The Grow Collective grows people, grows community, and grows a healthier planet. We offer wellness and skill building activities that enhance self-esteem, anchor self-worth, and empower individuals. We bring people together in safe spaces and connect each other to support personal growth, community development, and environmental preservation. We engage in activities that reduce carbon emissions, reduce exposure to toxins, reduce waste, and support people in their alignment with place.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 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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FY2025 · 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
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $39K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$241K
Spent
$142K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$99K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2024.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $88K Management & general 21% · $29K Fundraising 18% · $25K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director (contractor)
$60,003Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Renee Johnson’s $60K as Executive Director (contractor) is at the 63rd 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

The Grow Collective is a food and nutrition nonprofit based in Newport, OR, formed in 2024.

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3 programs · $142K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

This is the Juntos en el Jardin community garden program- we provide growing workshops, growing spaces, volunteer coordination, and fundraising for program expansion.

$82Kprogram expense
02

This is for program management of the LCSD school garden and school garden internship program.

$35Kprogram expense
03

This is for nutrition and health education and gardening education workshops along with connecting folks to Medicaid eligible HRASN services.

$25Kprogram 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$39K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$241K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Money outPt IX
$142K
Ln 25
Programscol B$88K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$99K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$99K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Total revenueLn 12$241K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$99K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$99K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$99K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K$99K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$48K$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$48K$99K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$15K$20K$25K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$41K$41K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$450$0$450
Accounting feesLn 11c$148$0$148$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$525$525$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$2K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$9K$5K$4K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$11K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$142K$88K$29K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $241K$142K$99K$99K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $241,071 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $58,800$241,071
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $58,800$241,071
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,894$60,003
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,682$82,180
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,576$142,183
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,224$98,888
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $241,071 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$241,071
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$241,071
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$241,071
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $142,183 across 28 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,000 · Management $20,003 · Fundraising $25,000$60,003
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $40,959 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$40,959
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $450$450
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $148 · Fundraising $0$148
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,643 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,643
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,754 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,754
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $525 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$525
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,697 · Fundraising $0$1,697
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,832 · Management $4,197 · Fundraising $0$9,029
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,727 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,727
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,581 · Management $2,667$13,248
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,021 · Management $29,162 · Fundraising $25,000$142,183
Part X · Balance sheet $98,888 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,224$98,888
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,224$98,888
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,760$30,568
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $33,464$68,320
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,224$98,888
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,224$98,888
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $98,888 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$241,071
XI-2 Total expenses$142,183
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,888
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,224
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$98,888

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