Totals
- Total revenue
- $334,820
- Total expenses
- $356,115
- Contributions and grants received
- $256,180
- Grants paid
- $32,506
- Program service revenue
- $78,250
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $390
- Total assets, end of year
- $119,033
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $37
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $118,996
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $311,509
- Management and general expenses
- $35,337
- Fundraising expenses
- $9,269
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $311,509
Program services were 87.5% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$256,180
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$32,506
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2a · Program service revenue: SITE FEES
total $78,250 · related or exempt $78,250
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$390
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $390 · related or exempt $390
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $32,506 · program services $32,506
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $78,002 · program services $55,801 · management and general $14,801 · fundraising $7,400
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $130,578 · program services $117,520 · management and general $13,058
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $5,158 · program services $4,642 · management and general $516
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $17,664 · program services $14,678 · management and general $2,359 · fundraising $627
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11b · Fees: legal
total $500 · management and general $500
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,946 · management and general $1,946
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11g · Fees: other
total $3,752 · program services $1,978 · management and general $1,024 · fundraising $750
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13 · Office expenses
total $35,754 · program services $35,754
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14 · Information technology
total $1,969 · program services $1,091 · management and general $480 · fundraising $398
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17 · Travel
total $80 · program services $80
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23 · Insurance
total $9,510 · program services $9,060 · management and general $356 · fundraising $94
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24a · Other expenses: GARDEN SUPPLIES
total $31,534 · program services $31,534
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24b · Other expenses: DELIVERY
total $5,215 · program services $5,215
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24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN
total $1,436 · program services $1,436
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24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES
total $297 · management and general $297
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24e · All other expenses
total $214 · program services $214
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $111,178 · end of year $118,545
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $488
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $37
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $111,178 · end of year $118,996
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO BUILD SOCIALLY-MINDED LEADERS BY FOSTERING YOUNG PEOPLES' CONNECTION TO NATURE.
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GARDENING PROGRAMING - REJUVENATED AND MAINTAINED FOUR SCHOOL GARDENS AND DELIVERED 5,085 HOURS OF OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING TO 667 STUDENTS THROUGH RECESS AND AFTER-SCHOOL SESSIONS. PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON GARDENING, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES TO SUPPORT STUDENT WELL-BEING, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.CONDUCTED 24 WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ACROSS PARTNER SCHOOL SITES, ADVANCING FOOD ACCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND FAMILY WELLNESS. WORKSHOPS INCLUDED HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HERB PLANTING, COMPOSTING, FL ORAL DESIGN, CANDLE-MAKING WITH INDOOR AIR QUALITY EDUCATION, HEALTHY COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, MINDFULNESS PRACTICES, AND NUTRITION EDUCATION TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
Expenses $209,166 · Revenue $78,640
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FREE PRODUCE GIVEAWAYS - HOSTED 28 PRODUCE GIVEAWAYS TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND REINFORCE THE HEALTHY EATING LESSONS TAUGHT IN CHICAS VERDES PROGRAMMING. A TOTAL OF 5,587 FAMILIES RECEIVED 108,352 POUNDS OF FREE PRODUCE, HELPING ENSURE ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THE EVENTS ENGAGED 437 VOLUNTEERS AND PROVIDED STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE RESOURCES TO APPLY WHAT THEY LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION AND WELLNESS THROUGH OUR SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAMS.
Expenses $84,988 · Grants $32,506
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COMMUNITY GARDEN EVENTS - HOSTED MONTHLY COMMUNITY GARDEN EVENTS SERVING SOUTH LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS AND MANUAL ARTS ALUMNI. EVENTS ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MAINTAINING SCHOOL GARDENS WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATION ON GARDENING, SUSTAINABILITY, AND COMPOSTING. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED TOOLS, SUPPLIES, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ONGOING AT-HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENING.
Expenses $17,355
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Bari ApplebaumBARI APPLEBAUM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $81,720
- From this org
- $81,720
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Leandro OteroLEANDRO OTERO
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Erika ZembyERIKA ZEMBY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ve'Cartier JohnsonVE'CARTIER JOHNSON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Madeline MediaMADELINE MEDIA
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Latoya HawthorneLATOYA HAWTHORNE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica SanchezJESSICA 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601069349300005
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