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Kindness Farm LLC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Portland, OR501(c)(3)Since 2020Food & AgricultureEIN 85-3844528Revenue $214K in FY2023

On file with the IRSthekindnessfarm.org16072 Se Tenino St, 97236-5093 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Mar 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To actively address inequalities in health and well being in historically and currently underserved communities by providing high-quality, experiential, environmental, regenerative, and food-growing education. To provide access to healthy food and meaningful, innovative change towards a more sustainable and community-focused approach to food production in our local food system. To preserve and protect urban land and mitigate climate change using regenerative land tending practices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$151K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103K a year · 30% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 110% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 110% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$214K
+179% vs prior year
Spent
$137K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$113K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$214K
FY2023▲ +179%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$181K
FY2022$77K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$313K
FY2025$491K
Expenses
$137K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$137K
FY2024$264K
FY2025$310K
Net assets
$113K
FY2023▲ +219%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$42K
FY2022$35K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$162K
FY2025$343K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2021.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $102K Management & general 50% · $68K Fundraising 0% · $325

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

14 people listed on the 990-EZ; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lou Le
President
$38,961Pt VII · Sec A
Lou Le
President
$38,961Pt VII · Sec A
Sarah Oliva
Director
$36,510Pt VII · Sec A
Sarah Oliva
Director
$36,510Pt VII · Sec A
Jacob Sullivan
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Carlson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Viddy Trojee
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lou Le
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lou Le’s $63K as President is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Lou Le$63,397$60,060$38,961
Sarah Oliva—$49,140$36,510

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates communities on healthy food, sustainable practices, and environmental stewardship.

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2 programs · $135K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Expanded and operated a program addressing health and wellbeing inequalities in youth, adults, and seniors from immigrant, refugee, LGBTQIIA2S+, BIPOC, low income, and disabled communities in the Portland Metro area in the following ways:a.

$102Kprogram expense
02

Expanded and operated a program addressing health and wellbeing inequalities in youth, adults, and seniors from immigrant, refugee, LGBTQIIA2S+, BIPOC, low income, and disabled communities in the Portland Metro area in the following ways:a.

$33Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Larson LegacyFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.

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1The main four
Money in
$214K
Gifts and grants$208K
Other income$6K
Investment income$45
Money out
$137K
Programs$102K
Management$68K
Fundraising$325
Owns and owes
$113K
net assets
Cash and savings$111K
Total assets$118K
Liabilities$5K
People
14
listed
Paid4
Voting board5
Independent5
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$208K
Government grants$13K
Investment income$45
Other income$6K
Total revenue$214K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$111K
Total assets$118K
Liabilities$5K
Net assets$113K
Operations
Employees5
Volunteers2,693
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $491K$310K$182K$343K 990 PDF
FY2024 $313K$264K$49K$162K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $214K$137K$77K$113K 990 PDF
FY2022 $77K$35K 990 PDF
FY2021 $181K$42K 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) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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