Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 578,703 | 907,709 | 1,336,000 | 780,364 | 755,068 | 4,357,844 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 55,891 | 77,810 | 136,399 | 137,717 | 111,411 | 519,228 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 219,303 | 16,318 | 2,427 | 980 | 300 | 239,328 |
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 853,897 | 1,001,837 | 1,474,826 | 919,061 | 866,779 | 5,116,400 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 83,558 | 146,336 | 229,894 | |||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 83,558 | 146,336 | 229,894 | |||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 4,886,506 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 853,897 | 1,001,837 | 1,474,826 | 919,061 | 866,779 | 5,116,400 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 128 | 141 | 124 | 855 | 5,687 | 6,935 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 128 | 141 | 124 | 855 | 5,687 | 6,935 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 854,025 | 1,001,978 | 1,474,950 | 919,916 | 872,466 | 5,123,335 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| FORM 990 | IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION RAN A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN RAISING 500,000, WHICH WAS USED IN PART TO PAY OFF TWO MORTGAGES TOTALING APPOXIMATELY 400,000. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | FARM AND GARDEN PROGRAMS: THIS PROGRAM EMPOWERS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO GROW, PREPARE, AND EAT NOURISHING FOOD WITH HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, AND FIELD TRIPS ON THE ORGANIZATION'S URBAN FARM DEMONSTRATION GARDENS. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS YPSILANTI HOME, COMMUNITY, AND SCHOOL GARDENS BY PROVIDING RAISED BEDS, COMPOST, SEEDLINGS/SEEDS, TOOLS, AND MENTORSHIP. IN 2023: -WE INCREASED OUR FARM'S PRODUCTION BY 56% THROUGH OPENING UP NEW GROWING SPACE. -OUR COMPOSTING AREA WAS EXPANDED AND WE PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTS TO TEST A COMMUNITY COMPOSTING SYSTEM, WHICH YIELDED NEARLY 30 YARDS OF ORGANIC COMPOST USED ON GROWING HOPE'S URBAN FARM AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. -5,403 POUNDS OF PRODUCE FROM OUR FARM WAS DONATED DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR FREE COMMUNITY PRODUCE CART, FARM SHARES FOR OUR TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, AND DONATIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. -5,000 VEGETABLE SEEDLINGS WERE GIVEN TO AREA GARDENERS FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY GARDENS. -60 HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATED IN THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN PROGRAM, RECEIVING GARDEN BEDS, RESOURCES, AND MATERIALS. -40 GARDEN BEDS WERE INSTALLED FOR THE RESIDENTS OF TOWNE CENTER SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY IN DOWNTOWN YPSILANTI. -38 HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATED IN OUR INAUGURAL SLIDING SCALE CSA, "SOLIDARITY SHARES." -115 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED GROWING HOPE'S GARDEN-BASED WORKSHOPS |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | FARMERS MARKET PROGRAMS: WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INCREASING ACCESS TO LOCAL FRESH FOODS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION MANAGES THE DEPOT TOWN YPSILANTI FARMERS MARKET, WHICH PROVIDES A VIBRANT COMMUNITY SPACE FOR LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD MAKERS TO SELL DIRECTLY TO CUSTOMERS. ADDITIONALLY, IT MANAGES THE YPSI AREA ONLINE MARKET, A SAFE AND CONVENIENT OPTION. SIX FORMS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS ARE ACCEPTED AT ALL MARKETS. IN 2023: -OUR DEPOT TOWN MARKET HOSTED OUR FIRST-EVER POWER OF PRODUCE (POP) CLUB WITH 40 CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN INTERACTIVE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES AND RECEIVING 3 IN MARKET TOKENS TO SPEND ON FRESH FRUITS OR VEGETABLES AT THE MARKET. -WE RELAUNCHED THE INDOOR WINTER MARKET DOWNTOWN, WELCOMING 150-300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS EACH SATURDAY IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. -273,000 OF LOCAL FOODS AND GOODS WERE SOLD THROUGH THE YPSI AREA ONLINE MARKET AND YPSI FARMERS MARKETS. -18% OF ALL MARKET SALES USED FOOD ASSISTANCE. -89 LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS SOLD THEIR PRODUCTS THROUGH THE YPSILANTI FARMERS MARKETS AND YPSI AREA ONLINE MARKET. -360 HOUSEHOLDS PLACED ORDERS THROUGH THE ONLINE MARKET. -ON AVERAGE, 700 INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE DEPOT TOWN FARMERS MARKET. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | YOUTH AND SCHOOLS PROGRAMS: GARDEN-BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION IS PROVIDED FOR PRE-K THROUGH 8TH-GRADE YOUTH AT THE ORGANIZATION'S URBAN FARM IN CLASSROOMS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS, AND THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE YPSILANTI'S FARM TO SCHOOL INITIATIVE. IN ITS YEAR- ROUND TEEN EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, TEENS GROW THEIR LEADERSHIP AND JOB SKILLS WHILE WORKING ON THE ORGANIZATION'S URBAN FARM, AT ITS MARKETS, AND IN ITS INCUBATOR KITCHEN, CREATING THE NEXT CHANGEMAKERS IN THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. IN 2023: -13 TEENS PARTICIPATED IN OUR SUMMER TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, 7 PARTICIPATED IN OUR SCHOOL YEAR TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND 2 PREVIOUS GRADUATES RETURNED FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIPS. -TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOCUSED ON REBUILDING THE TEEN GARDEN, OR "THE OASIS." -TEENS ENGAGED IN NEW, INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING AS THEY PREPARED, COOKED, ATE, AND GREW FRESH PRODUCE WITH FOLKS AT THE YPSILANTI SENIOR CENTER. -EVERY YOUTH WHO GRADUATED FROM THE TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. -290 YOUTH TOOK PART IN STEM-BASED FIELD TRIPS TO THE GROWING HOPE URBAN FARM & YPSILANTI FARMERS MARKET PLACE. -20 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN OUR IN-CLASS GARDENING AND NUTRITION EDUCATIONAL SERIES AT YPSILANTI INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. -25 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN EIGHT WEEKLY SESSIONS AT THE GROWING HOPE URBAN FARM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKRIDGE SUMMER CAMP. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | FOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP. WITH THE GOAL OF GROWING THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY, THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS START-UP FOOD MAKERS WITH ACCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INCUBATOR KITCHEN. WITH 24/7 ACCESS TO A COMMERICAL-GRADE FACILITY, RENTERS ARE ASSISTED WITH FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS, LICENSING, AND CREATING CONNECTIONS WITH GROWERS AND RETAIL MARKETS. IN 2023: -37 LOCAL BUSINESSES UTILIZED THE GROWING HOPE INCUBATOR KITCHEN SERVICES. -10 BUSINESSES PARTICIPATED IN THE ECONOMIC STABILIZATION PROGRAM FOR COVID-IMPACTED MICROENTERPRISES, A PROGRAM WE PILOTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, RECEIVING TARGETED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COACHING, AND A 5,000 GRANT TO HELP ACCELERATE THEIR BUSINESS. -3 MAKERS GRADUATED FROM GROWING HOPE'S INCUBATOR KITCHEN INTO THEIR OWN BRICK-AND-MORTAR ESTABLISHMENTS. -93 HOURS OF KITCHEN USE WERE DEDICATED TO PROGRAMMING BY OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH & INVOLVEMENT. THOUGH ITS OUTREACH, THE ORGANIZATION CULTIVATES AND PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT AND GUIDE ITS MISSION IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVE IN SEVERAL CITY, COUNTY, AND STATEWIDE COALITIONS AND NETWORKS, ADVOCATING FOR FOOD JUSTICE AND AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITEE PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE POLICY IS MANAGED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND MEMBER OR A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS EACH PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, HAS READ AND UDNERSTANDS THE POLICY, AND HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD USING PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPARABILITY DATA. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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