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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMUNITY FARMS OUTREACH.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,291,985
Total expenses
$1,176,525
Contributions and grants received
$703,209
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$547,625
Investment income
$1,100
Other revenue
$40,051
Total assets, end of year
$1,393,677
Total liabilities, end of year
$28,446
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,365,231
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$831,129
Management and general expenses
$267,352
Fundraising expenses
$78,044
Program service expenses (Part III)
$831,129

Program services were 70.6% 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

    $26,052

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $47,394

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $330,450

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $299,313

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,985

  • 2a · Program service revenue: AGRICULTURE PROGRAM

    total $481,794 · related or exempt $481,794

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAM

    total $65,831 · related or exempt $65,831

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,100 · excluded $1,100

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $2,758

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

    $47,394

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,980

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,222 · excluded -$1,222

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $7,676

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,978

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,698 · related or exempt $4,698

  • 11a · Other revenue: RELEASE OF RENT ACCRUA

    total $36,575 · related or exempt $36,575

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $36,575

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $612,795 · program services $443,076 · management and general $119,000 · fundraising $50,719

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,983 · program services $7,218 · management and general $1,939 · fundraising $826

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $46,917 · program services $33,923 · management and general $9,111 · fundraising $3,883

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $55,270 · program services $39,962 · management and general $10,733 · fundraising $4,575

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,961 · program services $14,425 · management and general $34,536

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $65,716 · program services $36,243 · management and general $29,473

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,898 · program services $40 · management and general $2,429 · fundraising $2,429

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,552 · program services $10,686 · management and general $12,000 · fundraising $1,866

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $38,606 · program services $38,606

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,400 · program services $2,083 · management and general $7,317

  • 24a · Other expenses: AGRICULTURAL DIRECT EXP

    total $177,833 · program services $177,833 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES EXPENSE

    total $39,645 · program services $18,361 · management and general $10,712 · fundraising $10,572

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE

    total $27,951 · program services $114 · management and general $27,837 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND M

    total $8,133 · program services $8,133

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,865 · program services $426 · management and general $2,265 · fundraising $3,174

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $136,073 · end of year $153,413

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,004,717 · end of year $998,460

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,714 · end of year $3,857

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $28 · end of year $2,497

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

    $608,309

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

    $373,359

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $146,835 · end of year $234,950

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $41,096 · end of year $28,446

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,240,271 · end of year $1,362,231

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,500 · end of year $3,000

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • 2023 COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE PROGRAM (GROWN USING ORGANIC PRINCIPLES AND METHODS) SUMMER CSA SHARES: 165 20-WEEK + 112 10-WEEK + 19 SUBSIDIZED + 30 PRODUCE RX + 22 STAFF AND WORK SHARES + 1 SPROUT FUNDRAISER = 349 TOTAL SHARES DISTRIBUTED; EXTENDED SEASON CSA SHARES: 114 FULL + 8 SUBSIDIZED + 9 STAFF AND WORK SHARES = 131 TOTAL SHARES DISTRIBUTED. FRUIT CSA SHARES: 148. MUSHROOM CSA SHARES: 104. *WFCF EXPERIENCED AN IMPACTFUL LOSS OF ACCESS TO 33% OF ITS PREVIOUSLY CULTIVATED FARMLAND (AND THUS REDUCED CSA SHARES OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY) DUE TO THE CITY OF WALTHAM'S PROCESS FOR REMEDIATING A PORTION OF LAND AT THE REAR OF ITS PROPERTY. THIS CITY REQUIRED ACCESS THROUGH WFCF'S FARM ROADS WHICH LAY ADJACENT TO OUR GROWING AREAS.

    Expenses $643,717 · Revenue $481,894

  • WFCF'S 2023 HANDS-ON SERVICE LEARNING/VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS CONNECTED VOLUNTEERISM TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FOR 784 INDIVIDUALS AND 23 GROUPS IN 2023 (2,200 HOURS TOTAL). WFCF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDED PLACE-BASED PROGRAMING FOR CHILDREN FROM THE GREATER BOSTON REGION, INCLUDING ENRICHMENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE WALTHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 2023: 1,782 YOUTH WERE ENGAGED IN PROGRAMMING AND ADULT & FAMILY WORKSHOPS SERVED 179 PEOPLE.

    Expenses $25,735 · Revenue $65,831

  • VALUE OF PRODUCE FOR FOOD INSECURITY PROGRAMS IN 2023 WAS $102,733 (37,895 POUNDS). FOOD ACCESS AND SOCIAL SERVICE PARTNERS INCLUDED: FOOD FOR FREE, HEALTHY WALTHAM, WALTHAM FAMILY SCHOOL, WALTHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY, CHARLES RIVER COMMUNITY HEALTH, CHESTERBROOK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, PROSPECT TERRACE HOUSING, WALTHAM FAMILY SCHOOL, WALTHAM SCHOOL NUTRITION K-12, AS WELL AS CLOTHING DONATIONS COLLECTED FOR CHAPLAINS ON THE WAY AND FOOD NOT BOMBS WALTHAM.

    Expenses $161,677

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laura Handler

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Debra Burbank

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • John Tracy

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Adam Saltsman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adrianna Gucciardi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Becky Evans Mark

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Becky Prior

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Yoder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hannah Pappenheim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Caine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sean Diamond

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Innis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Spellman

    DIRECTOR

    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
28 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422479349301127

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