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← CHICAS VERDES CORP

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHICAS VERDES CORP.

Totals

Total revenue
$282,581
Total expenses
$222,939
Contributions and grants received
$282,581
Grants paid
$8,232
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$111,178
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$111,178
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$204,513
Management and general expenses
$13,839
Fundraising expenses
$4,587
Program service expenses (Part III)
$204,513

Program services were 91.7% 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)

    $60,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $222,081

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $8,232

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $8,232 · program services $8,232

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $82,895 · program services $70,461 · management and general $8,289 · fundraising $4,145

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $52,855 · program services $52,855

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $13,790 · program services $12,714 · management and general $649 · fundraising $427

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,625 · management and general $3,625

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,199 · management and general $1,199

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,948 · program services $4,948

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $960 · program services $952 · management and general $8

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5 · program services $5

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,292 · program services $5,292

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $41,700 · program services $41,700

  • 24b · Other expenses: DELIVERY

    total $2,613 · program services $2,613

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $2,352 · program services $2,352

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING

    total $1,619 · program services $1,619

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $854 · program services $770 · management and general $69 · fundraising $15

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $51,536 · end of year $111,178

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $51,536 · end of year $111,178

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO BUILD SOCIALLY-MINDED LEADERS BY FOSTERING YOUNG PEOPLES' CONNECTION TO NATURE.

  • FREE PRODUCE GIVEAWAYS - HOSTED 8 PRODUCE GIVEAWAYS TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND REINFORCE HEALTHY EATING LESSONS TAUGHT IN CHICAS VERDES PROGRAMMING. A TOTAL OF 2,085 FAMILIES RECEIVED 32,519 POUNDS OF FREE PRODUCE, HELPING ENSURE ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THE EVENTS ENGAGED 185 VOLUNTEERS AND AIMED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO APPLY WHAT THEY LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION AND WELLNESS IN OUR SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $27,639 · Grants $8,232

  • GARDENING PROGRAMING - THROUGH OUR CHICAS VERDES STUDENT PROGRAMMING, WE REJUVENATED AND MAINTAINED THREE SCHOOL GARDENS AND FACILITATED 7,079 OUTDOOR HOURS FOR 631 STUDENTS DURING RECESS AND AFTER-SCHOOL SESSIONS. USING OUR SELF, NATURE, SOCIETY FRAMEWORK, STUDENTS ENGAGED IN HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTED PERSONAL WELL-BEING, DEEPENED THEIR CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD, AND FOSTERED A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH GARDENING, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES.

    Expenses $154,861

  • PARENT WORKSHOPS - FACILITATED A SERIES OF EIGHT HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS FOCUSED ON FOOD ACCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND SELF-CARE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PLANTING HERBS TO PROMOTE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, LEARNING ABOUT COMPOSTING AND REDUCING HOUSEHOLD WASTE, EXPLORING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NATURE AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH FLORAL DESIGN, AND ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH INDOOR AIR QUALITY EDUCATION AND CANDLE MAKING. ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS SUPPORTED HEALTHY EATING THROUGH COOKING LESSONS, STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, EMPHASIZED THE ROLE OF NUTRITION IN ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND PROMOTED MINDFULNESS AND SELF-CARE PRACTICES.

    Expenses $19,477

  • COMMUNITY GARDEN EVENTS - HOSTED COMMUNITY GARDEN DAYS THAT ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ALUMNI IN HANDS-ON VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS HELPED MAINTAIN SCHOOL GARDENS WHILE LEARNING ABOUT GARDENING, SUSTAINABILITY, COMPOSTING, AND WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED TO NATURE AND SUPPORT ONGOING PROGRAMMING.

  • LA PUBLIC LIBRARY PLANT DAY WORKSHOPS - HOSTED TWO PLANT DAY WORKSHOPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NATURE-BASED LEARNING. IN ONE WORKSHOP, 40 PARTICIPANTS EXPLORED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NATURE AND MENTAL HEALTH AND CREATED THEIR OWN FLORAL BOUQUETS. IN THE SECOND, 40 PARTICIPANTS LEARNED HOW TO PLANT AND MAINTAIN HERBS, ALONG WITH THEIR MEDICINAL BENEFITS. THESE WORKSHOPS SUPPORTED COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND INCREASED ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SPACES.

    Expenses $2,536

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

Listed in Part VII

  • BARI APPLEBAUM

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $82,895
    From this org
    $82,895
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • LEANDRO OTERO

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ERIKA ZEMBY

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VE'CARTIER JOHNSON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MADELINE MEDIAN

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LATOYA HAWTHORNE

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JESSICA SANCHEZ

    MEMBER

    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
2023
Filed
15 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501059349302690

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