2024-05-10T11:52:35-00:00 2023-12-31 834701792 Lewis Sharpstone & Co 5074 Tendilla Ave Woodland Hills CA 91364 990 2023-01-01 455472840 GROWGOOD INC GROW 3236450215 5211 WASHINGTON BLVD STE 2 114 LOS ANGELES CA 90040 FERNANDA RIBEIRO TREASURER 3236450215 2024-05-10 true FERNANDA RIBEIRO 999009999 LEWIS SHARPSTONE P02256953 8185701960 2024-05-10 X AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X FERNANDA RIBEIRO 5211 WASHINGTON BLVD STE 2 114 LOS ANGELES CA 90040 355609 false 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 CONTINUED ON SCH. O 7 7 17 500 0 305495 328111 46640 22757 10 2351 22166 390 374311 353609 0 0 122767 250446 608 0 7885 147428 129599 270803 380045 103508 -26436 462624 436166 22 0 462602 436166 X GROWGOOD IS A LOS ANGELES BASED NON-PROFIT CREATING URBAN AGRIGULTURAL 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 ARMYS BELL SHELTER TO MAINTAIN A VIBRANT 1.5 ACRE URBAN FARM ADJACENT TO CONTINUED ON SCH. O false false 307575 22757 IN 2023, GROWGOOD PROVIDED PROGRAMS FOR 4,500 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTION, WELLNESS OFFERINGS, AND JOBS. FOOD DISTRIBUTION DONATING WEEKLY HARVESTS TO THE SALVATION ARMYS BELL SHELTER AND NEIGHBORING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RESIDENTS, WE DIRECTLY PROVIDE ORGANICALLY-GROWN, NUTRIENT-DENSE PRODUCE TO OVER 4,000 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. ON A WEEKLY BASIS, THE FOOD FOR LIFE PROGRAM WAS HOSTED IN OUR OUTDOOR THERAPY SPACE , TWICE WEEKLY, SESSIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE BELL SHELTER WELLNESS PARTICIPANTS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WE TAUGHT 230 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, AND ON AVERAGE THERE WERE 30 PARTICIPANTS IN EACH CLASS. WE ALSO RELAUNCHED OUR TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND EMPLOYED 10 INDIVIDUALS IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM. FURTHERMORE, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER EVENTS WERE HELD ON A REGULAR BASIS, TYPICALLY 2-3 PER MONTH. IN 2023 WE SERVED 500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEERED TIME TO PERFORM FARMING ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFITED THE BELL SHELTER BY PROVIDING A GREEN SPACE FOR RESIDENTS. 307575 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 17 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false true false false CA X DEBBIE MULVANEY 3106001864 2632 WILSHIRE BLVD SANTA MONICA CA 90403 MEGHAN STEED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 040.00 X 94346 0 2800 BRADLEY PREGERSON BOARD CHAIR 010.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW HUNT DIRECTOR 010.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN FIGLIN DIRECTOR, TREASURER, SECRETARY 005.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK ANDERSON DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 NEHA AGRAWAL DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 FERNANDA RIBEIRO FROM JUN 2023 DIRECTOR 004.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA DE POZO FROM JUN 2023 DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 94346 2800 false false false 162367 165744 2778 328111 EVENTS AND OTHER 111000 22757 22757 22757 2351 2351 2390 2000 390 390 353609 23147 2351 X 0 0 0 0 97146 85793 11353 0 134515 118795 12819 2901 0 0 18785 16590 1960 235 0 0 7258 7258 0 0 42028 34473 7515 40 655 655 9036 5624 3399 13 1577 750 827 0 0 600 600 0 0 0 0 22612 16880 5732 31187 18171 12952 64 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 9354 9354 OTHER EVENT EXPENSES 4828 522 4306 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 464 23 115 326 0 380045 307575 64585 7885 101066 70750 200010 214605 2697 2806 258955 110950 158851 148005 462624 436166 22 22 0 X 462602 436166 462602 436166 462624 436166 -26436 X false false false X 213828 9804 220267 305495 328111 1077505 213828 9804 220267 305495 328111 1077505 483645 593860 47647 25035 2351 75033 1152538 265019 0.51530 0.56870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 211493 71162 140331 47462 39788 7674 148005 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes SALES TAX PAYABLE Form 990, Part I, Line 1 CONTINUED TO THE SALVATION ARMYS BELL SHELTER INTO AN URBAN FARM PROVIDING FRESH PRODUCE TO THE SHELTERS KITCHEN A THERAPEUTIC GREEN SPACE FOR SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SHELTERS RESIDENTS. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 CONTINUED 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 EMPLOYEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SHELTER RESIDENTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8B THIS 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 WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR, TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE ORGANIZATIONS ACCOUNTANT. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15B QUESTION 15B WAS ANSWERED NO AS THERE WERE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED IN FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS THAT WERE COMPENSATED. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G OTHER FEES CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING OUTSIDE CONTRACT FEES 18,138, JANITORIAL SERVICES 8,210, FARM OPERATIONS 6,546, ONE TIME SERVICE FEE 5,605, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1,619, PAYROLL FEES 1,910 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL BE FIXED FROM TIME TO TIME BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OR BY THE PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO WHOM THE BOARD HAS DELEGATED THIS FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD PERIODICALLY REVIEWS THE FAIRNESS OF COMPENSATION. LASTLY, THE BOARD CONDUCTS MARKET RESEARCH TO DETERMINE A COMPENSATION RANGE BY EVALUATION ROLES WITH SIMILAR SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITES FOR SIMILARLY-SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION.