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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HUB CITY ROOTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$498,858
Total expenses
$477,870
Contributions and grants received
$298,442
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$149,581
Investment income
$21,975
Other revenue
$28,860
Total assets, end of year
$139,750
Total liabilities, end of year
$58,403
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$81,347
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$348,480
Management and general expenses
$109,795
Fundraising expenses
$19,595
Program service expenses (Part III)
$348,480

Program services were 72.9% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $20,166

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $99,163

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $179,113

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FARMERS MARKET

    total $116,628 · related or exempt $116,628

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CHOPPED IN THE BURG

    total $17,571 · related or exempt $17,571

  • 2c · Program service revenue: URBAN FARM

    total $10,340 · related or exempt $10,340

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MOBILE MARKET

    total $4,800 · related or exempt $4,800

  • 2e · Program service revenue: VENUE

    total $242 · related or exempt $242

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $24,800

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

    other assets $2,825

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $21,975

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $21,975 · related or exempt $21,975

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $36,733

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $7,873

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $28,860

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $199,097 · program services $142,447 · management and general $56,650

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,014 · program services $1,490 · management and general $262 · fundraising $262

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,275 · program services $11,303 · management and general $1,986 · fundraising $1,986

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,118 · management and general $18,118

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,221 · program services $1,444 · management and general $3,611 · fundraising $2,166

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,324 · program services $1,153 · management and general $837 · fundraising $334

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $21,482 · program services $10,741 · management and general $6,445 · fundraising $4,296

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $918 · program services $643 · management and general $275

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $130 · program services $130

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,148 · program services $3,603 · management and general $1,030 · fundraising $515

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $21,180 · program services $21,180

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,080 · program services $11,256 · management and general $3,216 · fundraising $1,608

  • 24a · Other expenses: FARMER'S MARKET EXPENSE

    total $114,926 · program services $114,926

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $10,549 · program services $10,549

  • 24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES

    total $8,335 · fundraising $8,335

  • 24d · Other expenses: MOBILE MARKET EXPENSE

    total $5,818 · program services $5,818

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $29,255 · program services $11,797 · management and general $17,365 · fundraising $93

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,371 · end of year $34,889

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $367 · end of year $5,204

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

    $213,567

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

    $113,910

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $123,662 · end of year $99,657

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $65,041 · end of year $58,403

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $60,359 · end of year $81,347

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE HUB CITY FARMERS' MARKET IS A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT AIMS TO INCREASE SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND ACCESS TO HEALTHY, LOCAL FOODS IN SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA.

  • FARMERS' MARKET- FARMERS' MARKET GOALS ARE TO INCREASE THE DEMAND, AVAILABILITY, AND ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE. IN ADDITION, CREATE A PUBLIC SPACE TO SERVE AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND PROVIDE AN INCUBATOR FOR SMALL FARMERS AND DISTRESSD AREAS. THE FARMERS' MARKET PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES A MOBILE MARKET THAT TRAVELS TO COMMUNITIES WITH FRESH PRODUCE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS, THAT HELPS SMALL FARMS REACH MORE RESIDENTS. FARMERS' MARKET AND MOBILE MARKET SERVED APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

    Expenses $322,103 · Revenue $139,241

  • URBAN FARM- A WORKING FARM MANAGED BY HUB CITY FARMERS' MARKET STAFF, THE URBAN FARM SEEKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT FARMING PRACTICES AND THE BENEFITS OF HEALTHY, LOCAL FOOD THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. THE URBAN FARM COVERS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 ACRE LOCATED AT NORTHSIDE HARVEST PARK. PRODUCE FROM THE FARM IS SOLD OR DONATED TO INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $5,197 · Revenue $10,340

  • ARMERS' MARKET- FARMERS' MARKET GOALS ARE TO INCREASE THE DEMAND, AVAILABILITY, AND ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE. IN ADDITION, CREATE A PUBLIC SPACE TO SERVE AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND PROVIDE AN INCUBATOR FOR SMALL FARMERS AND DISTRESSD AREAS. THE FARMERS' MARKET PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES A MOBILE MARKET THAT TRAVELS TO COMMUNITIES WITH FRESH PRODUCE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS, THAT HELPS SMALL FARMS REACH MORE RESIDENTS. FARMERS' MARKET AND MOBILE MARKET SERVED APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

    Expenses $21,180

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Ellen Cartee

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marquice Clark

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Aundi Hunter

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Michael Judice

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Joe Lever

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve Metzger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mary Jane Michaels

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Victoria Novak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Laura Ringo

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Danny Shelton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Aqil Surka

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Carmeisha White

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202522309349301512

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