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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AGRICULTURE FOR COMMUNITY RESTORATION ECONOMIC JUSTICE SUSTA.

Totals

Total revenue
$337,037
Total expenses
$217,881
Contributions and grants received
$337,037
Grants paid
$600
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$151,001
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,552
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$149,449
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$107,299
Management and general expenses
$103,821
Fundraising expenses
$6,761
Program service expenses (Part III)
$107,299

Program services were 49.2% 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

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $337,037

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $600 · program services $600

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $62,506 · program services $44,966 · management and general $12,079 · fundraising $5,461

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,748 · program services $6,508 · management and general $2,450 · fundraising $790

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,885 · program services $4,238 · management and general $1,137 · fundraising $510

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,450 · program services $0 · management and general $10,450 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $85,980 · program services $14,637 · management and general $71,343 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $94 · program services $0 · management and general $94 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,308 · program services $10,325 · management and general $4,983 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,500 · program services $1,500 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,324 · program services $11,286 · management and general $38 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $886 · program services $620 · management and general $266 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $981 · program services $0 · management and general $981 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SPECIFIC EXPENSES

    total $12,619 · program services $12,619 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $29,725 · end of year $142,792

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

    $5,159

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

    $1,057

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $4,102

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,285 · end of year $4,107

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $717 · end of year $1,552

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $30,293 · end of year $149,449

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AGRICULTURE FOR COMMUNITY RESTORATION, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AND SUSTAINABILITY (A.C.R.E.S.) IS WORKING TO RESTORE, REPAIR, AND REGENERATE NORTH ST. LOUIS BY EMPOWERING BLACK FARMERS AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS NEEDED TO CREATE AN EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM THAT IS ROOTED IN SHARED CULTURE.

  • GENERAL PROGRAMMING: A.C.R.E.S. BRINGS TOGETHER FOOD PRODUCERS, SELLERS, AND CONSUMERS TO BUILD AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM IN NORTH ST. LOUIS, WHERE DECADES OF SYSTEMIC DISINVESTMENT HAVE LEFT RESIDENTS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE FOOD OPTIONS. KEY 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: LAUNCHED THE GUIDE TO BLACK FARMING, A QUARTERLY ZINE THAT REACHES OVER 500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS; MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO URBAN FARM SITES TO INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY, GROW FOOD FOR AND WITH COMMUNITY, AND EXPAND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES; AND FOSTERED NEW SUPPORT FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN ST. LOUIS, INFLUENCING LOCAL AND NATIONAL FUNDERS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN FOOD JUSTICE INITIATIVES.

    Expenses $95,484 · Grants $600

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS: ENGAGEMENT WITH FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ORGANIZERS, FARMERS, AND OTHER PARTNERS DOING SIMILAR WORK AROUND THE COUNTRY - INCLUDING EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND BEST PRACTICES, WORK ON COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, AND PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL CONVENINGS; ALSO INCLUDES COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH A PILOT "MINI-GRANT" PROGRAM TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY FARMERS IN THE NORTH ST. LOUIS REGION.

    Expenses $11,815

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tosha Phonix

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $62,506
    From this org
    $62,506
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Robert White

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Denise Baker

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tera Roberts

    BOARD TREASURER

    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
2024
Filed
13 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202610499349301016

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