2023-11-03T19:50:54-05:00 2022-12-31 MICHAEL BERRY CPA PO BOX 5045 CULVER CITY CA 902315045 990 2022-01-01 455472840 GROWGOOD INC GROW 3236450215 2632 WILSHIRE BLVD 245 SANTA MONICA CA 90403 JONATHAN FIGLIN SECRETARY & TREASURER 3236450215 2023-11-03 1 JONATHAN FIGLIN 999009999 0 MICHAEL BERRY P00179412 3108382204 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X BRADLEY PREGERSON 2632 WILSHIRE BLVD 245 SANTA MONICA CA 90403 378334 0 X HTTP://GROW-GOOD.ORG/ X 2012 CA WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF FOOD TO UNITE PEOPLE AND TO LAY FOUNDATIONS FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. GROWGOOD INC. (GROWGOOD) HAS TRANSFORMED A 1.5 ACRE VACANT PARCEL OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE SALVATION ARMY'S BELL SHELTER INTO AN URBAN FARM PROVIDING FRESH PRODUCE TO THE SHELTER'S KITCHEN; A THERAPEUTIC GREEN SPACE FOR SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALING; AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SHELTER'S RESIDENTS. 5 5 6 850 0 0 220267 305495 3000 46640 0 10 46735 22166 270002 374311 0 0 0 0 57780 122767 495 608 608 98933 147428 157208 270803 112794 103508 359094 462624 0 22 359094 462602 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 241233 43781 IN 2022, GROWGOOD AS AN ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO OPERATE ITS PROGRAMS WITH SOME LIMITATIONS DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-RELATED IMPACTS FOR THE HOMELESS POPULATION WE ARE SERVING. ON A WEEKLY BASIS, THE FOOD FOR LIFE PROGRAM WAS HOSTED IN OUR OUTDOOR THERAPY SPACE AND WE INCREASED THE CLASSES TO TWICE WEEKLY SESSIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE BELL SHELTER WELLNESS PARTICIPANTS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WE TAUGHT 624 INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS. ON AVERAGE, THERE WERE 15 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE BELL SHELTER AT EACH CLASS. IN ADDITION TO OUR THERAPY PROGRAMS, FARMING ACTIVITIES CONTINUED WITH FRESH PRODUCE DONATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE BELL SHELTER'S KITCHEN. UP TO 100 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE WAS DELIVERED EACH WEEK TO THE (CON SCH O) KITCHEN. SHELTER RESIDENTS WERE ENGAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN FARMING ACTIVITIES AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT ON THE FARM.FURTHERMORE, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER EVENTS WERE HELD ON A REGULAR BASIS, TYPICALLY 2-3 PER MONTH. IN 2022 WE SERVED 850 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEERED TIME TO PERFORM FARMING ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFITED THE BELL SHELTER BY PROVIDING A GREEN SPACE FOR RESIDENTS. 241233 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X DEBBIE MULVANEY 3106001864 2632 WILSHIRE BLVD 245 SANTA MONICA CA 90403 X BRADLEY PREGERSON BOARD CO-CHAIR 20.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW HUNT BOARD CO-CHAIR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN FIGLIN DIRECTOR, TREASURER, SECRE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK ANDERSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 NEHA AGRAWAL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 305495 305495 EVENTS AND OTHER 111000 46640 46640 46640 10 10 25025 0 25025 25025 25025 1164 4023 -2859 -2859 374311 43781 0 25035 X 112444 107781 4663 10323 9703 620 6771 6771 608 608 56299 53899 2400 772 772 4578 4578 977 977 21868 21868 28748 26342 2406 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 12886 12886 OTHER EVENT EXPENSES 3926 3926 TELEPHONE 2531 1163 1368 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE 2169 26 2143 5903 2867 3036 270803 241233 28962 608 178375 101066 200010 2697 247190 88339 180719 158851 359094 462624 0 22 0 22 X 359094 462602 359094 462602 359094 462624 103508 0 X 0 0 0 X 426060 213828 9804 220267 305495 1175454 426060 213828 9804 220267 305495 1175454 465133 710321 47647 25035 72682 918 918 1249054 325472 0.56870 0.63390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 209316 55862 153454 37874 32477 5397 158851 SALES TAX PAYABLE 22 22 PART III, LINE 1 GROWGOOD IS A LOS ANGELES BASED NON-PROFIT CREATING URBAN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF FOOD TO UNITE PEOPLE AND TO LAY FOUNDATIONS FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. GROWGOOD WORKS WITH THE SALVATION ARMY'S BELL SHELTER TO MAINTAIN A VIBRANT 1.5-ACRE URBAN FARM ADJACENT TO THE SHELTER. THE BELL SHELTER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST HOMELESS SHELTERS IN THE COUNTRY AND IS HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 500 MEN AND WOMEN, APPROXIMATELY 30% OF WHOM ARE VETERANS. GROWGOOD IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF BELL-A "FOOD DESERT" ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. IN EXCHANGE FOR LAND AND UTILITIES, GROWGOOD DELIVERS FRESH, NUTRITIOUS PRODUCE TO THE SHELTER KITCHEN, WHICH SERVES MORE THAN 6,000 MEALS TO RESIDENTS EACH WEEK ON A LIMITED BUDGET. THE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF THERAPY, NUTRITION, AND REAL-WORLD COMMERCIAL PRESSURES MAKE THE GROWGOOD MODEL AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO REHABILITATE AND LAUNCH THE HOMELESS POPULATION BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE IN A STEP-BY-STEP AND GUIDED WAY. GROWGOOD WAS FOUNDED ON THREE CENTRAL PRECEPTS: TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF NUTRITIOUS, FRESH PRODUCE TO THE SHELTER KITCHEN; TO PROVIDE A THERAPEUTIC GREEN SPACE FOR SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALING; AND TO PROVIDE JOB TRAINING AND MEANINGFUL RESUME BUILDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SHELTER RESIDENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B PART VI, QUESTION 8(B) WAS ANSWERED NO AS THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF A DRAFT RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CO- CHAIRS, TREASURER AND THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTANT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PART VI, QUESTIONS 15(A) AND (B) WERE ANSWERED NO AS THERE WERE NO OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES (AS DEFINED IN THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS) THAT WERE COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G INSTRUCTORS, CONSULTANTS, AND OTHERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,144. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 900. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 24,044. RECRUITING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,500. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,000. EVENTS MANAGEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,255. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 26,255.