New Growth Project is a non-profit that will cultivate job opportunities through the art of farming. Most individuals with intellectual disabilities (idd) struggle to find and maintain employment. In addition, this population suffers from isolation and a lack of peer-to-peer interaction. New Growth Project will offer employment via peer-to-peer coaching in a farm setting so that our clients can experience success, social interaction, and personal Growth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $64K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$219K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$254K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$38K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$219K
FY2023▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$52K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$329K
FY2025$505K
Expenses
$254K
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$234K
FY2023$254K
FY2024$286K
FY2025$460K
Net assets
$38K
FY2023▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$25K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$38K
FY2024$81K
FY2025$126K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2022.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $238K Management & general 6% · $16K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carly Vanduinen’s $50K as Secretary is at the 52nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Carly Vanduinen$50,000$48,000$48,000$32,500
Mike Lundberg———$16,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people with intellectual disabilities learn new skills.

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1 program · $238K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Providing job training and employment opportunities in the farm individuals with developmental disabilities.

$238Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$219K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$254K
Ln 25
Programscol B$238K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$38K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$219K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$38K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 696
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K$41K
Total assetsLn 16$111K$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$73K$38K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$43K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$79K$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$920$828$92
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$383
OccupancyLn 16$42K$38K$4K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$601$541$60
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$579$428$151
Total functional expensesLn 25$254K$238K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $505K$460K$45K$126K 990 PDF
FY2024 $329K$286K$43K$81K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $219K$254K−$35K$38K 990 PDF
FY2022 $280K$234K$46K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021 $52K$25K 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 $219,075 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $225,650$151,491
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,542$65,845
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $45$23
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$179$1,716
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $280,058$219,075
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,932$149,747
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,190$104,663
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $234,122$254,410
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,936−$35,335
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $219,075 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$96
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,922
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$141,473
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$151,491
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $65,845$65,845
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23$23
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$1,716
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,845 · Excluded from tax $23$219,075
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $254,410 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,200 · Management $4,800$48,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $79,452$79,452
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,295$22,295
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,399$6,399
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,564$1,564
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $828 · Management $92$920
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,442 · Management $383$3,825
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,912 · Management $4,213$42,125
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,437$1,437
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,134$19,134
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $541 · Management $60$601
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,079$28,079
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $428 · Management $151$579
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $238,312 · Management $16,098 · Fundraising $0$254,410
Part X · Balance sheet $67,008 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,868$26,260
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,882$40,748
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $110,750$67,008
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $37,382$28,919
X-25 Other liabilities$56
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,382$28,975
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,368$38,033
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $110,750$67,008
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,033 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$219,075
XI-2 Total expenses$254,410
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,335
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,368
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,033

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