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← BACKYARD GROWERS INC

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Filed by BACKYARD GROWERS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$198,023
Total expenses
$324,100
Contributions and grants received
$166,604
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$25,999
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$104
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$2,134
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$3,182
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$260,193
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,139
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$243,054
Program service expenses (Part III)
$216,154

Program services were 66.7% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

Primary exempt purpose

BACKYARD GROWERS CULTIVATES HEALTHY, CONNECTED, ENVIROMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AND FIGHTS FOR FOOD JUSTICE BY TEACHING PEOPLE TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH VEGETABLE GARDENS AT HOMES, HOUSING COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SCHOOLS.

  • FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE'VE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES AND AGENCY TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. WE'VE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE AN ONLINE SHOP TO DISTRIBUTE THOUSANDS OF GROWING RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS PROVIDING OUR GROW BAG INITIATIVE. OUR GROW BAG INITIATIVE PROVIDES A SUSTAINABLE WAY TO GROW FOOD REGARDLESS OF ACCESS TO SPACE. OUR PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES TRAININGS AVAILABLE IN BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL FORMATS AND COOKING WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS. WE CONTINUE TO CONNECT MORE SENIORS, FAMILIES, AND KIDS TO VEGETABLE GARDENS AND HEALTHY FOOD IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND BACKYARDS, DOUBLING OUR BACKYARD GARDEN PROGRAMS. WE ESTABLISHED NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND SCHOOL GARDEN CONSULTING CLIENTS. DURING THE PAST YEAR, WE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED THE ORGANIZATION FROM A FOUNDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. UNDER THIS NEW LEADERSHIP WE EXPANDED OUR PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE A PAID HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO BEGIN HOSTING A COMMUNITY WIDE FARMERS MARKET IN 2024. IN ADDITION, WE SAW TO COMPLETION OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE AGRICULTURE PROJECT AT WILLOWOOD GARDENS, A GLOUCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY NEIGHBORHOOD. AGRICULTURE HAS NOW BEEN OFFICIALLY NAMED WILLOWOOD COMMONS, AND IS A GATHERING PLACE ADJACENT TO THE COMMUNITY GARDEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE SPACE FEATURES TABLES AND CHAIRS, A COVERED PAVILION AND PATIO, FOOD GARDENS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND A CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA AND GARDEN.

    Expenses $216,154

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

Listed in Part IV

  • ALISON WOITUNSKI DIFIORE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $43,759
    Compensation
    $43,759
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • PAUL ROMARY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEN ZOLA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CAROL LI

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 3/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HEIDI MCGRATH

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 4/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TONI WALDRON

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 3/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NICK WALTON

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 3/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUZANNE CLERKIN

    BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 1/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALEXIS HARWOOD

    BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 1/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JENNIFER PERRY

    PRESIDENT (AS OF 6/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRIAN ORR

    FORMER PRESIDENT (UNTIL 6/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ALLISON MUELLER

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323199349210987

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