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Teaches regenerative farming and gardening for healthier communities and environments. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $837K in revenue, $919K in expenses, and $-29K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2020
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Long Beach, CA
Website
grow2zero.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$837KFY2025
Expenses
$919K
Net assets
$-29K
People
6
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  85-4311030 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Long Beach, CA Founded 2020
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches regenerative farming and gardening for healthier communities and environments.
Leadership
Erin Harris · Program Manager · $115K
Money in and out
$837K revenue, $919K expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$837K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$919K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-29K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$82K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs▲ +21% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -71% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -373% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$837K
FY2025▼ -11%
Expenses
$919K
FY2025▲ +0.9%
Total assets
$28K
FY2025▼ -75%
Total liabilities
$57K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total revenue
$837K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$919K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-29K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$82K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$28K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGrow2zero Farms
EINHdr · item D85-4311030
Principal addressHdr · item CLong Beach, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jgrow2zero.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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
Program Manager
$115,397Pt VII · Sec A
Farm Manager and Board Member
$92,032Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$79,798Pt VII · Sec A
Farm Assistant
$13,969Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Harris’s $115K as Program Manager is at the 94th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Erin Harris$115,397$110,668$92,725$10,709
Leif Kemp$92,032$80,810$78,111$68,640
Kirsten Kelley$79,798$75,053$44,201
Iam Gregory$13,969$4,893$19,735
Judi Gregory$9,915

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $506K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Grow2zero Farms

23 CFCI CARE - This grant awarded by Los Angeles County provides no-cost urban farmer training to young adults along with internships and assistance with job placement. Additionally the grant provides funding to support food recovery and donation efforts.

$279Kprogram expense
02

Grow2zero Farms

23 LBFF NIFA - The grant is awarded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant supports funding for internships for both farming and food preparation. The grant supports recovering landfill bound food collection and preparation into nutritious meals which are distributed during healthy meal prep workshops.

$134Kprogram expense
03

Grow2zero Farms

23 FUFA USDA-UAIP - Provide online urban farm education and healthy meal distribution. Grant commenced 3 2023

$93Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$567K · 68%
Program service revenue$271K · 32%
Contributions & grants68%$567K
Program service revenue32%$271K
— government grantsLn 1e$566K
Total revenueLn 12$837K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$901K
Management & general2%$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$919K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Total assetsLn 16$28K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$57K
Total net assetsLn 32$-29K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $28K · Operating expenses/yr $919K
0.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $901K · Total expenses $919K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $18K · Total expenses $919K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $919K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $13K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $567K · Total revenue $837K
68%
Government reliance
Government grants $566K · Total revenue $837K
68%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $271K · Total revenue $837K
32%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $837K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $271K · Total expenses $919K
29%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $837K · Prior year $944K
-11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $177K · FY2025 $837K
+47%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-29K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $837K · Expenses $919K
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $28K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-29K · Total assets $28K
-103%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $28K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Erin Harris · Reported title Program Manager · Highest reported compensation $115K · Total expenses $919K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $652K · Total expenses $919K
71%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 2%
Revenue growth -11%

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$150K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$837K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$944K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$459K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$298K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$177K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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