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← GROWING HOME INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GROWING HOME INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,614,430
Total expenses
$2,095,352
Contributions and grants received
$2,543,825
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$47,258
Investment income
$13,135
Other revenue
$10,212
Total assets, end of year
$4,418,628
Total liabilities, end of year
$537,627
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,881,001
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,703,150
Management and general expenses
$152,131
Fundraising expenses
$240,071
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,703,150

Program services were 81.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $125,239

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $627,316

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,791,270

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $36,993

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FARM PRODUCE SALES

    total $47,258 · related or exempt $47,258

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,135 · related or exempt $13,135

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $21,490

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

    $125,239

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $14,112

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $7,378 · excluded $7,378

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $2,834 · related or exempt $2,834

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,834

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $943,805 · program services $764,968 · management and general $45,194 · fundraising $133,643

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $95,991 · program services $73,151 · management and general $10,707 · fundraising $12,133

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $83,186 · program services $67,424 · management and general $3,983 · fundraising $11,779

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,782 · management and general $15,623 · fundraising $15,159

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $165,449 · program services $124,555 · management and general $18,129 · fundraising $22,765

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,269 · program services $3,350 · management and general $5,535 · fundraising $10,384

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,966 · management and general $12,208 · fundraising $3,758

  • 20 · Interest

    total $29,776 · program services $29,700 · management and general $76

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $72,527 · program services $70,121 · management and general $2,406

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,476 · program services $13,286 · management and general $2,689 · fundraising $1,501

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

    total $333,072 · program services $332,972 · management and general $100

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $55,133 · program services $42,243 · management and general $8,744 · fundraising $4,146

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $51,672 · program services $35,974 · management and general $12,100 · fundraising $3,598

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $42,762 · program services $42,762

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $138,486 · program services $102,644 · management and general $14,637 · fundraising $21,205

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $191,931 · end of year $656,761

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,065,540 · end of year $2,213,522

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $149,221 · end of year $20,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $164,549 · end of year $25,732

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $60,299 · end of year $87,765

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

    $1,926,110

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

    $511,262

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,257,005 · end of year $1,414,848

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,250 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $71,559 · end of year $93,048

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $456,313 · end of year $444,579

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,894,992 · end of year $3,171,479

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $466,931 · end of year $709,522

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

GROWING HOME'S MISSION IS TO OPERATE, PROMOTE, AND DEMONSTRATE THE USE OF ORGANIC URBAN AGRICULTURE AS A VEHICLE FOR JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

GROWING HOME IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIC FARM THAT PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND ORGANIC PRODUCE IN THE GREATER ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY OF CHICAGO

  • GROWING HOME BELIEVES THAT EVERYONE DESERVES ACCESS TO A GOOD JOB AND GOOD FOOD. THEY OPERATE A ROBUST FARM-BASED EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EXTREME BARRIERS TO WORKFORCE ENTRY. THIS UNIQUE 12-WEEK PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH UP TO 25 HOURS PER WEEK OF PAID HANDS-ON FIELD WORK, CLASSROOM TRAINING AND INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT. GROWING HOME EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TOOLS, CONNECTIONS AND CONFIDENCE TO FIND AND KEEP STABLE JOBS, PROVIDING A PATH OUT OF POVERTY AND TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY.AS THE FIRST AND ONLY USDA-CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMS IN THE CITY, GROWING HOME IS ALSO HELPING TO REDEFINE LOCAL AND ACCESSIBLE FOOD SYSTEMS. BY OFFERING HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCE AT REDUCED PRICES AND PROVIDING COOKING AND NUTRITION WORKSHOPS, THEY ARE ADDRESSING THE MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO FOOD SECURITY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH.IN 2021, GROWING HOME SWITCHED BACK TO A FARMER'S MARKET MODEL FROM THE 2020 CSA-DELIVERY MODEL, DELIVERING NUTRITIOUS FOOD BOXES DOOR-TO-DOOR TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED. AS WELL, THROUGH ONLINE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, SMALL VOLUNTEER GROUPS, FOOD DRIVES AND DONATION EVENTS, GROWING HOME STILL PRIORITIZED FOOD EDUCATION AND ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS.

    Expenses $1,703,150 · Revenue $63,227

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stewart Weiss

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Micheal Newman-Brooks

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lynn Sheck

    PAST BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Shawn Boone

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dan Kaplan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Steve Stanley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stephen Gates

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Pascale Kichler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Colette Payne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Karl Riley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kevin Swan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • James Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Toni Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Marny Zimmer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Joe Nemic

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Katherine Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Janelle St John

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $142,262
    From this org
    $142,262
    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
2022
Filed
13 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202342569349300149

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