Dedicated to vitalizing the community by providing direct support through its certified farmers markets and nutrition programs, along with supportive resources to the area's Neighborhood

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$44K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $650 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $113K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
76% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 76% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$293K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$296K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$6K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$293K
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$256K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$310K
Expenses
$296K
FY2023▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$252K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$314K
Net assets
$6K
FY2023▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$4K
FY2022$9K
FY2023$6K
FY2024$2K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1997.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$40,987Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$3,155Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sustainable Management Services LLC’s $53K as Executive Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Sustainable Management Services LLC$52,775———
Cynthia Ojeda—$40,987$41,390$18,942
Lara Hughey$26,776———
Sonya Sharp$3,920$3,155——

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

Vitalizes communities by providing fresh food, nutrition education, and local support through farmers markets.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Farmers market and nutrition program

Pt IX · col B

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
Ecology CenterFY2024$89K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$113K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$293K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Money outPt IX
$296K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$6K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Government grantsLn 1e$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Total revenueLn 12$293K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$6K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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$9K$24K
Total assetsLn 16$9K$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$18K
Net assetsLn 32$9K$6K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K
Management feesLn 11a$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$199K
Office expensesLn 13$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$296K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $310K$314K−$4K$2K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $293K$296K−$3K$6K 990 PDF
FY2022 $256K$252K$4K$9K 990 PDF
FY2021 $191K$4K 990 PDF
FY2020 $158K$15K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $293,090 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $145,760$173,997
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $110,203$119,093
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $255,963$293,090
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,699$68,694
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $193,855$227,000
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $251,554$295,694
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,409−$2,604
Part VI · Governance 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
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 $293,090 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$158,783
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,214
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$173,997
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $119,093$119,093
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $119,093$293,090
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $295,694 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$40,987
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$24,943
IX-10 Payroll taxes$2,764
IX-11a Management fees$23,636
IX-11g Other fees for services$198,867
IX-13 Office expenses$4,497
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$295,694
Part X · Balance sheet $24,258 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,530$24,258
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,530$24,258
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$18,332
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$18,332
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,530$5,926
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,530$24,258
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,926 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$293,090
XI-2 Total expenses$295,694
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,604
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,530
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,926

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