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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WHISPERING ROOTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,532,499
Total expenses
$2,745,639
Contributions and grants received
$1,227,193
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,327,528
Investment income
$12
Other revenue
-$22,234
Total assets, end of year
$1,885,242
Total liabilities, end of year
$837,862
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,047,380
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,555,061
Management and general expenses
$138,406
Fundraising expenses
$52,172
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,555,061

Program services were 93.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $133,932

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $168,738

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $924,523

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $1,327,528 · related or exempt $1,327,528

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12 · excluded $12

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $24,443

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $46,863

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$22,420 · excluded -$22,420

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS OTHER

    total $186 · related or exempt $186

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $186

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $123,965 · program services $90,678 · management and general $20,442 · fundraising $12,845

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $336,443 · program services $336,443

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,070 · program services $6,070

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $58,848 · program services $54,122 · management and general $2,668 · fundraising $2,058

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,065 · program services $36,052 · management and general $7,972 · fundraising $1,041

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $923 · program services $554 · management and general $369

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $44,175 · program services $19,427 · management and general $20,331 · fundraising $4,417

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,622 · program services $470 · management and general $13,152

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $398,222 · program services $364,475 · management and general $33,747

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,802 · program services $6,364 · management and general $438

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,525 · management and general $3,525

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $61,646 · program services $60,598 · management and general $1,048

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $31,192 · program services $18,447 · management and general $12,745

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND DELIVERY

    total $1,230,255 · program services $1,230,255

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACTOR EXPENSE

    total $162,161 · program services $162,161

  • 24c · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSE

    total $85,706 · program services $85,047 · management and general $659

  • 24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $29,719 · program services $26,388 · management and general $3,331

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $107,300 · program services $57,510 · management and general $17,979 · fundraising $31,811

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $399,494 · end of year $284,837

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $576,560 · end of year $511,443

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $96,430 · end of year $89,603

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,475 · end of year $18,080

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

    $528,396

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

    $144,069

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $237,949 · end of year $384,327

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $733,742 · end of year $596,952

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $75,815 · end of year $83,091

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $150,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $719,315 · end of year $604,771

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $77,750 · end of year $271,235

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,182,770 · end of year $776,145

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF WHISPERING ROOTS INC IS TO BRING HEALTHY FRESH FOOD, NUTRITION EDUCATION, INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURE TECHNIQUES AND SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) EDUCATION TO STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS LIVING IN URBAN AND RURAL SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES.

  • WHISPERING ROOTS INC USES AQUACULTURE, HYDROPONICS, AQUAPONICS AND URBAN AGRICULTURE TO GROW HEALTHY FOOD AND EXPOSE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO GREAT TASTING NUTRITIOUS FOOD OPTIONS THROUGH "HANDS ON" EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND GROWING ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $221,446 · Revenue $21

  • Expenses $2,126,869 · Revenue $1,316,063

  • WHISPERING ROOTS INC PROVIDES CULINARY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH VARIOUS METHODS.

    Expenses $206,746 · Revenue $11,630

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • GREGORY FRIPP

    DIRECTOR/CEO

    Total calculated
    $123,965
    From this org
    $123,965
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • SARAH WALDMAN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • EDGAR HICKS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JEFF COLE

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JIM TREBBIEN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DALE GUBBELS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433209349317778

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