Fruitful Commons FY2021 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 85-1526897

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2021 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 17% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Named funders
2
named funders · $8K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$100K
Net assets
$32K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$100K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$100K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$249K
FY2024$329K
Expenses
—
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$169K
FY2023$295K
FY2024$268K
Net assets
$32K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$32K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$117K
FY2024$178K

From the FY2021 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 Jul 2020.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Foundation Mgr.
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jodi Lane’s $33K as Executive Director is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Jodi Lane——$46,882
Jodi Lane$33,046$35,630—

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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Programs and updates

Supports Austin's urban forestry and community food-growing projects with research, grants, education, and administrative assistance, especially for marginalized communities.

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K
Grants paid · 29 grants · $153K · 2022–2024
Kalpulli Texas QuetzalcoatlTX · FY2024$5,000
Festival Beach Food ForestFY2024$5,000
Green Gate Neighborhood DevelopmentFY2024$5,000
El Buen Samaritano El BuenFY2024$5,000
Festival Beach Community GardensFY2024$5,000
Alamo Community GardenFY2024$5,000
Red Salmon ArtsTX · FY2024$5,000
Ecology Action of Texas INCTX · FY2024$3,500
The Salvation Army Austin Area CommFY2024$3,000
SerafinaFY2023$14,000
Downtown Austin Parks LLCTX · FY2023$7,600
The Salvation ArmyGA · FY2023$5,000
Sustainable Food Center INCTX · FY2023$5,000
Peas CommunityTX · FY2023$5,000
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By the numbers

Org confirmed 0 of 3 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2021 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$100K
Other income$100K
Owns and owes
$32K
net assets
Liabilities$7K
People
6
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$100K
Total revenue$100K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$7K
Net assets$32K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers425
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $329K$268K$61K$178K 990 PDF
FY2023 $249K$295K−$46K$117K 990 PDF
FY2022 $302K$169K$133K$163K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $100K$32K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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