Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$460,174

Total expenses

$355,361

Contributions and grants received

$327,435

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$109,261

Investment income

$378

Other revenue

$23,100

Total assets, end of year

$608,753

Total liabilities, end of year

$8,872

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$599,881

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$242,133

Management and general expenses

$67,931

Fundraising expenses

$45,297

Program service expenses (Part III)

$242,133

Program services were 68.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• GROW IT GREEN DEVELOPS LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP BUILD GREENER, HEALTHIER AND MORE JUST COMMUNITIES CELEBRATING THE JOY OF FRESH FOOD AT OUR SITES: THE URBAN FARM, EARLY STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN, THE GREENHOUSE AT ST. ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY AND THE MORRIS WINTER FARMERS MARKET. THE ACTIVITIES AT EACH LOCATION WEAVE TOGETHER TO CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. FOCUSING PROGRAMS ON THE RESOURCES UNIQUE TO THE ORGANIZATION, WE STRENGTHENED AND CREATED NEW PROGRAMS IN 2022. WE RETURNED TO SCHOOLS FOR LESSONS, SCIENCE DAYS AND WELLNESS FAIRS. STUDENTS WERE BACK ON THE FARM FOR DISCOVERY-BASED LEARNING WITH TEACHERS UTILIZING THE OUTDOOR GREEN SPACES AS AN ENRICHMENT FOR LESSONS AS CHILDREN FIGURED OUT HOW TO BE BACK IN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS. WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS DUE TO COVID-19, OUTDOOR SPACES BECAME CELEBRATED SPACES TO REBUILD PHYSICAL HEALTH AND ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. 2022 URBAN FARM PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- 2,291 CHILDREN ENGAGED IN IN-PERSON FARM BASED EDUCATION, SCIENCE DAYS DURING THE SCHOOL ALONG WITH NEW KINDERGARTEN SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM PLUS THE RETURN OF TYKE TIME WITH 9 NEW LESSONS AND NEW SUMMER TEEN BOMBA-INSPIRED CLASSES-779 IN PERSON VOLUNTEERS HELPED SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND LEARN NEW SKILLS WHILE CONNECTING WITH OTHERS INCLUDING GROUPS FROM MORRIS COUNTY YOUTH SHELTER, S.O.A.R AND COLONIAL L.I.F.E.- FRESH FOOD DONATIONS OF 7,000 POUNDS FOR LOCAL FOOD BANKS, FOR FARM TO TABLE SHARES IN NEWARK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEWARK SAS AND THROUGH A VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR FREE PRODUCE SELECTED AT THE FARM - 110 WEEKLY CSA PRODUCE SHARES PROVIDED AND PICKED UP IN PERSON AT THE FARM- 8,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE SOLD AT OUR FARM STAND AND THE WINTER FARMERS MARKET WE MANAGE- OVER 24,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE GROWN IN A YEAR OF SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS WHEN SUPPLIES AND FOOD PRICES SKYROCKETED MAKING FRESH FOOD ACCESS EVEN MORE CHALLENGING FOR FAMILIES IN LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS - 8 HIGH SCHOOL PAID INTERNS -CONTINUED FARM APPRENTICE PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN AGRICULTURE CAREER PATHWAYS AND ADDED A NEWARK URBAN FARMER TRAINING SERIES AT FARM AND GREENHOUSE-MULTIPLE NEW SUSTAINABLE FARM PRACTICES IMPLEMENTED TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SEVERE DROUGHT, REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT, REDUCE WATER USAGE AND FIND NEW INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION WITH NEW POLLINATOR GARDEN, USE OF SHADE CLOTHS, SILAGE TARPS AND NEW VERTICAL GROWING SYSTEM-ALFRESCO COMMUNITY EVENT WELCOMING OVER 435 COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACHED NEARLY 100 HOUSEHOLDS IN CENSUS TRACT 435 SURROUNDING FARM PLUS 3 NEW CULTURAL EVENTS WERE HELD AT THE FARM SHOWING THE POWER OF COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES TO CONNECT, SHARE STORIES AND GATHER TO HEAL AND CELEBRATE DIVERSITY-DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE & EDUCATION, FARMER SHAUN ANANKO, AWARDED NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND RECOGNIZED AS A NJ-11 LOCAL HERO AND HONORED BY THE TOWN WITH A DAY OF RECOGNITION FOR HIS DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY WHILE GROW IT GREEN WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE MORRIS COUNTY HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

  Expenses $242,133 · Revenue $109,261

• EARLY STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THE GARDEN AND SURROUNDING PARKLET WAS A VITAL RESPITE WITH COMMUNITY GARDEN BEDS AND WELCOMING GREEN SPACES WHILE ALSO SERVING AS A MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC SPACES ENCOURAGING POLLINATORS AND PREVENTING STORM WATER DAMAGE. TO CREATE A MORE WELCOMING EXPERIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC IN THIS SPACE, WE PUSHED BACK THE FENCES AND INCREASED THE FRONT PARKLET SPACE WITH PLANS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GROUPS OF STUDENTS FROM NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS AND SENIORS AND RESIDENTS FROM NEIGHBORING LOW INCOME HOUSING TO UTILIZE THIS URBAN OASIS TO APPRECIATE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF GREEN SPACES AND FRESH FOOD.-83 GARDEN PLOTS FULLY OCCUPIED WITH A LENGTHY WAITING LIST HEADING INTO THE 2023 SEASON AS PEOPLE LOOKED FOR WAYS TO GROW FOOD, FLOWERS AND HERBS AND BUILD ON DEMAND FOR GARDEN THERAPY- INCREASED SUBSIDIZED BEDS AVAILABLE FOR NEIGHBORS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING FOR OUTDOOR, THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES AND TO GROW FOOD AND SELF-SUSTAINING SKILLS WELCOMING PARISHIONERS FROM ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH, MORRIS COUNTY HISPANIC AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WIND OF THE SPIRIT, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITIONAL SKILLS PROGRAM, COLONIAL L.I.F.E.- HELD IN PERSON SOCIAL EVENTS FOR GARDENERS ALONG WITH KID FOCUSED PROGRAMS- PILOTED A NEW WORK STUDY PROGRAM WITH STUDENTS OF MORRISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL-BUILT A NEW COMPOST SYSTEM WITH A STATIC AERATION COMPOSTER TO INCREASE USAGE OF PLANT MATERIALS TO CREATE OUR OWN COMPOST FOR GARDENERS AND DEMONSTRATE COMPOSTING FOR VISITING STUDENTS AND GROUPS-INSTALLED A THIRD RAIN GARDEN TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF STORM WATER RUNOFF FROM NEIGHBORING PAVED SURFACES, FILTERING TOXINS FOR YEARS TO COME AND KEEPING THEM FROM ENTERING LOCAL WATERWAYS

• GREENHOUSE OPERATIONS AND WINTER FARMERS MARKET- COLLEGE INTERNS FROM DREW ACTION SCHOLARS AND DIETITIAN STUDENTS FROM ST. ELIZABETH RETURNED TO THE GREENHOUSE FOR A FULL YEAR OF EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES- STARTED SEEDLINGS FOR THE URBAN FARM AND FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GARDENERS ENCOURAGING PLANTING OF FRESH FOOD, FLOWERS AND HERBS AND OPERATED A SEEDLING AND SEED SWAP AND SHARE- EXPANDED THE WINTER MARKET IN A CONTINUED PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERING WITH TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS - CREATED SPACE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR 48 FARMERS, RANCHERS AND CREATORS AT THE MARKET TO REACH CUSTOMERS BY CONTINUING OUTREACH TO MINORITY AND WOMAN OWNED VENDORS AND NONPROFITS TRYING TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS- PROVIDED A VIBRANT COMMUNITY SPACE FOR INTERGENERATIONAL GROUPS TO CONNECT AND SHOP OUTDOORS FOR OVER 750 ATTENDEES WEEKLY HELPING TO ADDRESS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DURING THE WINTER

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2022

Filed

21 September 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202312659349301106

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