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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CALYPSO FARM AND ECOLOGY CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$814,999
Total expenses
$689,225
Contributions and grants received
$558,043
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$229,577
Investment income
$877
Other revenue
$26,502
Total assets, end of year
$669,837
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,475
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$657,362
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$455,508
Management and general expenses
$106,179
Fundraising expenses
$127,538
Program service expenses (Part III)
$455,508

Program services were 66.1% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $8,044

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $308,122

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $241,877

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EARNED INCOME - FARM

    total $226,077 · related or exempt $226,077

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SCHOOL GARDENS

    total $3,500 · related or exempt $3,500

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $877 · related or exempt $877

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $29,455

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $2,953

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $26,502 · excluded $26,502

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $178,500 · program services $178,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $186,511 · program services $150,953 · management and general $35,558

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,067 · program services $16,468 · management and general $1,599

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $33,298 · program services $30,123 · management and general $3,175

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $13,407 · program services $867 · management and general $2,176 · fundraising $10,364

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,663 · management and general $457 · fundraising $1,206

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,760 · program services $718 · management and general $20,351 · fundraising $1,691

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,978 · program services $6,104 · management and general $15,834 · fundraising $1,040

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,010 · program services $3,209 · management and general $94 · fundraising $22,707

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,966 · program services $4,966

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,432 · management and general $12,432

  • 24a · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $63,173 · program services $2,640 · management and general $5,945 · fundraising $54,588

  • 24b · Other expenses: AG PROJECT PARTNERS

    total $34,561 · management and general $3,290 · fundraising $31,271

  • 24c · Other expenses: FARM SUPPLIES & TOOLS

    total $31,094 · program services $25,544 · management and general $1,741 · fundraising $3,809

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRODUCT SUPPLIES

    total $17,668 · program services $15,866 · management and general $1,802

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $22,137 · program services $19,550 · management and general $1,725 · fundraising $862

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $73,327 · end of year $201,585

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $387,146 · end of year $388,132

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $240

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

    $185,488

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

    $105,368

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $83,724 · end of year $80,120

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,849 · end of year $12,475

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $531,588 · end of year $657,362

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH HANDS-ON EDUCATION IN NATURAL AND FARM ECOSYSTEMS

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH HANDS-ON EDUCATION IN NATURAL AND FARM ECOSYSTEMS.

  • LOCAL FOOD ACCESS, COMMUNITY FOOD RELIEF, COMMUNITY SHARED AGRICULTURE AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS - WORKS TO INCREASE THE VOLUME OF AND ACCESS TO FRESH, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH FOOD PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND OUTREACH. SERVES APPROXIMATELY 3,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY.

    Expenses $447,982 · Revenue $226,077

  • FIELD TRIPS AND DAY CAMPS - PROVIDING HANDS-ON, FARM AND GARDEN-BASED EDUCATION FOR YOUTH OF ALL AGES. SERVING APPROXIMATELY 3,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY.

    Expenses $3,433 · Revenue $8,044

  • SCHOOLYARD GARDEN INITIATIVE - PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL GARDENS THAT ARE LEARNING SPACES FOR SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND FOOD PRODUCTION GARDENS DURING THE SUMMER (THE COMMUNITY ROOTS GARDENING AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 10 PEOPLE ANNUALLY). OVERALL - THE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 750 STUDENTS AT 2 SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $1,639 · Revenue $3,500

  • FARM & GARDEN TRAINING PROGRAMS - HANDS-ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO START OR MAINTAIN THEIR OWN FARM OR GARDEN. THIS INCLUDES WORKSHOPS, FARM APPRENTICESHIPS, SHORT TERM INTENSIVES, INDIGENOUS AGRICULTURE TRAININGS. SERVES 1,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY.

    Expenses $2,454

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Christie Shell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $59,500
    From this org
    $59,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Susan Willsrud

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $59,500
    From this org
    $59,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Thomas Zimmer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $59,500
    From this org
    $59,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Josie Adasiak

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Charley Basham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Lynn Basham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kathleen Boyle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Alison Buckingham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Tracy Carter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roxie Fambro

    CO PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Arthur Hussey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Liann Peryea

    CO PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Ruth Prokopowich

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Joshua Steadman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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 March 2024
IRS schema version
2023v4.0
Source object
202400759349301830

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