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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GROWING PLACES GARDEN PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,070,437
Total expenses
$1,977,615
Contributions and grants received
$1,696,490
Grants paid
$29,425
Program service revenue
$350,999
Investment income
$11,403
Other revenue
$11,545
Total assets, end of year
$2,348,050
Total liabilities, end of year
$985,522
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,362,528
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,727,984
Management and general expenses
$142,441
Fundraising expenses
$107,190
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,727,984

Program services were 87.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,092,726

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $603,764

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUES

    total $350,999 · related or exempt $350,999

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,403 · excluded $11,403

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $18,212

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $6,667

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $11,545 · excluded $11,545

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $29,425 · program services $29,425

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $90,951 · program services $70,979 · management and general $11,054 · fundraising $8,918

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $631,423 · program services $492,774 · management and general $76,739 · fundraising $61,910

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,641 · program services $19,230 · management and general $2,995 · fundraising $2,416

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,667 · program services $2,862 · management and general $446 · fundraising $359

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $65,237 · program services $50,913 · management and general $7,929 · fundraising $6,395

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $920 · program services $812 · management and general $64 · fundraising $44

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,500 · program services $15,448 · management and general $1,214 · fundraising $838

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $190,894 · program services $168,077 · management and general $13,461 · fundraising $9,356

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,016 · management and general $3,008 · fundraising $3,008

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,656 · program services $2,073 · management and general $323 · fundraising $260

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $41,655 · program services $21,399 · management and general $10,152 · fundraising $10,104

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,402 · program services $20,602 · management and general $10,800

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,429 · program services $1,115 · management and general $174 · fundraising $140

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,045 · program services $8,045

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $80,428 · program services $79,226 · management and general $601 · fundraising $601

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,525 · program services $17,579 · management and general $2,738 · fundraising $2,208

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCE, AGGREGATION AN

    total $579,188 · program services $579,188

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

    total $37,751 · program services $37,751

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM STIPENDS

    total $37,579 · program services $37,579

  • 24d · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSES

    total $28,099 · program services $28,099

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $46,184 · program services $44,808 · management and general $743 · fundraising $633

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $376,733 · end of year $383,364

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $354,997 · end of year $570,315

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $65,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $203,957 · end of year $254,026

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $15,058 · end of year $20,557

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $56,619 · end of year $27,503

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

    $868,185

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

    $199,887

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $487,299 · end of year $668,298

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $34,401 · end of year $36,248

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $22,473 · end of year $322,739

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $182,619 · end of year $109,192

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $80,501 · end of year $553,474

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $20,556 · end of year $322,856

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $904,096 · end of year $996,932

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $363,765 · end of year $365,596

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO INSPIRE AND CONNECT THE NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY TO CREATE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION AND ADVOCACY. GROWING PLACES SUPPORTS 27 NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITIES, CONCENTRATING IN 5 OF THE MOST UNDERSERVED AREAS - FITCHBURG, GARDNER, LEOMINSTER, CLINTON AND WINCHENDON - WHICH COMPRISE ALMOST HALF OF THE REGION'S POPULATION. THE FOCUS IS ON ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY TO CREATE A VALUES-BASED FOOD SYSTEM THAT IMRPOVES THE FOOD SECURITY, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH OF THE NCM AREA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INSPIRE AND CONNECT THE NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY TO CREATE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION AND ADVOCACY.

  • AGGREGATE AND DISTRIBUTE: PURCHASE FOOD FROM LOCAL FARMS THEN DISTRIBUTE TO UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS VIA SNAP/HIP ACCESSIBLE FARMER MARKETS OR MOBILE MARKETS, HOME-DELIVERY, AND THROUGH PARTNERS.

    Expenses $1,359,894 · Grants $29,425 · Revenue $286,252

  • GARDNER FOOD CENTER: A FACILITY THAT PROCESSES PRODUCE INTO GOODS SUCH AS CANNED GOODS, FROZEN PRODUCE, PUREES, DRIED FRUITS, JUICES, ETC. THE PRODUCE IS PURCHASED FROM LOCAL FARMERS AND AIMS TO MAKE HEALTHY FOOD MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $247,447

  • ENGAGE/EDUCATE: ELEVATE RESIDENTS AS FOOD SYSTEM LEADERS. SUPPORT YOUTH PROGRAMS FOR GRADES PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL BY PROVIDING A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES: GROWING, COOKING, HARVESTING, PACKAGING, DISTRIBUTING LOCAL PRODUCE TO UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS, YOUTH LEADERSHIP (ROOT LEADERS), AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. ALSO OFFERED SNAP APPLICATION ASSISTANCE AND RAN COMMUNITY GARDENING PROJECTS

    Expenses $70,179 · Revenue $64,747

  • PEPPERELL STORAGE CENTER: A COLD STORAGE FACILITY FOR LOCAL FARMERS TO STORE THEIR FRESH PRODUCE.

    Expenses $50,464

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Rocco Mammone

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Susan Suchocki Brown Rev

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sheri Bean

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Miranda Jennings

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amanda Curtis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Polly Sioux

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Evie Gleckel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meghan Maceiko

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brandon Robbins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Young

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ayn Yeagle

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $93,615
    From this org
    $90,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,665
    Hours/week
    37.5

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
27 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620449349301032

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