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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,066,963
Total expenses
$2,228,219
Contributions and grants received
$2,948,962
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$71,520
Investment income
$38,963
Other revenue
$7,518
Total assets, end of year
$3,979,859
Total liabilities, end of year
$204,221
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,775,638
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,863,035
Management and general expenses
$138,334
Fundraising expenses
$226,850
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,863,035

Program services were 83.6% 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)

    $1,163,841

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,785,121

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP FEES

    total $62,278 · related or exempt $62,278

  • 2b · Program service revenue: WORKSHOP/CONSULTING

    total $9,242 · related or exempt $9,242

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $32,947 · related or exempt $32,947

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,016

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $6,016

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $6,016 · related or exempt $6,016

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $7,518 · related or exempt $7,518

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,518

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,318 · program services $88,884 · management and general $5,860 · fundraising $11,574

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $935,165 · program services $781,817 · management and general $51,548 · fundraising $101,800

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $153,280 · program services $128,145 · management and general $8,449 · fundraising $16,686

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $77,116 · program services $64,471 · management and general $4,251 · fundraising $8,394

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,050 · program services $1,889 · management and general $101 · fundraising $60

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,850 · program services $18,296 · management and general $973 · fundraising $581

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $4,830 · management and general $4,830

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $489,941 · program services $451,576 · management and general $24,022 · fundraising $14,343

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $56,218 · program services $53,942 · management and general $12 · fundraising $2,264

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $65,316 · program services $46,339 · management and general $5,830 · fundraising $13,147

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $30,640 · program services $24,123 · management and general $3,377 · fundraising $3,140

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,386 · program services $21,273 · management and general $812 · fundraising $2,301

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $26,396 · management and general $26,396

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,708 · program services $4,494 · management and general $629 · fundraising $585

  • 24a · Other expenses: SENIOR FARM SHARES

    total $99,610 · program services $99,610

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTED MATERIALS

    total $38,647 · program services $16,880 · management and general $286 · fundraising $21,481

  • 24c · Other expenses: GRANT AWARDS

    total $37,500 · program services $37,500

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES

    total $31,723 · program services $10,259 · management and general $10 · fundraising $21,454

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $23,525 · program services $13,537 · management and general $948 · fundraising $9,040

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $360,378 · end of year $472,929

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $603,176 · end of year $1,554,083

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,397,335 · end of year $1,112,185

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,418 · end of year $13,550

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,523 · end of year $25,715

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

    $556,008

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

    $332,109

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $250,295 · end of year $223,899

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $373,082 · end of year $439,234

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $129,858 · end of year $138,264

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $264,583 · end of year $204,221

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,031,857 · end of year $2,431,154

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $849,625 · end of year $1,344,484

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE BELIEVE THAT LOCAL, PROSPEROUS, AND DIVERSE FARMS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE ECONOMIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF THE REGION; THAT AN INFORMED AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY IS ESSENTIAL TO THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR LOCAL FARMS; AND THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO LOCALLY-GROWN FOOD. OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN FARMS AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY. OUR PROGRAMS WORK TO BRING THAT MISSION TO REALITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CISA STRENGTHENS FARMS AND ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY.

  • CISA'S LOCAL HERO PROGRAM EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE MANY BENEFITS OF LOCAL AGRICULTURE. THE LOCAL HERO PROGRAM MARKETS LOCAL FARM PRODUCTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, CISA'S WEBSITE, AND PRESS OUTLETS. IN 2023, MEMBERS IN CISA'S LOCAL HERO PROGRAM INCLUDED 285 FARMS AND 116 RETAILERS, RESTAURANTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND SPECIALTY PRODUCERS. IN 2023, CISA'S HIGHLIGHTS OF LOCAL FARMS WERE FEATURED IN ARTICLES, RADIO, AND TV NEWS STORIES; IN OVER 400 RADIO, TV, AND PRINT ADS AND PSA'S; AND OVER 1 MILLION IMPRESSIONS VIA ONLINE ADVERTISING. NEARLY 20,000 PEOPLE RECEIVE MONTHLY EMAIL OR SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES. CISA'S WEBSITE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN CONNECTING PEOPLE TO LOCAL FARMS AND HAD 80,000 USERS AND 301,000 PAGE VIEWS.

    Expenses $442,126 · Revenue $63,100

  • CISA PROVIDES FARMERS WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON NEARLY ALL ASPECTS OF RUNNING THEIR BUSINESSES. IN 2023, CISA HAD SPECIFIC FUNDING TO SUPPORT BEGINNING FARMERS, FARMERS WHO SELL DIRECT TO CONSUMERS, AND FARMERS MARKETS. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AS WELL AS BUSINESS, FINANICAL, AND MARKET PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING. A TOTAL OF 402 FARMS, BUSINESSES, FARMERS' MARKETS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ATTENDED 322 WORKSHOPS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSULTATIONS.

    Expenses $1,064,052 · Revenue $3,886

  • THROUGH OUR FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM, CISA EXPANDS ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD FOR CONSUMERS WITH LIMITED SPENDING POWER. CISA PROVIDED 700 LOW-INCOME SENIORS WITH A SUMMER FARM SHARE AND EDUCATED THEM AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF FRESH, LOCAL FOOD. WE SUPPORT MOBILE MARKETS IN ACCEPTING EBT/SNAP AND HIP (A STATE-RUN INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR LOCAL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES) AND IN OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS TO POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS.

    Expenses $280,955 · Revenue $4,534

  • GROWING THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM: CISA RESEARCHES FOOD SYSTEM GAPS AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY. IN 2023, WE HELPED DEVELOP AND SUPPORT FARMERS IN ACCESSING CLIMATE AND DISASTER RECOVERY RESOURCES.

    Expenses $75,902

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Shawn Robinson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jenny Ladd

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Al Griggs

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Myra Marcellin

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hameed Bello

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Benjamin Bland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Glenroy Buchanan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathryn Chang Laznicka

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julia Coffey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wally Czajkowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sam Newell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Caroline Pam

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine Sands

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeremy Werther

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tessa White-Diemand

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Philip Korman

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $120,061
    From this org
    $106,318
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,743
    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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • CISA EMERGENCY FARM FUND LLC

    LOANS · MA

    Directly controlled by COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202412429349300636

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