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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NEW ROOTS COMMUNITY FARM.

Totals

Total revenue
$768,245
Total expenses
$722,538
Contributions and grants received
$455,736
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$312,509
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$316,666
Total liabilities, end of year
$38,207
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$278,459
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$431,109
Management and general expenses
$276,309
Fundraising expenses
$15,120
Program service expenses (Part III)
$431,109

Program services were 59.7% 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)

    $455,736

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PRODUCE REVENUE

    total $312,509 · related or exempt $312,509

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $299,690 · program services $274,017 · management and general $10,936 · fundraising $14,737

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $58,601 · program services $55,302 · management and general $3,299

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,600 · program services $17,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $32,478 · program services $32,028 · management and general $450

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $484 · management and general $101 · fundraising $383

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,200 · program services $3,850 · management and general $6,350

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,640 · program services $120 · management and general $15,520

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,271 · program services $3,085 · management and general $1,186

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,945 · management and general $2,945

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $28,804 · management and general $28,804

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,581 · management and general $7,581

  • 24a · Other expenses: FARM STORE RESALE

    total $158,849 · management and general $158,849

  • 24b · Other expenses: FARMING SUPPLIES

    total $33,037 · program services $11,226 · management and general $21,811

  • 24c · Other expenses: INFRASTRUCTURE

    total $18,613 · program services $17,310 · management and general $1,303

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER SUPPLIES

    total $10,931 · program services $6,815 · management and general $4,116

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $22,814 · program services $9,756 · management and general $13,058

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $214,448 · end of year $256,172

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $52,301

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

    $114,550

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

    $54,056

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $48,410 · end of year $60,494

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,317 · end of year $12,128

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $29,732 · end of year $26,079

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $284,110 · end of year $278,459

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

NEW ROOTS COMMUNITY FARM IS AN 82 ACRE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER THAT STRIVES TO ENHANCE THE VIABILITY OF LOCAL FARMS, INCREASES ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND ENGAGE PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT FOOD SYSTEM CONCEPTS IN A SPACE THAT IS HEALTHFUL, CONVENIENT, AND ATTRACTIVE FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

  • FARMER SUPPORT SERVICES: NRCF AND PROJECT PARTNERS FOCUS THEIR SUPPORT EFFORTS ON AREA FARMERS SPANNING THE SPECTRUM OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND RESOURCES. FROM ASPIRING FARMERS TO SEASONED OWNERS AND OPERATORS, THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF PAST, CURRENT, AND FUTURE PROGRAMS IS AIMED AT INCREASING THE VIABILITY OF FARMS IN THE REGION. NRCF OPERATES A 6 ACRE PRODUCTION DEMONSTRATION FARM THAT OFFERS PAID APPRENTICESHIPS GIVING ASPIRING AND BEGINNING PRODUCERS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ON DIVERSIFIED, INTENSIVE, PROFITABLE PRODUCTION FARMS THAT SHOWCASE CONSERVATION-BASED GROWING TECHNIQUES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO THE TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES OF APPALACHIA.

    Expenses $146,671

  • MARKET DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: NEW ROOTS ENGAGES IN A MARKET FIRST APPROACH TO FARMER SUPPORT SERVICES. WE AIM TO CREATE NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR REGION'S FARMERS. WE DO THIS PRIMARILY FROM NRCF'S BRICK AND MORTAR FARMERS MARKET WHICH EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRODUCERS TO SELL PRODUCTS YEAR ROUND.

    Expenses $124,647 · Revenue $311,433

  • COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND FOOD ACCESS: THROUGH COLLABORATIVE FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, NRCF WORKS WITH THE FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATIONS NUTRITION DEPARTMENT TO COORDINATE LOCAL PROCUREMENT TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD SERVED TO FCBOE STUDENTS, 88.9 PERCENT OF WHICH QUALIFY FOR FREE AND REDUCED MEALS. PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED TO SUPPORT THIS GOAL HAVE INCLUDED NO-COST, POP-UP FARMERS MARKETS, HOSTING FARM FIELD TRIPS FOR FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STUDENTS, AND CONVENING WITH PARTNERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS FOOD ACCESS AND FOOD SECURITY ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $159,791

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Susanna Wheeler

    FARM DIRECTO

    Total calculated
    $58,129
    From this org
    $58,129
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kelsey Abad

    BOARD SECRET

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Autumn Long

    BOARD PRESID

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Joy Marr

    BOARD TREASU

    Total calculated
    $0

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
2024
Filed
20 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202501759349300025

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