Providence Farm Collective Corp

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Uplift the next generation of diverse agricultural entrepreneurs and community farmers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 350 volunteers and 21 employees.
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 $681K a year · 49% 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $641K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$672K
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$484K
FY2022$763K
FY2023$957K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$229K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $850K Management & general 22% · $268K Fundraising 8% · $91K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$61,589Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Heltman-Weiss’s $62K as Executive Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M 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.

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Kristin Heltman-Weiss$61,589$65,303$72,116

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

Empowering diverse aspiring farmers and entrepreneurs in agriculture.

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1 program · $850K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Supports farmers in western new york state needing access to clean, rural farmland, farming and business education, technical assistance, access to markets and the opportunity to farm for income. Providence farm also offers youth education and employment programs.

$850Kprogram 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
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$850K
Managementcol C$268K
Fundraisingcol D$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$610K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$343K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
Other assetsLn 15$115K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23
End of yearLn 1g$115K$106K
Given inLn 1b$106K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$710K$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$3.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$18K$44K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$544K$360K$138K$46K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$18K$9K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$37K$18K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$91K$43K$43K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$722$289
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$46K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$14K$7K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$279K$279K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$850K$268K$91K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $1.8M$1.2M$565K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $1.3M$957K$371K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $2.8M$763K$2.1M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 22, 2022 $672K$484K$188K$417K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 12, 2021 $378K$159K$219K$229K 990 PDF

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 $1,774,721 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,197,460$1,599,978
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $97,149$148,456
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,936$23,688
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,276$2,599
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,327,821$1,774,721
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 $601,236$725,037
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $355,735$484,228
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $956,971$1,209,265
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $370,850$565,456
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
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 $1,774,721 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,599 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$609,853
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$990,125
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,840
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,599,978
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $148,456$148,456
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,688$23,688
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $151,055 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,688$1,774,721
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,209,265 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,653 · Management $44,134 · Fundraising $26,480$88,267
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $360,094 · Management $137,725 · Fundraising $46,200$544,019
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,283 · Management $8,802 · Fundraising $3,518$30,603
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,129 · Management $17,875 · Fundraising $7,144$62,148
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,300$8,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $42,661 · Management $43,476 · Fundraising $4,788$90,925
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,501 · Management $722 · Fundraising $289$2,512
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,414$19,414
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,796$14,796
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,974$45,974
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,148 · Management $6,811 · Fundraising $2,722$23,681
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $278,626$278,626
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $850,279 · Management $267,845 · Fundraising $91,141$1,209,265
Part X · Balance sheet $3,516,832 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,294,488$1,139,685
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $776,164$343,140
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $709,917$1,918,742
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100,000$115,265
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,880,569$3,516,832
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,110$59,637
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,110$59,637
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $908,727$1,606,270
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,941,732$1,850,925
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,850,459$3,457,195
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,880,569$3,516,832
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,457,195 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,774,721
XI-2 Total expenses$1,209,265
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$565,456
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,850,459
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$31,715
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$9,565
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,457,195

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

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