2021.

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Where the money goes

30 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 30% · $92K Management & general 70% · $220K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lead Farm Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Farm Manger
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Capers Rumph’s $30K as Lead Farm Manager is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2022FY2021
Capers Rumph$30,299$25,000
Henney Sullivan$30,299—
Nita Sridharan$20,390—

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

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

Programs and updates

Donates food, regenerates soil through no-till farming, and established a Board of Directors.

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2 programs · $92K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

2021 Summer Harvest Crew weekly from March through June building toward a program that supports summer participants throughout the following academic year.

$92Kprogram expense
02

We donated more than 10,000 pounds to people experiencing food insecurity through our friends at Centro Cultural and other partner organizations;

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$494K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$428K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$312K
Ln 25
Programscol B$92K
Managementcol C$220K
Owns and owesPt X
$206K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$428K
Government grantsLn 1e$245K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$494K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$206K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$206K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$206K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$0
Total assetsLn 16$25K$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$25K$206K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$208K$0$208K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$87$87$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$91K$91K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$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$12K$0$12K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$312K$92K$220K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $819K$410K$409K$615K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $494K$312K$181K$206K 990 PDF
FY2022 $219K$204K$15K$25K 990 PDF
FY2021 $132K$11K 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 $493,555 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $180,777$427,587
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,009$62,743
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$3,225
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $218,786$493,555
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$1,207
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $116,565$208,082
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,607$103,072
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $204,172$312,361
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,614$181,194
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $493,555 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,404
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,478
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$244,951
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$177,754
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$427,587
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $62,743 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$62,743
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $3,225 · Excluded from tax $0$3,225
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-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,743 · Unrelated business $3,225 · Excluded from tax $0$493,555
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $312,361 across 19 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $1,207$1,207
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $208,082 · Fundraising $0$208,082
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $87 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$87
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $90,854 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$90,854
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $12,131 · Fundraising $0$12,131
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $92,148 · Management $220,213 · Fundraising $0$312,361
Part X · Balance sheet $206,316 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,122$206,316
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,000$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
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 $25,122$206,316
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
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 $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,122$206,316
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,122$206,316
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $206,316 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$493,555
XI-2 Total expenses$312,361
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$181,194
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,122
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$206,316

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