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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF ZENGER FARM.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,396,660
Total expenses
$2,488,316
Contributions and grants received
$2,179,792
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$187,437
Investment income
$1,006
Other revenue
$28,425
Total assets, end of year
$2,153,561
Total liabilities, end of year
$130,248
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,023,313
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,706,229
Management and general expenses
$688,781
Fundraising expenses
$93,306
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,706,229

Program services were 68.6% 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)

    $1,675,615

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $504,177

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $85,079 · related or exempt $85,079

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PRODUCE SALES

    total $84,213 · related or exempt $84,213

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EVENTS/RENTAL

    total $18,145 · related or exempt $18,145

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,006 · related or exempt $1,006

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $28,425

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $28,425

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $200,319 · program services $150,418 · management and general $14,678 · fundraising $35,223

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,071,860 · program services $690,231 · management and general $346,141 · fundraising $35,488

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $32,444 · program services $22,041 · management and general $8,282 · fundraising $2,121

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $120,038 · program services $83,066 · management and general $32,365 · fundraising $4,607

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $95,366 · program services $64,741 · management and general $25,231 · fundraising $5,394

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $67,660 · program services $36,588 · management and general $31,072

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $104,728 · program services $81,480 · management and general $21,133 · fundraising $2,115

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,226 · program services $3,164 · management and general $2,062

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $16,551 · program services $11,892 · management and general $4,659

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $70,403 · program services $52,098 · management and general $12,672 · fundraising $5,633

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $38,386 · management and general $38,386

  • 24a · Other expenses: PARTNER CONTRACTS

    total $346,600 · program services $346,600

  • 24b · Other expenses: PARTICIPANTS SUPPORT/STIP

    total $114,250 · program services $114,250

  • 24c · Other expenses: FEES & TAXES

    total $46,096 · program services $38,312 · management and general $5,557 · fundraising $2,227

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $45,077 · program services $2,174 · management and general $42,903

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $113,312 · program services $9,174 · management and general $103,640 · fundraising $498

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $475,842 · end of year $483,145

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,270 · end of year $13,209

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

    $2,265,090

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

    $607,883

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,727,610 · end of year $1,657,207

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $90,628 · end of year $130,248

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,115,094 · end of year $2,023,313

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

A WORKING URBAN FARM THAT MOSELS, PROMOTES & EDUCATE ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ACCESS TO GOOD FOOD FOR ALL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AN OPERATING FARM AND WETLAND DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE OF A WORKING URBAN FARM.

  • YOUTH EDUCATION - UNDER THIS PROGRAM YOUTH ARE EDUCATED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD NUTRITION, FARMING, WETLAND CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IN FOSTERING FOSTERING HEALTHY URBAN COMMUNITIES. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES A DISTRICT WIDE PARTNERSHIP WITH DAVID DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT, FIELD TRIPS, CAMP, URBAN FARM HOMESCHOOL, AND FEASIBILITY TESTING OF AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, 3,785 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $540,677

  • FARM OPERATIONS - ZENGER FARM EDUCATES BEGINNING ORGANIC SMALL FARMERS THROUGH ITS SHORT SEASON AND LONG SEASON INTERSHIP. ZENGER FARM LONG SEASON FARM INTERSHIP PROGRAM IS THE ONLY BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING OF ITS CALIBER IN PORTLAND WITH NO ENTRY COST AND A SMALL STIPEND TO OFFSET LIVING EXPENSES. IN ADDITIOM, THE PRODUCE THAT IS GROWN IS EITHER SOLD TO INDIVIDUALS (VIA COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA))AND RESTAURANTS, OR USED IN THE ABOVE PROGRAMMING. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, 348 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $460,515

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - OUR COMMUNITY-BASED WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS BRING TOGETHER NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILIES TO CONNECT WITH RESOURCES, LEARN SKILLS, AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS THAT STRENGTHEN THEIR ABILITY TO NOURISH THEMSELVES WITH HEALTHY. WE CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY'S DIVERSE FOOD TRADITIONS AND WORK WITH PARTICIPANTS TO SHAPE OUR PROGRAM. WE STRIVE TO CREATE DIALOGUE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY; SHARING OUR EXPERIENCE AND LISTENING, LEARNING AND BUILDING KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, 5 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $100,536

  • CSA PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH - THE CSA PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH PROGRAM WORKS WITH FARMERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE LOW COST WEEKLY CSA SHARES TO PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH DIET-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, 380 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $604,501

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

Listed in Part VII

  • ROBERT CATO

    CO-EXECUTIVE

    Total calculated
    $100,530
    From this org
    $100,530
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • COLLEEN DIXON

    CO-EXECUTIVE

    Total calculated
    $99,789
    From this org
    $99,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • KENNY ASHER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • FRAN POWER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • ALISON WANDSCHNEIDER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MELANIE GILLIS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • ALLISON O'SULLIVAN

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • AARON POPLACK

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2023v5.0
Source object
202413199349316821

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