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← KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY GARDENS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY GARDENS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,465,742
Total expenses
$1,398,645
Contributions and grants received
$1,259,786
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$114,608
Investment income
$3,248
Other revenue
$88,100
Total assets, end of year
$1,164,475
Total liabilities, end of year
$96,636
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,067,839
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,153,101
Management and general expenses
$141,208
Fundraising expenses
$104,336
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,153,101

Program services were 82.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $5,807

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $126,064

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $474,425

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $653,490

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $26,539

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PARTICIPATING INDIVIDU

    total $52,114 · related or exempt $52,114

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GARDEN CONSTRUCTION

    total $45,041 · related or exempt $45,041

  • 2c · Program service revenue: BEANSTALK GARDEN FEES

    total $8,625 · related or exempt $8,625

  • 2d · Program service revenue: GARDEN PLOT FEES

    total $7,459 · related or exempt $7,459

  • 2e · Program service revenue: TILLING FEES

    total $1,369 · related or exempt $1,369

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,248 · excluded $3,248

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $40,745

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $126,064

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $51,536

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$10,791 · excluded -$10,791

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $169,458

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $71,451

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $98,007 · related or exempt $98,007

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $884 · related or exempt $884

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $884

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $92,274 · program services $74,742 · management and general $7,382 · fundraising $10,150

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $711,793 · program services $582,803 · management and general $66,129 · fundraising $62,861

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,840 · program services $6,422 · management and general $732 · fundraising $686

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $117,010 · program services $95,750 · management and general $10,789 · fundraising $10,471

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $65,870 · program services $53,872 · management and general $6,030 · fundraising $5,968

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,300 · management and general $23,300

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,281 · program services $1,534 · management and general $5,684 · fundraising $63

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $415 · program services $415

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $51,403 · program services $45,981 · management and general $1,856 · fundraising $3,566

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,877 · program services $606 · management and general $2,246 · fundraising $25

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $44,209 · program services $37,709 · management and general $3,250 · fundraising $3,250

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,772 · program services $1,772

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $43,284 · program services $38,956 · management and general $2,164 · fundraising $2,164

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $39,433 · program services $28,938 · management and general $8,971 · fundraising $1,524

  • 24a · Other expenses: GARDENING SUPPLIES & EX

    total $132,349 · program services $132,349

  • 24b · Other expenses: GARDEN CONSTRUCTION

    total $35,906 · program services $35,906

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $11,113 · program services $7,029 · management and general $2,042 · fundraising $2,042

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $10,516 · program services $8,317 · management and general $633 · fundraising $1,566

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $167,669 · end of year $208,440

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $164,256 · end of year $102,443

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $167,122 · end of year $324,072

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $28,605 · end of year $7,506

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $30,612 · end of year $50,360

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,099 · end of year $10,424

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

    $1,243,150

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

    $781,920

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $498,432 · end of year $461,230

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $59,382 · end of year $95,091

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,475 · end of year $1,545

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $980,938 · end of year $827,156

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $26,000 · end of year $240,683

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY GARDENS IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BY HELPING THEM GROW THEIR OWN NUTRITIOUS FRUITS AND VEGATABLES. THE MEMBER GARDNERS DEVELOP SELF-RELIANCE, KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NUTRITION, AND AN APPRECIATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, WHILE ENJOYING EXCERCISE, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND THE SATISFACTION OF GROWING THEIR OWN FOOD.

  • INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY GARDENS: PROVIDING GARDENING RESOURCES AND EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO GROW FOOD FOR THEMSELVES IN BACKYARDS, VACANT LOTS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS.

    Expenses $582,992 · Revenue $190,227

  • GIVING GROVE: PROVIDING RESOURCES AND EDUCATION TO PLANT ORCHARDS AT SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND OTHER VACANT LAND IN ORDER TO GROW, HARVEST, AND SHARE HEALTHY FOOD.

    Expenses $190,320

  • COMMUNITY PARTNER GARDENS: PROVIDING GARDENING RESOURCES AND EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO WISH TO ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN FOOD-PRODUCING GARDENS.

    Expenses $167,215 · Revenue $86,098

  • SCHOOLYARD GARDENS AND BEANSTALK CHILDREN'S GARDEN

    Expenses $212,574 · Revenue $8,625

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Amanda Middaugh

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Casee Eisele

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Rick Vaughn

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jennifer Hart

    PART-YEAR BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kristina Aberle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Claire Boeshaar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex Callow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Currie-Campbell

    PART-YEAR BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nadine Farris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • S Kiki Curls

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Loftspring

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leslie Nemitoff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lydia Butler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maura Landers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tina Wurth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Meyer

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $76,944
    From this org
    $69,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,944
    Hours/week
    50

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
11 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202522249349301122

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