SUSU COMMUNITY FARM INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

P20

Classification

1000

Street

94 RIVER RD APT 3

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• SEE SCHEDULE OBOX OF RESILIENCE CSA - THE BOX OF RESILIENCE CSA PROVIDED 35 SHARES OF LOCALLY GROWN, CULTURALLY RELEVANT AFRICAN AND DISPORIC PRODUCE EACH WEEK FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER. THESE SHARES REACHED NEARLY 100 FAMILIES FROM GLOBAL MAJORITY IN WINDHAM COUNTY, VERMONT AND WERE DISTRIBUTED AT NO COST. OVER 18 WEEKS, THIS TOTALED 630 BOXES OF FOOD, INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE, MEDICINAL HERBS, AND KITCHEN STAPLES LIKE EGGS AND BREAD. THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES FOOD INSECURITY WHILE STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS TO CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT FOODS AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN ALIGNMENT WITH SUSU'S VALUES OF COMMUNITY AND SOLIDARITY, THE CSA PROGRAM ALSO SOURCED FOOD FROM LOCAL FARMS AND PRODUCERS, ENSURING EACH SHARE WAS DIVERSE AND COMMUNITY-ROOTED. THIS APPROACH CONTRIBUTED TO A SOLIDARITY ECONOMY AND STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD GROWERS.THE PROGRAM WAS SUPPORTED BY EXPANDED FARM INFRASTRUCTURE. A NEW HALF-ACRE OF GROWING SPACE INCREASED PRODUCTION CAPACITY TO MEET RISING DEMAND. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS WERE INSTALLED TO ENSURE CONSISTENT WATERING DESPITE FLUCTUATING WEATHER CONDITIONS.A CENTRAL FOCUS WAS RESTORING AND ENRICHING SOIL HEALTH BY BRINGING FALLOW FIELDS BACK INTO PRODUCTION USING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. ADDITIONAL LAND STEWARDSHIP INCLUDED REMOVING DEAD TREES THAT POSED RISKS TO GARDENS AND BUILDINGS, HELPING PROTECT THE FARM'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.OVERALL, THE BOX OF RESILIENCE CSA EXPENDED FOOD ACCESS WHILE ADVANCING COMMUNITY HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE, LAND-BASED APPROACH TO FOOD JUSTICE.

  Expenses $442,599 · Revenue $11,710

• SEE SCHEDULE OTRAUMA CONSCIOUS SCHOOL OF LIBERATION - THIS PROGRAM BROUGHT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ONTO THE LAND FOR INTERACTIVE, EMBODIED EXPERIENCES THAT SUPPORT COLLECTIVE HEALING AND GROWTH. IT ENGAGES TRAUMA AS A PATHWAY FOR IDENTIFYING AND TRANSFORMING BIASES THAT HINDER THRIVING, MULTIRACIAL COMMUNITIES. OFFERINGS INCLUDE BOTH LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM INITIATIVES SUCH AS:UNBODYING WHITE SUPREMACY - A HEALING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CONFRONT AND DISMANTLE THE IMPACTS OF WHITE SUPREMACY ON INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH EMBODIED PRACTICES, DIALOGUE, AND GROUP WORK, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE HOW INTERNALIZED BIAS AND SYSTEMIC OPRESSION SHOW UP IN THE BODY AND MIND. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE HEALING, HELPING PARTICIPANTS UNLEARN HARMFUL PATTERNS AND BUILD MORE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND THRIVING MULTIRACIAL COMMUNITIES. IT IS CENTRAL TO SUSU'S COMMITMENTS TO JUSTICE, LIBERATION, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. SUSU SANGHA YOGA - THIS DONATION-BASED PROGRAM OFFERS ACCESSIBLE, RESTORATIVE YOGA ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS ANIMIST WISDOM AND SOMATIC PRACTICES. HELD TWICE WEEKLY AT THE FARM, IT SUPPORTS PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING THROUGH MINDFULNESS, BREATHWORK, AND GENTLE MOVEMENT. THE PROGRAM CREATES SPACE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO RECONNECT WITH THEIR BODIES AND THE LAND, SUPPORTING HEALING, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND RESILIENT, CONNECTED COMMUNITIES

  Expenses $104,688 · Revenue $7,545

• SEE SCHEDULE OCOMMUNITY PLACEMAKING - VOLUNTEER-POWERED STEWARDSHIP: OPERATED A VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN GROWING, HARVESTING AND PACKAGING MODEL, INCLUDING A FULL COMMUNITY LAND OPENING IN THE SPRING AND COLLECTIVE STEWARDSHIP THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, DEEPENING SHARED TENDING OF THE LAND WHILE REDUCING OPERATIONAL STRAIN.YOUTH LEARNERS: HOSTED YOUTH LEARNERS IN THE SPRING, INTRODUCING YOUNG PEOPLE TO LAND STEWARDSHIP, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND HEALING-CENTERED EDUCATION.OUT IN THE OPEN GATHERINGS: HOSTED OUT IN THE OPEN, CREATING SPACE FOR HEALING, DIALOGUE AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION ROOTED IN BLACK AND LAND-BASED TRADITIONS.AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIETY CONNECTION: WELCOMED THE AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIETY, STRENGTHENING INTERGENERATIONAL AND CULTURAL CONNECTIONS TO THE LAND. ARC PARTNERSHIP: BEGAN BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP WITH ARC (AFRICAN REFUGEE COMMUNITY CONNECTION) THROUGH A RETREAT/RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING ENGAGEMENT.SCHOOL-BASED HERBAL LEARNING: LED AN HERBAL WORKSHOP SERIES WITH BRATTLEBORO UNION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, EXTENDING LAND-BASED LEARNING AND CARE PRACTICES INTO YOUTH SETTINGS.

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $667,649

  Expenses

  $1,026,146

  Contributions

  $640,044

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,503,658

  Expenses

  $1,115,897

  Contributions

  $1,466,839

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,410,525

  Expenses

  $847,700

  Contributions

  $2,395,471

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• THE CENTER FOR AN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY

  $1,693,774

  2022 · PROGRAM SUPPORT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $411,300

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FEEDING AMERICA

  $250,000

  2023 · Fight Hunger

• RETREAT FARM

  $204,814

  2022 · GENERAL PURPOSE

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $201,750

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $186,250

  2024 · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

• VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $151,000

  2023 · GENERAL PURPOSE

• IMPACTASSETS INC

  $130,000

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $72,000

  2022 · GENERAL PURPOSE

• RETREAT FARM

  $43,059

  2023 · GENERAL PURPOSE

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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