Form 990 for tax year 2024

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 6 May 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue

$1,343,114 →changed to $1,420,857

Total expenses

$1,096,994 →changed to $1,109,732

Contributions and grants received

$1,226,528 →changed to $1,304,271

Total assets, end of year

$412,351 →changed to $472,684

Total liabilities, end of year

$170,368 →changed to $165,696

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$241,983 →changed to $306,988

Program services expenses

$785,616 →changed to $844,761

Management and general expenses

$235,205 →changed to $180,612

Fundraising expenses

$76,173 →changed to $84,359

Program service expenses (Part III)

$785,616 →changed to $844,761

Totals

Total revenue

$1,343,114

Total expenses

$1,096,994

Contributions and grants received

$1,226,528

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$114,327

Investment income

$1,678

Other revenue

$581

Total assets, end of year

$412,351

Total liabilities, end of year

$170,368

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$241,983

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$785,616

Management and general expenses

$235,205

Fundraising expenses

$76,173

Program service expenses (Part III)

$785,616

Program services were 71.6% 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 · 2024

• GREEN TEAM THROUGH HANDS-ON, PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, GROUNDWORK RVA' GREEN TEAM IS HELPING TEENS INNOVATE IMPORTANT STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT RESILIENCE AND HEALTH IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND. 2024 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN OUR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IMMERSION PROGRAM. GROUNDWORK RVA WAS ABLE TO SEND TWO SETS OF 8 GREEN TEAM MEMBERS TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, AND GRAND TETONS NATIONAL PARK. AN EXCITING ADDITION WAS THAT ONE OF THE SISTERS, WHO HAD COME BACK A SUMMER LEADER, JOINED THE GWRVA TEAM AS A FULL-TIME GREEN TEAM EDUCATOR. THIS ABILITY TO TRAIN AND "HIRE FROM WITHIN" IS MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS ABILITIES. GREEN TEAM SERVICE-LEARNING WORK CONTINUED LOCALLY AT SHENADOAH NATIONAL PARK ON TWO DIFFERENT TRIPS. AN ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHT FOR 2023 WAS GREEN TEAM'S CONTINUED WORK ON URBAN AGRICULTURE AND LEARNING AT THE HILLSIDE MINI FARM. IN ADDITION TO THE FARM PRODUCING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY, A FOCUS THIS YEAR WAS ON THE DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES ASPECT OF THE SPACE. GREEN TEAM ASSISTED IN THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF A NATIVE PLANT BIO-SWALE, AS WELL AS AN ACCESSIBLE PERMEABLE PATHWAY AND LEARNING SPACE. THE GREEN TEAM SERVED OVER 40 YOUTH IN 2024.

  Expenses $272,844 · Revenue $114,327

• GREEN WORKFORCE IN 2024, GROUNDWORK RVA'S GREEN WORKFORCE WAS A FULL-YEAR, WORKPLACE-BASED WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM. GREEN WORKFORCE PROVIDED OVER 6,000 HOURS OF PAID WORK TO RICHMOND YOUNG ADULTS THE YOUTH CONTINUED BUILDING THEIR SKILLS AND TRAINING IN THE SAFE USE OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, WHILE LEARNING VALUABLE LEADERSHIP, CRITICAL THINKING AND PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS. GREEN WORKFORCE TEENS DESIGNED AND INSTALLED RAIN CAPTURE SYSTEMS, AND PERMEABLE PATHWAYS IN COMMUNITY GARDENS AND OTHER FACILITIES AROUND THE CITY, TO HELP MANAGE STORM WATER RUN-OFF AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE JAMES RIVER. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE - SHOWED UP EVERY DAY, COLLABORATED IN DESIGNING THE DAY'S AND WEEK'S TASKS, DROVE TO SITES, LOADED AND UNLOADED THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, USED THOSE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT SAFELY TO BUILD, INSTALL OR MAINTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND OFTEN MANAGED THE VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME TO HELP. THROUGH THE GREEN WORKFORCE, GROUNDWORK RVA HELPED PREPARE YOUTH FOR CAREERS IN CARPENTRY AND BUILDING TRADES, LANDSCAPING AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS TO BUILD SKILLS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE GREEN WORKFORCE'S "WATER-TO-THRIVE," FEE-FOR-SERVICE EFFORTS GREW IN 2024, WITH WATER AND CARE BEING PROVIDED TO OVER 300 TREES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND.

  Expenses $397,050

• BELLEMEADE COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP THE BELLEMEADE COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP IS A PROGRAM OF GROUNDWORK RVA THAT BEGAN IN 2017 WITH THE GOAL TO BRING MORE ACCESS TO BIKING AND BIKING RESOURCES, EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO THE BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH OF RICHMOND'S SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITIES. WHAT STARTED OUT WITH THE GOAL OF MAINLY GETTING YOUTH ON BIKES HAS GROWN INTO A MULTI-FACETED PROGRAM THAT OFFERS YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER IN THEIR COMMUNITY TO EARN A BIKE, PARTICIPATE IN BIKE TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES, AND HAVE ACCESS TO FREE BIKE REPAIRS, WHERE THEY ALSO GET HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO FIX THEIR OWN BIKE. IN 2023 THE BIKE SHOP CONTINUED AND EXPANDED IT'S CAMP SPOKES PROGRAM, TARGETED SPECIFICALLY AT YOUNG WOMEN AND GENDER-NONCONFORMING YOUTH. EXPERIENCE HAD SHOWN THAT THESE YOUTH REALLY BENEFITTED FROM THIS SAFE SPACE TO EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF BIKES AND BIKING WITHOUT THE COMPETITION AND "PUSHINESS" THAT YOUNG MEN CAN BRING. THIS WEEK-LONG CAMP WAS PROVIDED FREE AND WITH ONE WEEK SERVING HIGH SCHOOLERS AND THE 2ND WEEK SERVING MIDDLE-SCHOOL AGED YOUNG PEOPLE. AN EXCITING ASPECT OF 2023'S PROGRAMMING WAS THE RETURN OF HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS AS STIPENDED BIKE LEADERS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEK. THE BIKE SHOP MADE OVER 150 BIKES ACCESSIBLE TO SOUTH RICHMOND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN 2024 .

  Expenses $115,722

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

Listed in Part VII

• ROB JONES

  EXECUTIVE DI

  Total calculated

  $83,857

  From this org

  $83,857

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  40

• MEADE ANDERSON

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• TAIKEIN COOPER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• MATT CRANE

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• PAULA JASINSKI

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• RICK ST JOHN

  PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• CHAD MORRIS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• TREY PACKARD

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• CHRISTIE SILVERSTEIN

  VICE CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• LAWRENCE WILLIAMS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• ALI WOODWORTH

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

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

13 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202513219349321081

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