Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
(K99)
IRS Verified
DX Registered
990 on File
FERTILE GROUNDWORKS
Financial strength (30%)
90/100
Reliability (20%)
50/100
Effectiveness (25%)
81/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Mission Statement
To teach and empower people and communities to increase their health, well being, and self-reliance by growing food for themselves and others organically and sustainably. Produce from our Garden of Grace is given to Open Heart Kitchen and local food pantries to feed the needy. Fertile GroundWorks champions locally grown food and facilitates the creation and sustainable operation of community, school and employee gardens.
Financial Overview — FY 2024
$200K
Total Revenue
$134K
Total Expenses
$280K
Net Assets
6
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
91.6%
Fundraising Efficiency
0.0%
Operating Reserve
25.09x
Liability-to-Asset
0.0%
Revenue Diversification
78.7%
Executive Compensation
$49K
Compared with Peers
FY 2024
Compared with 1,872 similar organizations
(United States, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, $100K–$1M in expenses), FY 2024.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
91.6% | 89.7% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
8.4% | 7.6% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.0% | 0.0% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Fundraising efficiency
Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income
· lower is better
|
0.0% | 13.3% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
25.1 mo | 10.8 mo |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
0.0% | 0.6% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
78.7% | 96.4% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
15.1% | 10.4% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
-23.3% | 10.3% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
32.8% | 4.4% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $200K | $134K | $280K | 91.6% | 6 |
| 2023 | $173K | $175K | $153K | 92.2% | — |
| 2022 | $353K | $169K | N/A | — | 1 |
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