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← STAR FARM CHICAGO

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by STAR FARM CHICAGO.

Totals

Total revenue
$880,886
Total expenses
$506,808
Contributions and grants received
$621,257
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$98,165
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$161,464
Total assets, end of year
$736,735
Total liabilities, end of year
$88,782
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$647,953
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$370,713
Management and general expenses
$100,199
Fundraising expenses
$35,896
Program service expenses (Part III)
$370,713

Program services were 73.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $621,257

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICE

    total $98,165 · related or exempt $98,165

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $341,467

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $193,809

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $147,658 · related or exempt $147,658

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $13,806 · excluded $13,806

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,806

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $80,800 · program services $32,320 · management and general $40,400 · fundraising $8,080

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $210,584 · program services $189,525 · management and general $10,530 · fundraising $10,529

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $29,916 · program services $26,924 · management and general $1,496 · fundraising $1,496

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,500 · management and general $1,500

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,450 · management and general $28,450

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $16,368 · program services $16,368

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,372 · fundraising $12,372

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,274 · program services $24,550 · management and general $4,293 · fundraising $1,431

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,000 · management and general $4,000 · fundraising $1,000

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,594 · program services $12,594

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,793 · program services $3,793

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,149 · program services $2,519 · management and general $473 · fundraising $157

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $48,825 · program services $48,825

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS

    total $6,565 · management and general $6,565

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,618 · program services $13,295 · management and general $2,492 · fundraising $831

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $473,793 · end of year $265,965

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,200 · end of year $203,600

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $29,822 · end of year $8,843

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,732 · end of year $20,732

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

    $247,681

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

    $10,086

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $123,465 · end of year $237,595

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,737 · end of year $10,359

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $375,000 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $78,423

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $186,370 · end of year $444,353

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $83,905 · end of year $203,600

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

STAR FARM CHICAGO IS AN URBAN FARM IN THE BACK OF THE YARDS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SEEKS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND OF LOCALLY GROWN ORGANIC PRODUCE THROUGH AFFORDABLE FARM STANDS, CSAS, YEAR-ROUND FARMERS MARKETS PARTICIPATION, FOOD DONATIONS, AND PROVIDING LOCAL JOBS, JOB TRAINING, AND BUSINESS INCUBATION FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND/OR EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS, WHILE ENGAGING LOCAL FAMILIES THROUGH OUR CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY GARDEN PROGRAM, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, HOSTING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS, AND FOSTERING A SAFE, GREEN SPACE FOR ALL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT AND EDUCATE THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY THROUGH ACCESS TO FRESH HEALTHY PRODUCE AND URBAN AGRICULTURE EDUCATION.

  • ON THE FARM, WE CREATE AN INCLUSIVE SPACE BY PROVIDING LOCAL JOBS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND HORTICULTURAL THERAPY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS, AND EMPOWERING WOMEN. THROUGH OUR WORK, WE HOPE TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF URBAN GROWERS AND FOOD JUSTICE ADVOCATES WHILE IMPROVING THE LONG TERM HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $370,713 · Revenue $245,823

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Cj Cole

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kala Cuertington-Seller

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Anthony Isherwood

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jocelyn Velazquez

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Carly Herron

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carol Sue Gamer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anna Kwak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Margaret Dohr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Auxier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephanie Dunn

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $80,800
    From this org
    $80,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
27 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432559349300423

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