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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DUBOIS INSTITUTE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

Totals

Total revenue
$487,441
Total expenses
$448,526
Contributions and grants received
$451,030
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$36,411
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$327,895
Total liabilities, end of year
$357
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$327,538
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$383,064
Management and general expenses
$65,462
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$422,413

Program services were 85.4% 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)

    $132,275

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $318,755

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GARDEN OPERATIONS

    total $12,633 · related or exempt $12,633

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FISCAL AGENT FEES

    total $23,778 · related or exempt $23,778

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $21,956 · program services $5,489 · management and general $16,467

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $62,472 · program services $31,236 · management and general $31,236

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,951 · program services $11,476 · management and general $11,475

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $20,715 · program services $20,715

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $933 · program services $933

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,320 · program services $1,320

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,136 · program services $18,852 · management and general $6,284

  • 17 · Travel

    total $190 · program services $190

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,113 · program services $2,113

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,949 · program services $15,949

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $904 · program services $904

  • 24a · Other expenses: USDA MEETINGS

    total $35,090 · program services $35,090

  • 24b · Other expenses: FISCAL AGENT OPERATIONS

    total $216,250 · program services $216,250

  • 24c · Other expenses: GARDEN OPERATION

    total $22,547 · program services $22,547

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $170,253 · end of year $167,448

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,652 · end of year $1,002

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

    $220,473

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

    $59,278

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $138,577 · end of year $159,195

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $250

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,798 · end of year $357

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $9,560

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $288,624 · end of year $327,538

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Sustainable urban agriculture and gardens are tools to uplift communities improves lives and drive advocacy for improving public and local food policy. The project increases access to fresh affordable fruits and vegetables. Our garden operations works with children and families to teach, entertain and inspire to make healthy food choices. We provide SNAP, diabetes education and informal sciences classes on how to grow vegetables. The garden provides technical training and education for new farmers.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Hub for the promotion of community garden and urban farms in southeast Alabama. Nutrition and wellness education for children and low income adults along with supporting community feeding programs.

  • USDA FARMER EDUCATION AND TRAINING 21st century farming is moving toward small scale production, highly profitable and highly healthy agriculture firms. Our operation provides a hub for education these new farmers on the new and coming practices that they need to be successful.

    Expenses $79,110 · Grants $79,110

  • COMMUNITY GARDEN AND WELLNESS PROGRAM Every household should grow whole foods at home. In America today the greatest challenge in at risk community is access to safe affordable place to live and healthy food. Our program starts with educating the children and builds on this important outreach.

    Expenses $127,053 · Grants $2,000 · Revenue $12,633

  • FISCAL AGENT OPERATION Our operation seeks fiscal agent relations fees with smaller organizations making a difference in tobacco prevention, health and wellness and voter education.

    Expenses $216,250 · Grants $272,650 · Revenue $23,778

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Jackson

    Executive Director & President

    Total calculated
    $21,956
    From this org
    $21,956
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • David Kirkland

    Treasurer & Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Larry Matthews

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tara Hooks Grant

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Emily Heersink

    Secretary & Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Charles Nailen Jr

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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
30 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202542119349300404

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