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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GROWING HOPE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$899,361
Total expenses
$825,479
Contributions and grants received
$780,364
Grants paid
$813
Program service revenue
$117,209
Investment income
-$870
Other revenue
$2,658
Total assets, end of year
$1,828,294
Total liabilities, end of year
$185,599
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,642,695
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$596,314
Management and general expenses
$76,430
Fundraising expenses
$152,735
Program service expenses (Part III)
$596,314

Program services were 72.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $47,050

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $49,034

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $684,280

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $17,659

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $69,445 · related or exempt $69,445

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $47,764 · related or exempt $47,764

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $855 · excluded $855

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $2,500

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $4,225

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$1,725

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,725 · related or exempt -$1,725

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $20,508

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $47,050

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $18,830

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,678

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $980 · excluded $980

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $980

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $813 · program services $813

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $123,643 · program services $75,396 · management and general $7,350 · fundraising $40,897

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $397,766 · program services $293,979 · management and general $37,690 · fundraising $66,097

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $28,096 · program services $21,468 · management and general $1,904 · fundraising $4,724

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,323 · program services $32,633 · management and general $4,079 · fundraising $8,611

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,366 · program services $1,976 · management and general $12,868 · fundraising $522

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $12,504 · program services $8,806 · management and general $860 · fundraising $2,838

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,099 · program services $4,858 · management and general $399 · fundraising $842

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,769 · program services $4,738 · management and general $480 · fundraising $3,551

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,191 · program services $7,062 · management and general $1,047 · fundraising $1,082

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,030 · program services $20,197 · management and general $611 · fundraising $1,222

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,220 · program services $1,715 · management and general $152 · fundraising $353

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,989 · program services $2,872 · management and general $359 · fundraising $758

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $82,078 · program services $59,096 · management and general $7,387 · fundraising $15,595

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,763 · program services $8,291 · management and general $806 · fundraising $1,666

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $27,139 · program services $27,139

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $14,962 · program services $13,954 · management and general $332 · fundraising $676

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK & SERVICE CHARGES

    total $7,761 · program services $4,659 · fundraising $3,102

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,817 · program services $3,512 · management and general $106 · fundraising $199

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,150 · program services $3,150

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $223,458 · end of year $256,712

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $98,530 · end of year $191,459

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $220,091 · end of year $201,119

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,526 · end of year $11,766

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $3,133

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

    $1,619,163

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

    $455,058

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,222,028 · end of year $1,164,105

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $34,315 · end of year $22,456

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $148,296

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $16,505 · end of year $14,847

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,260,862 · end of year $1,299,971

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $307,951 · end of year $342,724

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FOSTERS AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM WHERE ALL PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED TO GROW, SELL, BUY, PREPARE, AND EAT NOURISHING FOOD.

  • FARM AND GARDEN PROGRAMS IN 2022, WE HELPED OVER 160 GARDENERS OBTAIN THE RESOURCES THEY NEEDED TO START GROWING GARDENS IN THE YPSILANTI COMMUNITY. WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 4,000 SEEDLINGS TO HOME, COMMUNITY, AND SCHOOL GARDENS. WE ALSO HAD TOOLS AND OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO GARDENERS WHO NEEDED THEM. WE DONATED ABOUT 3,500 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES, OUR FREE PRODUCE CART IN FRONT OF OUR FARM, TEEN FARM SHARES, TEEN COOKING CLASSES, AND FIELD TRIP COOKING LESSONS. THROUGH OUR HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN PROGRAM (HVGP), WE INSTALLED NEW RAISED BED GARDENS FOR 25 YPSILANTI HOUSEHOLDS AND REPAIRED EXISTING GARDEN BEDS AT ONE LOCAL SENIOR LIVING CENTER. WE PROVIDED GARDEN SOIL, COMPOST, SEEDLINGS, SEEDS AND GARDEN SUPPORT SERVICES TO ALL OF THESE HOMES. WE SUPPORTED A SMALL WORKSHOP SERIES ON THE FARM, REACHING AT LEAST FIVE PARTICIPANTS IN EACH WORKSHOP. WE HOSTED TWO VERY WELL ATTENDED COMMUNITY DAYS THAT WELCOMED PEOPLE TO OUR SPACE. COMMUNITY DAY INCLUDED FOOD, KIDS ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS, AND FARM TOURS.

    Expenses $167,101 · Grants $813

  • FARMERS MARKET PROGRAMS WE CONTINUED THE YPSI AREA ONLINE MARKET TO PROVIDE EASY ONLINE ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD AND LOW/NO-CONTACT PICK-UP. WE CONTINUED TO OFFER SNAP AND DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS FOR CUSTOMERS USING THE ONLINE MARKET. THE DOWNTOWN, DEPOT TOWN, AND ONLINE MARKETS BROUGHT IN OVER 370,000 IN SALES, 20% USING FOOD ASSISTANCE, AND SUPPORTED 91 LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS.

    Expenses $173,068 · Revenue $44,919

  • YOUTH AND SCHOOLS PROGRAMS WE REACHED 318 YOUTH THROUGH IN-PERSON FIELD TRIPS AT THE GROWING HOPE URBAN FARM, YPSILANTI FARMERS MARKETPLACE, AND DEPOT TOWN FARMERS MARKET, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND SUMMER CAMPS. WE SUCCESSFULLY RAN AN IN-PERSON YEAR-ROUND TEEN PROGRAM WITH 13 YPSILANTI TEENS. WE INCORPORATED FOOD JUSTICE, COOKING AND GARDENING WORKSHOPS INTO THE CURRICULUM. FOUR TEENS GRADUATED FROM OUR TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND PURSUED FURTHER CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY BUILDING OR SUSTAINABILITY.

    Expenses $166,627 · Revenue $2,845

  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WE CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE INCUBATOR KITCHEN. WE HOSTED 33 START-UP FOOD BUSINESSES IN OUR FOURTH YEAR OF OUR INCUBATOR KITCHEN AND SUPPORTED THEM AS NEEDED THROUGH THE LICENSING PHASE. OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS UTILIZED 62 HOURS OF FREE INCUBATOR KITCHEN USE. INITIATING TOURS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO APPROXIMATELY 78 INTERESTED PARTIES THROUGH OUR ONLINE INQUIRY FORM.

    Expenses $89,518 · Revenue $69,445

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Cynthia Vanrenterghem

    FORMER EXEC

    Total calculated
    $65,418
    From this org
    $55,895
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,523
    Hours/week
    40
  • Julius Buzzard

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $70,967
    From this org
    $64,821
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,146
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sarah Wixson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stefanie Stauffer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Bowerbank

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Paterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leeann McKeon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erinn Williamson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wayne Millette

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Germaine Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Krueger-Koupal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jordan Giles

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Loren Townes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robbin Pott

    DIRECTOR

    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
2022
Filed
14 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202311669349302451

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