Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2025.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $85K paid to officers and key staff.
Teju Adisa-Farrar’s $85K as Ecosystems Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed
Programs and updates
Empowering farmers, artists, and designers to use sustainable materials.
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All other program services including events (free community events where people can meet our members, learn about our work and how they can get involved) and nyfic (a new york fashion innovation grant where our organization is piloting the creation of regional decor to show the importance of sustainability and local economies)
Members Videos
Uplifting our members through a video series interviewing them and showing where they work. We created 4 short films showcasing our members work, as well as one film documenting the process of creating a new value-added product.
Workshops
Funding our members to facilitate and provide free community workshops in urban and rural settings, so that residents can learn crafting, agricultural, fiber and dye skills. We funded 8 community workshops in five states in 2025, allowing people in those regions to participate in free workshops about natural dye-ing, natural fibers, and…
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $132K | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $0 | $132K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $2K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $0 | $130K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $85K | $85K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $14K | $14K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $111K | $111K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $2K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $209 | $209 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $12K | $10K | $1K | $509 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $4K | $4K | $45 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $257K | $131K | $125K | $718 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $387K | $257K | $130K | $130K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $386,739 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $386,739 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $256,922 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $132,164 assets, 5 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $129,817 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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