Fruitful Commons: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 85-1526897)

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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Jodi Lane	$33,046	$35,630	$46,882

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

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

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1 program · $220K · in their own filed words · FY2023

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Fruitful Commons provides research, implementation, maintenance, and programmatic support to the Urban Forestry and Parks Department of the City of Austin. This includes providing mini grants, educational events, data collection, and networking opportunities for projects that serve marginalized communities.

$220Kprogram expense

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

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K

Once Upon a Time FoundationFY2024$500

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

Individual RecipientFY2024$5,000

Rebuilding Broken CommunitiesTX · FY2024$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

Rebuilding Broken CommunitiesTX · FY2023$5,000

Peas CommunityTX · FY2023$5,000

722 Kealing Middle School PTATX · FY2023$5,000

El Buen Samaritano Episcopal MissionTX · FY2023$5,000

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$249K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Investment incomeLn 3$2

Money outPt IX

$295K

Ln 25

Programscol B$220K

Managementcol C$62K

Fundraisingcol D$13K

Owns and owesPt X

$117K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K

Total assetsLn 16$121K

LiabilitiesLn 26$4K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K

Government grantsLn 1e$83K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K

Investment incomeLn 3$2

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Total revenueLn 12$249K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$91K

SavingsLn 2$21K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$112K

Total assetsLn 16$121K

LiabilitiesLn 26$4K

Net assetsLn 32$117K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6425

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$160K	$112K
Total assetsLn 16	$164K	$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1K	$4K
Net assetsLn 32	$163K	$117K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$70K	$70K
Management feesLn 11a	$36K	$22K	$6K	$7K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$3K		$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$331		$331
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$171K	$127K	$39K	$5K
All other expensesLn 24e	$10K	$1K	$8K	$484
Total functional expensesLn 25	$295K	$220K	$62K	$13K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$329K	$268K	$61K	$178K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$249K	$295K	−$46K	$117K	990 PDF
FY2022	$302K	$169K	$133K	$163K	990 PDF
FY2021	$100K			$32K	990 PDF

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 $248,791 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $292,294$243,362

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$2

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,032$5,427

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $302,328$248,791

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $45,000$70,000

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $46,882$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,113$225,271

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $168,995$295,271

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $133,333−$46,480

Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $248,791 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$83,033

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$160,329

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,804

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$243,362

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2$2

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $5,427$5,427

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2 · Unrelated business $5,427 · Excluded from tax $0$248,791

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $295,271 across 8 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $70,000$70,000

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $22,091 · Management $6,413 · Fundraising $7,126$35,630

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,767$1,767

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,491$3,491

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $331$331

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,135$3,135

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $126,565 · Management $38,864 · Fundraising $5,423$170,852

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,448 · Management $8,133 · Fundraising $484$10,065

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $220,104 · Management $62,134 · Fundraising $13,033$295,271

Part X · Balance sheet $120,685 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,501$90,968

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $850$21,027

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19$8,690

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $164,370$120,685

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,018$3,813

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,018$3,813

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $148,098$23,982

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,254$92,890

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $163,352$116,872

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $164,370$120,685

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $116,872 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$248,791

XI-2 Total expenses$295,271

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,480

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$163,352

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$116,872

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