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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by COMMUNITY FARMS OUTREACH.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,049,991
Total expenses
$993,217
Contributions and grants received
$449,951
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$564,271
Investment income
$1,006
Other revenue
$34,763
Total assets, end of year
$1,290,867
Total liabilities, end of year
$41,096
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,249,771
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$760,823
Management and general expenses
$164,394
Fundraising expenses
$68,000
Program service expenses (Part III)
$760,823

Program services were 76.6% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $28,261

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $15,670

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $79,914

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $326,106

  • 2a · Program service revenue: AGRICULTURE PROGRAM

    total $505,265 · related or exempt $505,265

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAM

    total $59,006 · related or exempt $59,006

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,006 · excluded $1,006

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $40,526

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $15,670

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $10,778

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $29,748 · excluded $29,748

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $5,015

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,015 · related or exempt $5,015

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $576,442 · program services $437,365 · management and general $93,855 · fundraising $45,222

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,505 · program services $4,936 · management and general $1,059 · fundraising $510

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,655 · program services $6,567 · management and general $1,409 · fundraising $679

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $54,918 · program services $41,668 · management and general $8,941 · fundraising $4,309

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,046 · management and general $18,046

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $18,136 · program services $11,303 · management and general $2,800 · fundraising $4,033

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,175 · management and general $1,657 · fundraising $1,518

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $25,337 · program services $20,129 · management and general $2,604 · fundraising $2,604

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $32,610 · program services $32,610

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,881 · program services $4,765 · management and general $6,116

  • 24a · Other expenses: AGRICULTURAL DIRECT EXP

    total $152,258 · program services $152,258 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES EXPENSE

    total $47,818 · program services $27,519 · management and general $16,178 · fundraising $4,121

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND M

    total $13,381 · program services $13,381

  • 24d · Other expenses: NEON PAY PROCESSING FEE

    total $11,390 · program services $3,503 · management and general $7,887

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,665 · program services $4,819 · management and general $3,842 · fundraising $5,004

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $181,932 · end of year $136,073

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $893,497 · end of year $1,004,717

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,921 · end of year $2,714

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,761 · end of year $28

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

    $549,974

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

    $403,139

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $128,953 · end of year $146,835

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,566 · end of year $41,096

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,187,998 · end of year $1,240,271

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $9,500

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

MANAGING AN URBAN COMMUNITY FARM ACCORDING TO ORGANIC STANDARDS, RUNNING A HUNGER RELIEF FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM, EDUCATING YOUTH AND ADULTS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE LAND MANAGEMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MANAGING AN URBAN COMMUNITY FARM ACCORDING TO ORGANIC STANDARDS, RUNNING A HUNGER RELEAF FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM, EDUCATING YOUTH AND ADULTS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE LAND MANAGEMENT.

  • 2021 COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE PROGRAM (GROWN USING ORGANIC PRINCIPLES AND METHODS) SUMMER CSA SHARES: 361 FULL-PRICE SHARES + 18 SUBSIDIZED SHARES + 12 PRODUCE RX SHARES + 8 STAFF SHARES + 12 WORKSHARES + 1 SPROUT SHARES FOR WFCF FUNDRAISER = 412 TOTAL SHARES DISTRIBUTED; WINTER CSA SHARES: 175 + 10 SUBSIDIZED + 6 STAFF + WORKSHARES 3 = 194; TOTAL SHARES DISTRIBUTED FLOWER CSA SHARES: 72; TOTAL SHARES DISTRIBUTED FRUIT CSA SHARES: 200

    Expenses $527,554 · Revenue $505,265

  • LINKING EDUCATION TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND MEANINGFUL WORK, OUR HANDS-ON SERVICE LEARNING/VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS SERVED 315 INDIVIDUALS AND 21 GROUPS IN 2021 (863 HOURS TOTAL). THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND WORKPLACE AND VISITOR SAFETY. CHILDREN'S LEARNING GARDEN PROGRAMS: HANDS-ON, FARM-BASED EDUCATINAL PROGRAMING FOR CHILDREN FROM THE GREATER BOSTON REGION, INCLUDING COLLABORATING PROGRAMING WITH THE WALTHAM RECREATION DEPT. AND WALTHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 1,602 YOUTH WERE SERVED IN 2021. ADULT WORKSHOPS/FAMILY EVENTS/PUBLIC EDUCATION SERVED 1,767 PEOPLE. THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WORKPLACE AND VISITOR SAFETY.

    Expenses $137,980 · Revenue $59,006

  • VALUE OF PRODUCE FOR FOOD ACCESS/HUNGER RELIEF IN 2021 WAS $68,448 (25,154 POUNDS). FOOD ACCESS PARTNERS INCLUDED: FOOD FOR FREE, WALTHAM BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, HEALTHY WALTHAM, WALTHAM FAMILY SCHOOL, WALTHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY, CHARLES RIVER COMMUNITY HEALTH, CHESTERBROOK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, PROSPECT TERRACE HOUSING, URBAN FARMING INSTITUTE FARM-TO-SCHOOL PARTNERS; WALTHAM FAMILY SCHOOL, WALTHAM SCHOOL NUTRITION K-12, WALTHAM BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, CLOTHING DONATIONS COLLECTED FOR DIAPER DEPOT/WALTHAM AND FOOD NOT BOMBS WALTHAM.

    Expenses $95,289

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Becky Evans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Becky Prior

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Schulze

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Flaksman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlotte Svirsky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Reva Haselkom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Yoder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robin Doherty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Colleen McKiernan

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • John Tracy

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Laura Handler

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Suzanne Cassidy

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303199349320945

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