2025-06-10T13:30:36-05:00 2024-12-31 823543701 WATSON COON RYAN LLC 6025 SOUTH QUEBEC STREET SUITE 260 CENTENNIAL CO 80111 990 2024-01-01 742374848 DENVER URBAN GARDENS DENV 3032929900 1031 33RD STREET SUITE 100 DENVER CO 80205 LINDA APPEL LIPSIUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3032929900 2025-06-09 1 1 KARL FLOWER P01589970 3037923020 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LINDA APPEL LIPSIUS 1031 33RD STREET SUITE 100 DENVER CO 80205 4481289 0 X WWW.DUG.ORG X 1985 CO DENVER URBAN GARDENS' (DUG) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS, SKILLS, AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE TO GROW HEALTHY FOOD IN COMMUNITY AND REGENERATE URBAN GREEN SPACES. 15 15 25 1705 0 0 2284962 3973593 765198 467192 30370 16955 -45001 -30352 3035529 4427388 256735 823043 0 0 1535813 1731646 0 0 273174 2293927 2001298 4086475 4555987 -1050946 -128599 2290861 2129551 820305 569576 1470556 1559975 X DENVER URBAN GARDENS' (DUG) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS, SKILLS, AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE TO GROW HEALTHY FOOD IN COMMUNITY AND REGENERATE URBAN GREEN SPACES. 0 0 1617850 823043 157072 DUG'S COMMUNITY GARDENS ARE COMPRISED OF BOTH PUBLIC & PRIVATE SPACES. IN 2024, THEY WERE MANAGED BY 350 VOLUNTEER GARDEN LEADERS AND CULTIVATED BY 17,700 OF COMMUNITY GARDENERS. COMMUNITY GARDENS ARE A GREAT WAY TO GROW FRESH & HEALTHY FOOD FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. GARDENERS CULTIVATE ANNUALS (LIKE TOMATOES AND PUMPKIN) EACH SEASON, FOLLOWING THE GROWING SEASON FROM SEED STARTING TO PUTTING THE GARDEN TO BED. THE DIVERSITY OF OUR GARDENS IS REFLECTED IN THEIR SIZES, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, COMMUNITY CULTURES, AND INTERNAL COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS.DUG'S FOOD FORESTS EMERGED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ETKIN FAMILY IN 2022. IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING, OUR FOOD FOREST NETWORK HAS EXPANDED TO OVER 30 LOCATIONS COMPRISED OF VARIOUS FOOD-PRODUCING TREE & SHRUB PLANT VARIETIES. UNLIKE COMMUNITY GARDENS, FOOD FORESTS ARE A WAY TO PROVIDE ENDURING SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY, WITH PERENNIAL TREES & BUSHES THAT GROW YEAR AFTER YEAR. ANYONE IS WELCOME TO THESE SPACES, AND CAN PICK BERRIES OR NUTS AS THEY'D LIKE. EACH UNIQUE SPACE IS SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTEER TREE KEEPERS WHO ARE TRAINED TO MAINTAIN THE SPACE AND BUILD COMMUNITY. 502694 34767 UNDER THE FOOD ACCESS UMBRELLA, DUG HAS THREE UNIQUE PROGRAMS- GROW A GARDEN, CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE SEEDS, AND COMMUNITY SEED DISTRIBUTION. DUG'S GROW A GARDEN PROGRAM CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO SEEDS, SEEDLINGS, AND EDUCATION TO GET GROWING AT HOME OR IN A DUG GARDEN. IN 2024, GROW A GARDEN SERVED 14,252 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE MAJORITY, 71%, OF RECIPIENT HOUSEHOLDS HAD A COMBINED INCOME OF LESS THAN $50K. LIKE DUG'S OTHER FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS, THE COMMUNITY SEED DISTRIBUTION IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE FINANCIAL BARRIERS INVOLVED IN GROWING FOOD AT HOME OR IN A COMMUNITY GARDEN. DUG'S COMMUNITY SEED DISTRIBUTION IS THE LARGEST PUBLICLY AVAILABLE COLLECTION OF FREE SEEDS IN DENVER. IN 2024, COMMUNITY SEED DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTED OVER 27K SEED PACKETS, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 10 MILLION INDIVIDUAL SEEDS. THE CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE SEEDS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH MARGINALIZED IDENTITIES IN DUG GARDENS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO RARE AND SPECIALTY PLANT VARIETIES SELECTED WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CULTURAL INCLUSIVITY. DUG BELIEVES THAT MEANINGFUL AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD ACCESS PRIORITIZES FOODS THAT ARE FAMILIAR AND DESIRABLE TO YOU, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, DUG SUPPORTS A GLOBAL ARRAY OF GROWING AND CULINARY PRACTICES IN CELEBRATION OF OUR SHARED DIVERSITY. IN 2024, CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE SEEDS DISTRIBUTED 490 SPECIALTY SEED VARIETIES TO DUG GARDENERS. 1721130 285788 DUG'S EDUCATION PROGRAMMING HAS BEEN SUPPORTING URBAN GARDENERS ACROSS METRO DENVER FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS. DUG'S PROGRAMS ARE FOUNDED UPON A DEEP RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE AND THEIR TRADITIONS, ORGANIC PRACTICES THAT REGENERATE THE EARTH, AND ACTIVATING KNOWLEDGE IN DIVERSE WAYS. DUG FACILITATES AN ADULT AND YOUTH EDUCATION AS WELL AS A COMMUNITY COMPOSTER TRAINING PROGRAM. IN 2024, THE ADULT AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM HELD 734 WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES; THE FEES FOR ONE-THIRD OF ATTENDEES WERE PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN. THE COMMUNITY COMPOSTER TRAINING PROGRAM WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ADDITION TO 300 DUG GARDENERS ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE. 3841674 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 3032929900 1031 33RD STREET SUITE 100 DENVER CO 80205 BROOKE GABBERT PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW FELDMAN VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS SHAFFNER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA ROSAS PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM LARKEY BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIANNA BORIN BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARON EARNEST BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON LONGSDORF BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSE OGAS BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOLON CLARK BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY NORDINI BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELINDA WARNER BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD HESS BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM CRAFT BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ZANE WAY BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA APPEL LIPSIUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 148206 0 22304 148206 0 22304 1 0 1 0 0 268085 1706097 1999411 599681 3973593 EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT 900099 279543 279543 GARDENS & FOOD FORESTS 900099 153641 153641 FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM 900099 34008 34008 467192 16955 16955 13114 268085 53901 -40787 -40787 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 10435 10435 10435 4427388 477627 0 -23832 823043 823043 170510 139583 16141 14786 1214892 994534 115008 105350 26156 21412 2476 2268 197562 161728 18702 17132 122526 100302 11599 10625 39572 39572 86450 86450 255 255 279264 188252 22773 68239 106633 35091 65644 5898 94976 77749 8991 8236 102846 77135 20569 5142 52141 42684 4936 4521 8474 6355 1695 424 19763 18442 689 632 GARDEN MATERIALS 1001078 1001016 62 OTHER PROGRAM AND GENER 169995 140772 1103 28120 OTHER EXPENSES 25870 2131 23150 589 FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT 13981 11445 1324 1212 4555987 3841674 441139 273174 37299 69973 1299386 868711 375798 640184 26250 742105 500196 244998 241909 25326 25689 308054 256835 2290861 2129551 258599 280550 32872 18369 771 0 528063 270657 820305 569576 X 377526 690075 1093030 869900 1470556 1559975 2290861 2129551 -128599 218018 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1597090 2254658 2059687 1968397 3973593 11853425 1597090 2254658 2059687 1968397 3973593 11853425 105392 11748033 131 1174792 5587 30370 16955 1227835 37972 99442 11087 10435 158936 13240196 0.88730 0.86730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 25326 618 255 25689 25000 576 250 25326 1.00000 1 0 176144 176144 388219 336910 51309 90194 81654 8540 87548 81632 5916 241909 SECURITY DEPOSIT 3783 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 253052 256835 LEASE LIABILITY 270657 270657 4507952 26918 53901 80819 4427133 255 255 4427388 4636551 26918 53901 80819 4555732 255 255 4555987 PART V, LINE 4: THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR DUG. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 53,901. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 53,901. GATHER 'ROUND GALA 281199 268085 13114 9619 24557 6000 13725 281199 268085 13114 9619 24557 6000 13725 53901 -40787 1 WE DON'T WASTE 6090 E 39TH AVE DENVER CO 80207 270585966 501C3 641950 0 FOOD EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION SLOW FOOD DENVER 1951 WAZEE ST STE 220 DENVER CO 80202 841575686 501C3 181093 0 YOUTH COOKING AND TASTE EDUCATION CLASSES 2 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LINDA APPEL LIPSIUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 148206 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22304 0 170510 0 0 0 X 1 153979 FAIR MARKET VALUE X TOOLS, SEEDS, AND PLANTS 33 598729 FAIR MARKET VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 7 25176 FAIR MARKET VALUE X GARDEN LEADERS AND STAFF MEALS 8 952 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED DURING BOARD MEETINGS AND WITH STAFF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWS COMPENSATION WITH OTHER NONPROFITS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS OF THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.