Totals
- Total revenue
- $845,750
- Total expenses
- $865,092
- Contributions and grants received
- $752,671
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $93,645
- Investment income
- $5
- Other revenue
- -$571
- Total assets, end of year
- $115,605
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $54,470
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $61,135
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $731,526
- Management and general expenses
- $77,383
- Fundraising expenses
- $56,183
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $731,526
Program services were 84.6% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$457,694
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$294,977
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2a · Program service revenue: Farmers market and ancillary revenue
total $78,083 · related or exempt $78,083
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2b · Program service revenue: Workshops, farm apprenticeships
total $15,562 · related or exempt $15,562
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3 · Investment income
total $5 · excluded $5
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$4,442
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$5,013
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$571 · excluded -$571
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $65,994 · program services $26,398 · management and general $19,798 · fundraising $19,798
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $417,952 · program services $388,134 · management and general $11,384 · fundraising $18,434
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $7,718 · program services $7,355 · management and general $363
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $36,865 · program services $31,567 · management and general $2,571 · fundraising $2,727
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $100 · management and general $100
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $7,075 · management and general $7,075
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $169,527 · program services $156,703 · management and general $4,934 · fundraising $7,890
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $8,853 · program services $3,586 · management and general $767 · fundraising $4,500
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13 · Office expenses
total $9,441 · program services $6,296 · management and general $3,044 · fundraising $101
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14 · Information technology
total $3,474 · program services $1,638 · management and general $1,335 · fundraising $501
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $36,448 · program services $28,988 · management and general $7,460
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17 · Travel
total $8,149 · program services $5,808 · management and general $1,789 · fundraising $552
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,211 · program services $995 · management and general $5,216
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20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,900 · program services $3,900
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23 · Insurance
total $6,910 · program services $1,972 · management and general $4,938
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24a · Other expenses: Farming supplies, materials, livestock
total $57,018 · program services $54,182 · management and general $2,661 · fundraising $175
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24b · Other expenses: Memberships, licenses, registrations
total $2,885 · program services $770 · management and general $1,415 · fundraising $700
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24e · All other expenses
total $16,572 · program services $13,234 · management and general $2,533 · fundraising $805
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $48,128 · end of year $10,959
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $12,300
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $27,017 · end of year $22,193
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$75,012
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$4,859
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $61,507 · end of year $70,153
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $27,497 · end of year $29,800
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $28,678 · end of year $24,670
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $80,477 · end of year $61,135
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
WE EMPOWER INDIVIUDALS THROUGH ON-FARM, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CONNECTING THEM TO LAND, FOOD, THEMSELVES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
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EDUCATION - KC FARM SCHOOL GROWS FOOD AND TEACHES PEOPLE HOW TO GROW FOOD. WE BRING 10K PEOPLE ONTO THE FARM EACH YEAR TO LEARN HANDS-ON HOW TO START SEEDS, PREP THE SOIL, PLANT, CARE FOR, AND HARVEST VEGETABLES, FRUIT, HERBS, AND FLOWERS. WE MENTOR BACKYARD GROWERS PROVIDING FREE PLANTS AND SUPPLIES, TEACH ALL AGES ON-FARM, HANDS-ON, AND TRAIN YOUTH THROUGH A PAID APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. WE HOST EDUCATIONAL VISITORS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS, VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY FESTIVALS, WORKSHOPS, AND MEET-UPS. WE FACILITATE TWO COALITIONS OF FARMERS AND FARMERS MARKETS. WE ENCOURAGE REGENERATIVE PRACTICES AND PRAIRIE RESTORATION.
Expenses $501,055 · Revenue $11,048
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FOOD - KC FARM SCHOOL GROWS FOOD REGENERATIVELY ON 14 ACRES IN SOUTHEAST WYANDOTTE COUNTY. EVERY YEAR, WE GROW AND SHARE MORE THAN 10,000 POUNDS OF CHEMICAL-FREE, NUTRIENT-DENSE PRODUCE AND HERBS. WE HAVE A 50 MEMBER CSA, HOST A WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET, SELL WHOLESALE TO RESTAURANTS AND THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY FOOD HUB, AND DONATE FOOD NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD PANTRIES.
Expenses $230,471 · Revenue $82,597
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Alicia EllingsworthALICIA ELLINGSWORTH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $65,994
- From this org
- $65,994
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Karen GuptaKAREN GUPTA
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Jimmy FickbohmJIMMY FICKBOHM
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
-
Loretta CraigLORETTA CRAIG
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Karen BlumKAREN BLUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Hugo CabreraHUGO CABRERA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Sarah Dehart-FalticoSARAH DEHART-FALTICO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tamara FalicovTAMARA FALICOV
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Mike HurseyMIKE HURSEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Vince ParedesVINCE PAREDES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Mike PearlMIKE PEARL
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 19 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202610169349301456
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