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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GROWING GARDENS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,993,917
Total expenses
$1,831,928
Contributions and grants received
$1,188,143
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$718,322
Investment income
$3,539
Other revenue
$83,913
Total assets, end of year
$2,337,168
Total liabilities, end of year
$199,437
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,137,731
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,510,917
Management and general expenses
$232,782
Fundraising expenses
$88,229
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,510,917

Program services were 82.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $129,967

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $362,013

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $696,163

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,805

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CLASSES/PROGRAM FEES

    total $398,629 · related or exempt $398,629

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PLANT SALES/COMPOST, FARMERS

    total $319,693 · related or exempt $319,693

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,539 · excluded $3,539

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $21,957

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $21,957

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $21,957 · excluded $21,957

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $43,659

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

    $129,967

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $22,865

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $20,794 · excluded $20,794

  • 11a · Other revenue: SOLAR INSTALLATION REBATES

    total $33,912 · related or exempt $33,912

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $7,250 · related or exempt $7,250

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $41,162

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $146,260 · program services $121,029 · management and general $15,774 · fundraising $9,457

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,015,981 · program services $840,428 · management and general $109,580 · fundraising $65,973

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,925 · program services $14,947 · management and general $1,963 · fundraising $1,015

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $73,370 · program services $61,183 · management and general $8,034 · fundraising $4,153

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $101,913 · program services $84,986 · management and general $11,161 · fundraising $5,766

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,246 · management and general $17,246

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $70,762 · program services $35,745 · management and general $34,461 · fundraising $556

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,691 · program services $6,691

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $24,646 · program services $24,450 · management and general $140 · fundraising $56

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $35,820 · program services $35,349 · management and general $378 · fundraising $93

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,766 · program services $3,743 · management and general $15 · fundraising $8

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,085 · program services $5,912 · management and general $3,173

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,724 · management and general $5,724

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $84,410 · program services $66,160 · management and general $18,250

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,236 · program services $19,606 · management and general $2,478 · fundraising $1,152

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

    total $159,354 · program services $155,724 · management and general $3,630

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS

    total $16,340 · program services $16,100 · management and general $240

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $9,188 · program services $8,975 · management and general $213

  • 24d · Other expenses: DONATED MATERIALS

    total $7,161 · program services $6,839 · management and general $322

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,050 · program services $3,050

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $64,661 · end of year $183,735

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $724,136 · end of year $744,013

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $18,698 · end of year $8,686

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,211 · end of year $44,931

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,418 · end of year $19,014

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

    $2,180,434

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

    $903,645

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,283,139 · end of year $1,276,789

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $60,000 · end of year $60,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $45,588 · end of year $56,191

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $50,863 · end of year $50,561

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $85,835 · end of year $83,153

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,235 · end of year $9,532

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,955,742 · end of year $2,137,731

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

GROWING GARDENS' MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH SUSTAINABLE URBAN AGRICULTURE THAT EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE A DIRECT AND DEEP CONNECTION WITH PLANTS, THE LAND, AND EACH OTHER.

  • GROWING GARDENS HAS THE FOLLOWING MAJOR PROGRAMS: FOOD PROJECT PROGRAM CULTIVA YOUTH PROJECT COMMUNITY GARDEN PROGRAM COMMUNITY CLASSES LOCAL FARM PROJECT GOAT DAIRY PROJECT -------------------- SEE DESCRIPTIONS ON SCHEDULE O --------------------

    Expenses $884,834 · Revenue $481,227

  • PEACE GARDEN: THE PEACE GARDEN PROGRAM OF GROWING GARDENS PROVIDES NUTRITION EDUCATION AND HANDS-ON LEARNING TO PRESCHOOL- 8TH GRADE CHILDREN. FIELD TRIPS ARE HOSTED ON FARMS IN BOTH BOULDER AND LONGMONT AND EDUCATORS VISIT CLASSROOMS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS THROUGH ST VRAIN VALLEY AND BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SUMMER CAMPS AND DAY OFF SCHOOL CAMPS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO BE ENGAGED AND LEARNING ON THE FARM.

    Expenses $626,083 · Revenue $237,095

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Vanessa Keeley

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $146,260
    From this org
    $142,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,260
    Hours/week
    40
  • Anna Foley

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marcia Greeblatt

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paolo Bonetti

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sara Hoverstock

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mariah McPherson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Juan Montoya

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynn Hogan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Drew Britton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • C Wimmer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carly Mayer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Esteban Rayos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ana Casas Ibarra

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Seelye

    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
20 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202521279349303482

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