Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by UJAMAA FARMER COLLECTIVE ASSOCIATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $754,785
- Total expenses
- $230,445
- Contributions and grants received
- $752,960
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,800
- Investment income
- $25
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,667,764
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $100
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,667,664
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $115,416
- Management and general expenses
- $81,545
- Fundraising expenses
- $33,484
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $115,416
Program services were 50.1% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$295,666
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$457,294
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2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE REVENUE
total $1,800 · related or exempt $1,800
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3 · Investment income
total $25 · related or exempt $25
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $65,426 · program services $1,100 · management and general $64,326
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,291 · management and general $2,291
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $750 · management and general $750
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $55,710 · program services $47,120 · management and general $190 · fundraising $8,400
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $25,084 · fundraising $25,084
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,661 · management and general $2,661
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $6,720 · management and general $6,720
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24a · Other expenses: DEPRECIATION
total $27,425 · program services $27,425
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24b · Other expenses: HOUSE REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE
total $15,938 · program services $15,938
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24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENCANCE
total $11,170 · program services $11,170
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24d · Other expenses: PROPERTY TAXES
total $7,278 · program services $7,278
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24e · All other expenses
total $9,992 · program services $5,385 · management and general $4,607
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $135,615 · end of year $635,816
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,060,563
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$28,615
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,007,709 · end of year $1,031,948
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
end of year $100
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $1,143,324 · end of year $1,667,664
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Carrying out the policy of Californias to support socially disadvantaged farmers through The Farmers Equity Act and with pending state funding, the mission of Ujamaa Farmer Collective Association is empowering historically underserved Black farmers and farmers of color by providing secure land tenure and equitable access to resources, while simultaneously promoting environmentally sound and sustainable agricultural practices.
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THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR USE BY THE UJAMAA FARMER COLLECTIVE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT FAIR AND DIGNIFIED EMPLOYMENT FOR FARMER-MEMBERS ENGAGED IN HANDS-ON PRODUCTION, SOIL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES. DURING THE YEAR, THE COLLECTIVE RECEIVED ITS LARGEST FUNDING FROM IT'S FISCAL SPONSOR POSSIBILITY LABS, THE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE FOUNDATION, AND THE GROWING JUSTICE FUND. THE MAJORITY OF THESE FUNDS WERE USED DIRECTLY TOWARD PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: $52,000 FOR TRACTORS AND ATTACHMENTS, $27,200 FOR FARM EQUIPMENT REPAIRS, AND $60,000 FOR LABOR AND FARMLAND MAINTENANCE. AS THIS WAS THE COLLECTIVES SECOND YEAR OF OPERATIONS, NEARLY HALF OF THESE EXPENDITURES WERE DIRECTED TOWARD ESTABLISHING MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES, ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS, DEPRECIABLE ASSETS, AND FUNDRAISING CAPACITY NECESSARY TO LAUNCH AND SUSTAIN THE ORGANIZATIONS LONG-TERM PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.
Expenses $115,416 · Revenue $754,785
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Nathaniel BrownNATHANIEL BROWN
CEO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Nelson HawkinsNELSON HAWKINS
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Keith HudsonKEITH HUDSON
CFO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543219349322194
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