2025-04-16T17:25:53-05:00 2024-06-30 383697447 NON PROFIT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 153 CLINTON RD STERLING MA 015642357 990 2023-07-01 471553021 BACKYARD GROWERS INC BACK 9782810480 103R MAPLEWOOD AVE GLOUCESTER MA 01930 ALISON DIFIORE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9782810480 2025-04-16 1 1 BRIAN KINDORF P01463837 7819336726 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JENNIFER PERRY 103R MAPLEWOOD AVE GLOUCESTER MA 01930 561463 0 X BACKYARDGROWERS.ORG X 2014 MA BACKYARD GROWERS STRIVES TO BUILD HEALTHY, CONNECTED, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. WE DO SO THROUGH OUR ROBUST SCHOOL PROGRAMMING WHERE WE OPERATE SCHOOL GARDENS, GARDEN PROGRAMS AND TASTE TESTS AT GLOUCESTER'S 5 PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THE PUBLIC PRESCHOOL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE ALSO OPERATE SIX COMMUNITY GARDENS IN GLOUCESTER AND THIS PAST YEAR WE LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY-BASED FARMERS MARKET IN DOWNTOWN GLOUCESTER. WE OFFER A YEAR-ROUND CALENDAR OF WORKSHOPS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR FARMERS MARKET. 7 7 12 140 0 0 166604 537888 25999 11046 104 154 5316 8028 198023 557116 0 0 0 0 220279 513570 0 0 135517 103821 107874 324100 621444 -126077 -64328 260193 199553 24658 28346 235535 171207 X BACKYARD GROWERS STRIVES TO BUILD HEALTHY, CONNECTED, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. WE DO SO THROUGH OUR ROBUST SCHOOL PROGRAMMING WHERE WE OPERATE SCHOOL GARDENS, GARDEN PROGRAMS AND TASTE TESTS AT GLOUCESTER'S 5 PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THE PUBLIC PRESCHOOL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE ALSO OPERATE SIX COMMUNITY GARDENS IN GLOUCESTER AND THIS PAST YEAR WE LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY-BASED FARMERS MARKET IN DOWNTOWN GLOUCESTER. WE OFFER A YEAR-ROUND CALENDAR OF WORKSHOPS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR FARMERS MARKET. 1 0 425268 11046 BACKYARD GROWERS' SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM SERVES ALL SEVEN GLOUCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PATHWAYS FOR CHILDREN, REACHING 100% OF PRE-K THROUGH 8TH GRADE ALONGSIDE GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. EACH YEAR STUDENTS HAVE HABIT-BUILDING EXPERIENCES OF GROWING, HARVESTING AND EATING VEGETABLES THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE AIM OF CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN TO TRY DIFFERENT FRESH, LOCALLY GROWN FOODS AND RAISING A NEW GENERATION OF STUDENTS ENGAGED IN THEIR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. OUR COMMUNITY, BACKYARD GARDEN, AND GROWBAG GARDEN PROGRAMS SERVE OVER 400 CAPE ANN RESIDENTS EACH YEAR, INCREASING ACCESS TO FRESH, CULTURALLY MEANINGFUL FOOD FOR LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, SENIORS, CHILDREN, AND IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES BY EMPOWERING THEM TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. IN JUNE 2024, BACKYARD GROWERS WILL HOST A PLACE-BASED FARMER'S MARKET, CALLED THE BACKYARD GROWCERY, DEDICATED TO CREATING A PLATFORM FOR FOOD ACCESS AND COMMUNITY FOOD-GROWING EDUCATION, WHILE OPERATING IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL FARMS AND SMALL FOOD BUSINESSES TO BUILD A STRONGER FOOD SYSTEM, CELEBRATE COMMUNITY AND FOOD CULTURE IN GLOUCESTER. 425268 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 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 1 8 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X X JENNIFER PERRY 9782810480 103R MAPLEWOOD AVE GLOUCESTER MA 01930 PAUL ROMARY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEN ZOLA BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 02/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE CLERKIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY OLDFIELD BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 08/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXIS HARWOOD BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 09/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER PERRY PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALLISON MUELLER VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARON LAWLER TREASURER (AS OF 06/2024) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTIN BARR TREASURER (LEFT 04/2024) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN TAGGART CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON WOITUNSKI DIFIORE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 87746 0 0 87746 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17814 520074 537888 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU 110000 11046 11046 11046 154 154 12375 17814 4347 8028 8028 557116 11046 0 8182 88884 44442 22221 22221 371944 287045 84899 52742 37450 5757 9535 23386 6770 16616 11960 6380 3201 2379 4713 2932 826 955 22049 16170 612 5267 895 510 85 300 5500 5500 4679 299 4283 97 PROGRAM MATERIALS & SUP 20553 20553 FUNDRAISING RELATED COS 9743 9743 OUTREACH 3698 2019 1558 121 PROGRAM VEHICLE EXPENSE 698 698 621444 425268 60659 135517 218449 132922 3500 7267 14812 40968 2432 2896 30000 14500 21000 15500 260193 199553 24658 28346 24658 28346 X 229935 145982 5600 25225 235535 171207 260193 199553 -64328 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 415489 450742 470989 166604 537888 2041712 415489 450742 470989 166604 537888 2041712 187620 1854092 461 837 509 104 154 2065 2043777 0.90720 0.89590 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 30000 14500 15500 15500 X 577116 20000 20000 557116 0 557116 641444 20000 20000 621444 0 621444 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION, INCORPORATED UNDER CHAPTER 180 OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS AS A TAX EXEMPT ENTITY, HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3) AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AS DEFINED BY SECTION 509(A) OF THE IRC. THEREFORE, IT IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED BY ASC 740-10, "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES," TO EVALUATE AND DISCLOSE TAX POSITIONS THAT COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ON INFORMATIONAL RETURNS THAT ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO AUDIT AND REVIEW BY THE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME, EXPENDITURES AND ACTIVITIES RELATE TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. THEREFORE, MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES AND WILL CONTINUE TO QUALIFY AS A TAX EXEMPT NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY. GROWDOWN 30189 17814 12375 4347 30189 17814 12375 4347 4347 8028 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 A NEW FARMERS MARKET "THE BACKYARD GROWCERY" BEGAN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. IN JUNE 2024, BACKYARD GROWERS HOSTED A PLACE-BASED FARMER'S MARKET, CALLED THE BACKYARD GROWCERY, DEDICATED TO CREATING A PLATFORM FOR FOOD ACCESS AND COMMUNITY FOOD-GROWING EDUCATION, WHILE OPERATING IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL FARMS AND SMALL FOOD BUSINESSES TO BUILD A STRONGER FOOD SYSTEM, CELEBRATE COMMUNITY AND FOOD CULTURE IN GLOUCESTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO ISSUANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND DISCLOSURES, IF ANY, ARE RECORDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON BY THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EXCLUDED FROM DISCUSSION. WAGE AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION OF OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AND ALSO ON THE WEBSITE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF PUBLIC CHARITIES.