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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ORGANIC GROWERS SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,169,519
Total expenses
$1,090,937
Contributions and grants received
$1,047,642
Grants paid
$283,516
Program service revenue
$117,165
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$4,712
Total assets, end of year
$453,291
Total liabilities, end of year
$156,992
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$296,299
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$935,941
Management and general expenses
$102,198
Fundraising expenses
$52,798
Program service expenses (Part III)
$935,941

Program services were 85.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,840

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $411,991

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $633,811

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Events Registrations

    total $104,522 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Consulting Fees

    total $6,393 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Exhibitors

    total $6,250 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $4,712 · related or exempt $4,712 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,712

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $283,516 · program services $283,516

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $60,268 · program services $30,134 · management and general $21,094 · fundraising $9,040

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $270,291 · program services $199,959 · management and general $40,535 · fundraising $29,797

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,344 · program services $5,112 · management and general $1,370 · fundraising $862

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,288 · program services $17,602 · management and general $4,715 · fundraising $2,971

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,745 · program services $4,500 · management and general $7,245 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $6,250 · fundraising $6,250

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $255,821 · program services $255,821 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,371 · program services $7,235 · management and general $136 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $37,443 · program services $33,392 · management and general $4,051 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $32,178 · program services $19,955 · management and general $9,005 · fundraising $3,218

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,670 · program services $6,070 · management and general $5,940 · fundraising $660

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32,955 · program services $31,441 · management and general $1,514 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,762 · program services $1,133 · management and general $629 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,308 · program services $0 · management and general $3,308 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Farmer Mentor

    total $5,400 · program services $5,400 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Program Package Expenses

    total $26,369 · program services $26,369 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,958 · program services $8,302 · management and general $2,656 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $250,167 · end of year $452,964

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $30,925 · end of year $327

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $43,150 · end of year $32,298

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $22,625 · end of year $9,575

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $115,119

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $215,317 · end of year -$35,200

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $331,499

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Organic Growers School inspires, educates, and supports people to farm, garden, and live organically.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Organic Growers School inspires, educates, and supports people to farm, garden and live organically.

  • OGS hosted the 30th Spring Conference, which is one of the largest grassroots gatherings of this kind in the Southeastern US, attracting over 1500 attendees. The conference inspires and educates people to farm, garden, and live organically by providing affordable, practical, and hands-on education. Farm Dreams is for those in the exploratory stages of starting their own farm. This entry-level workshop provides practical, common sense information on sustainable farming and how to move forward.

    Expenses $935,941 · Grants $283,516 · Revenue $117,165

  • Farm Beginnings is training for the generation of farmers in the many skills required to start and expand a successful farm business: passion, clear goals, production experience, financial and marketing know-how, and more. Farm Beginnings will help build these skills through one year of farmer-led training, mentoring, and networking. CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training) is a farmer-led effort to bring established armers, farm apprentices, and aspiring farmers together for year-long training in the art and science of sustainable agriculture. Journeyperson Program is designed for farmers who have been independently farming for three or more years and are serious about operating farm businesses in the Southern Appalachian region.

  • Organic Growing and Living: Programs such as Homegrown Dreams and Gardening Series help people gain knowledge on sustainable living and growing through various workshops designed to meet their needs. Fiscal Sponsorship: OGS is a fiscal sponsor of the Food Justice Planning Initiative (FJPI). FJPI is transitioning to a stand alone nonprofit call WNC Food Systems. They are awaiting IRS approval of 501(c)3 status. OGS also fiscally sponsors La Escuela Campesina Project, which is a colloration with Cooperative Tierra Fertil and Cooperate WNC. These organization are primarly funded through grants. The grant income and related program expenses are included in the OGS financial results for tax purposes.

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Cameron Farlow

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $60,840
    From this org
    $60,840
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bob Turner

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Mary Saunders Bulan

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Hannah Bundy

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Kady Brotherton

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Macon York Costlow

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Mandy Helwig

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Maddie Mirassou

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Ta'rin'ii Shanai

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Felicianna Marquez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 August 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202422279349303117

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