At Ease Orchard is dedicated to empowering veterans and their families through the transformative power of farming. We offer hands on training, top tier resources, and unwavering support because we believe farming can heal and strengthen communities. Our programs are designed to build resilience, promote sustainability, and foster deep connections to the land and each other.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 21 volunteers.
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
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65K
184% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 184% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$250K
+133% vs prior year
Spent
$256K
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$30K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$250K
FY2024▲ +133%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$107K
FY2024$250K
Net assets
−$30K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023−$24K
FY2024−$30K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2021.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $205K Management & general 20% · $51K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

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 1216 $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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers veterans and families through hands-on farming training and support.

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2 programs · $205K · in their 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

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Money outPt IX
$256K
Ln 25
Programscol B$205K
Managementcol C$51K
Owns and owesPt X
−$30K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Government grantsLn 1e$220K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32−$30K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$35K
Total assetsLn 16$14K$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K$65K
Net assetsLn 32−$24K−$30K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$92K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45K$45K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$3K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$7K$4K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$1K
InterestLn 20$7K$0$7K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$6K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$421$421
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$46K$203$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$256K$205K$51K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $250K$256K−$6K−$30K 990 PDF
FY2023 $107K−$24K 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 $249,720 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,052$249,720
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,899$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $286$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $107,237$249,720
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $66,506$126,068
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,374$129,998
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $124,880$256,066
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,643−$6,346
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $249,720 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$220,043
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,677
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$249,720
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$249,720
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $256,066 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,800$3,800
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $92,268 · Management $30,000$122,268
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,185$1,185
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $44,988$44,988
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,731 · Management $3,000$6,731
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,668$2,668
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,613 · Management $4,000$10,613
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,372 · Management $1,021$4,393
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $6,904$6,904
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $4,005 · Management $2,000$6,005
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $421$421
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,887 · Management $203 · Fundraising $0$46,090
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $205,085 · Management $50,981 · Fundraising $0$256,066
Part X · Balance sheet $35,235 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,628$35,235
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,628$35,235
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,338$18,941
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $29,340$45,840
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,678$64,781
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$24,050−$29,546
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,628$35,235
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$29,546 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$249,720
XI-2 Total expenses$256,066
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,346
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$24,050
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$850
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$29,546

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