At Ease Orchard Ltd EIN 85-3261288 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowers veterans and families through hands-on farming training and support. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $250K in revenue, $256K in expenses, and $-30K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Employment
Location
Wilkinson, IN
Website
ateaseorchard.org
Filings
2 on file (2023–2024)
Revenue
$250KFY2024
Expenses
$256K
Net assets
$-30K
People
6
Filings
2
Updates
0
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EIN  85-3261288 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Wilkinson, IN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers veterans and families through hands-on farming training and support.
Leadership
Sara Creech · Agricultural Executive Trainer · $4K
Money in and out
$250K revenue, $256K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$250K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$256K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-30K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$6K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +31% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +85% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$250K
FY2024▲ +133%
Total revenue
$250K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$256K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-30K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$6K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$35K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $205K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Presentation and tabling at the AgrAbility National Training Workshop discussing opportunities with NRCS for individual farms as well as opportunities with NCRS Grants for Organizations. Over 250 attendees mix of Beginning Farmers, Educators and non-profits.

$164Kprogram expense
02

Veterans Trained in beekeeping and given start up hives

$41Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAt Ease Orchard Ltd
EINHdr · item D85-3261288
Principal addressHdr · item CWilkinson, IN
WebsiteHdr · item Jateaseorchard.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEmployment (J21)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Agricultural Executive Trainer
$3,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Creech’s $4K as Agricultural Executive Trainer is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1212 $100K–1M employment 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Joseph C Ricker$24,000
Sara Creech$3,800

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$250K
— government grantsLn 1e$220K
Total revenueLn 12$250K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program services80%$205K
Management & general20%$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$256K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$35K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$65K
Total net assetsLn 32$-30K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $35K · Operating expenses/yr $256K
1.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $205K · Total expenses $256K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $51K · Total expenses $256K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $256K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $30K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $250K · Total revenue $250K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $220K · Total revenue $250K
88%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $250K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $250K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $256K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $250K · Prior year $107K
+133%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-30K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $250K · Expenses $256K
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $35K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-30K · Total assets $35K
-84%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $35K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sara Creech · Reported title Agricultural Executive Trainer · Highest reported compensation $4K · Total expenses $256K
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $126K · Total expenses $256K
49%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 133%
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$250K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$107K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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