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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by STAR FARM CHICAGO.

Totals

Total revenue
$858,810
Total expenses
$735,929
Contributions and grants received
$681,592
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$57,523
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$119,695
Total assets, end of year
$1,014,557
Total liabilities, end of year
$243,723
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$770,834
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$600,356
Management and general expenses
$85,036
Fundraising expenses
$50,537
Program service expenses (Part III)
$600,356

Program services were 81.6% 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)

    $132,938

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $548,654

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICE

    total $57,523 · related or exempt $57,523

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $250,433

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $130,745

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $119,688 · related or exempt $119,688

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $7 · excluded $7

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $104,576 · program services $41,830 · management and general $52,288 · fundraising $10,458

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $290,299 · program services $276,217 · management and general $1,062 · fundraising $13,020

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,720 · program services $2,996 · management and general $503 · fundraising $221

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,643 · program services $23,070 · management and general $3,870 · fundraising $1,703

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,380 · program services $18,380

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $58,480 · program services $53,487 · management and general $4,993

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,521 · fundraising $18,521

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $48,654 · program services $42,568 · management and general $4,564 · fundraising $1,522

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $49,100 · program services $44,190 · management and general $2,455 · fundraising $2,455

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,504 · program services $10,504

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,777 · management and general $3,777

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,793 · program services $3,793

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,105 · program services $2,484 · management and general $466 · fundraising $155

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $41,120 · program services $41,120

  • 24b · Other expenses: APPAREL

    total $10,212 · program services $10,212

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS

    total $7,388 · management and general $7,388

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $35,657 · program services $29,505 · management and general $3,670 · fundraising $2,482

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $265,965 · end of year $380,753

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $203,600 · end of year $100,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,843 · end of year $2,200

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,732 · end of year $36,489

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

    $508,993

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

    $13,878

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $237,595 · end of year $495,115

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,359 · end of year $11,854

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $78,423 · end of year $231,869

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $444,353 · end of year $670,834

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $203,600 · end of year $100,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

STAR FARM CHICAGO IS AN URBAN FARM IN THE BACK OF THE YARDS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SEEKS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND OF LOCALLY GROWN ORGANIC PRODUCE THROUGH AFFORDABLE FARM STANDS, CSAS, YEAR-ROUND FARMERS MARKETS PARTICIPATION, FOOD DONATIONS, AND PROVIDING LOCAL JOBS, JOB TRAINING, AND BUSINESS INCUBATION FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND/OR EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS, WHILE ENGAGING LOCAL FAMILIES THROUGH OUR CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY GARDEN PROGRAM, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, HOSTING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS, AND FOSTERING A SAFE, GREEN SPACE FOR ALL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT AND EDUCATE THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY THROUGH ACCESS TO FRESH HEALTHY PRODUCE AND URBAN AGRICULTURE EDUCATION.

  • ON THE FARM, WE CREATE AN INCLUSIVE SPACE BY PROVIDING LOCAL JOBS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND HORTICULTURAL THERAPY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS, AND TO EMPOWER WOMEN. THROUGH OUR WORK, WE HOPE TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF URBAN GROWERS AND FOOD JUSTICE ADVOCATES WHILE IMPROVING THE LONG TERM HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $600,356 · Revenue $177,211

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Carol Sue Gamer

    PRESIDENT (FROM SEPTEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Cj Cole

    PRESIDENT (THRU SEPTEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kala Cuertington-Seller

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Natalie Connery

    TREASURER (FROM SEPTEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jocelyn Velazquez

    TREASURER (THRU SEPTEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Anthony Isherwood

    SECRETARY (THRU SEPTEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Shani Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shannon Pimmel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carly Herron

    DIRECTOR (THRU SEPTEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anna Kwak

    DIRECTOR (THRU SEPTEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Margaret Dohr

    DIRECTOR (THRU SEPTEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Auxier

    DIRECTOR (THRU SEPTEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephanie Dunn

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $104,576
    From this org
    $104,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523189349313542

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