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← BERKSHIRE GROWN INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by BERKSHIRE GROWN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,337,834
Total expenses
$1,345,874
Contributions and grants received
$1,255,928
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$75,087
Investment income
$6,819
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$551,344
Total liabilities, end of year
$87,967
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$463,377
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,043,976
Management and general expenses
$209,419
Fundraising expenses
$92,479
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,043,976

Program services were 77.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $551,748

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $704,180

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FARM TO FOOD ACCESS PR

    total $22,550 · related or exempt $22,550

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FARMERS MARKETS PROGRA

    total $22,454 · related or exempt $22,454

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MOBILE FARMERS MARKET

    total $21,983 · related or exempt $21,983

  • 2d · Program service revenue: FARMERS GUIDE

    total $8,100 · related or exempt $8,100

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,819 · excluded $6,819

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $94,107 · program services $23,527 · management and general $47,053 · fundraising $23,527

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $338,078 · program services $206,084 · management and general $88,411 · fundraising $43,583

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,713 · program services $9,323 · management and general $3,613 · fundraising $1,777

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $36,506 · program services $19,518 · management and general $11,361 · fundraising $5,627

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,479 · management and general $1,479

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,200 · management and general $13,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $69,396 · program services $51,904 · management and general $11,629 · fundraising $5,863

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,984 · program services $5,701 · management and general $283

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $61,788 · program services $47,395 · management and general $8,300 · fundraising $6,093

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,581 · program services $12,050 · management and general $5,531

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $29,614 · program services $16,243 · management and general $9,252 · fundraising $4,119

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,748 · program services $3,945 · management and general $1,803

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $21,184 · program services $16,894 · management and general $4,290

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,630 · program services $6,416 · management and general $3,214

  • 24a · Other expenses: FARM TO FOOD PROGRAM CO

    total $442,995 · program services $442,995

  • 24b · Other expenses: MOBILE FARMERS MARKET P

    total $123,644 · program services $123,644

  • 24c · Other expenses: CSA FARM SHARES

    total $36,380 · program services $36,380

  • 24d · Other expenses: FARMERS MARKET PROGRAM

    total $21,957 · program services $21,957

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,890 · fundraising $1,890

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,079 · end of year $1,801

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $329,900 · end of year $256,455

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $47,987 · end of year $51,447

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $640

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,816 · end of year $3,816

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $165,073

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $38,490

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $71,552 · end of year $126,583

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $54,169 · end of year $60,698

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $73,067 · end of year $49,904

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $38,025 · end of year $35,240

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $75,848 · end of year $52,727

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $206,975 · end of year $331,757

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $260,722 · end of year $131,620

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THROUGH EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, PROMOTIONS, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTING LOCALLY-GROWN AND PRODUCED FOOD, THE ORGANIZATION HELPS TO CREATE A THRIVING LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE LOCALLY BASED AGRICULTURE.

  • THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS LOCAL FARMS AND AGRICULTURE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES, EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE USE OF LOCAL AGRICULTURE THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND PRESERVES LAND AND FARMS. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH FOOD ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND THE AVAILABILITY OF LOCALLY-GROWN FOOD. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FOOD PANTRIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO ESTABLISH A YEAR-ROUND FARM-TO-FOOD-ACCESS BUYING EXCHANGE BETWEEN FOOD ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL FARMERS.1. FARM TO FOOD ACCESSCOLLABORATIVE PROGRAM WITH BERKSHIRE BOUNTY THAT PURCHASES FRESH FOOD FROM 31 LOCAL FARMS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO LOCAL FOOD ACCESS SITES. IN 2025, THIS PROGRAM SERVED 23 FOOD PANTRIES, COMMUNITY MEAL SITES, AND SCHOOL THAT HELPED FEED 14,000 PEOPLE EACH WEEK. 2. INDOOR WINTER FARMERS MARKETSBERKSHIRE GROWN RUNS 8 WINTER FARMERS MARKETS - TWO IN NORTH ADAMS (NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER) AND 6 IN HOUSATONIC (NOVEMBER THROUGH APRIL). WINTER FARMERS MARKETS ACCEPT SNAP AND HIP AND OFFER MARKET MATCH TO FURTHER MATCH SNAP BENEFITS. IN 2025, WE HAD 5,522 SHOPPERS ACROSS ALL 8 MARKETS. 3. BERKSHIRE MOBILE FARMERS MARKETCOLLABORATIVE PROGRAM WITH FIVE LOCAL PARTNERS FUNDED BY A 3-YEAR USDA GRANT THAT BRINGS FRESH, LOCAL PRODUCTS TO LOW INCOME AND/OR RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD ACROSS BERKSHIRE COUNTY. SHOPPERS SELF-SELECT PAYMENT LEVEL THAT FITS THEIR BUDGET-FULL RETAIL, 50% RETAIL, OR FREE, FOOD-PANTRY LEVEL. IN 2025, WE SERVED 4,813 PEOPLE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $1,043,976 · Revenue $75,087

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sarah Gardner

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Peter Platt

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherine Hand

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lee Venolia

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nick Martinelli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawn Masiero

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kate Bailey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allison Rachele Bayles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ariel Bock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tu Le

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Tupper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sharon Wyrrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margaret Moulton

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $94,107
    From this org
    $88,988
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,119
    Hours/week
    40

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
11 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602239349301660

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