2026-07-10T11:51:42-05:00 2025-12-31 823543701 WATSON COON RYAN LLC 6025 SOUTH QUEBEC STREET SUITE 260 CENTENNIAL CO 80111 990 2025-01-01 742374848 DENVER URBAN GARDENS DENV 3032929900 1031 33RD STREET SUITE 100 DENVER CO 80205 NESSA MOGHARREBAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3032929900 2026-07-09 1 KARL FLOWER P01589970 3037923020 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NESSA MOGHARREBAN 1031 33RD STREET SUITE 100 DENVER CO 80205 4168009 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. 18 18 20 3930 0 0 3973593 3618816 467192 502355 16955 14893 -30352 -42998 4427388 4093066 823043 844304 0 0 1731646 1688276 0 0 279159 2001298 1914184 4555987 4446764 -128599 -353698 2129551 1587956 569576 380744 1559975 1207212 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 1635762 844304 204036 DUG'S COMMUNITY GARDENS INCLUDE BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES, MANAGED BY A DEDICATED TEAM OF VOLUNTEER GARDEN LEADERS AND CULTIVATED BY A LARGE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY GARDENERS. COMMUNITY GARDENS PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO GROW FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. GARDENERS TYPICALLY PLANT ANNUALS-SUCH AS TOMATOES AND PUMPKINS-EACH SEASON, FOLLOWING THE GROWING CYCLE FROM SEED STARTING TO PREPARING THE GARDEN FOR DORMANCY. THE DIVERSITY IN DUG'S GARDENS IS REFLECTED IN THEIR VARYING SIZES, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, COMMUNITY CULTURES, AND INTERNAL COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS. DUG'S FOOD FORESTS, ESTABLISHED WITH GENEROUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT, HAVE EXPANDED TO NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA AND FEATURE A VARIETY OF FOOD-PRODUCING TREE AND SHRUB SPECIES. UNLIKE COMMUNITY GARDENS, FOOD FORESTS OFFER ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PERENNIAL TREES AND BUSHES THAT YIELD FOOD YEAR AFTER YEAR. THESE SPACES ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE, ALLOWING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HARVEST BERRIES, NUTS, AND OTHER PRODUCE AS THEY WISH. EACH SITE IS CARED FOR BY TRAINED VOLUNTEER TREE KEEPERS WHO HELP MAINTAIN THE AREA AND FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. 361356 43644 UNDER THE FOOD ACCESS UMBRELLA, DUG OFFERS THREE UNIQUE PROGRAMS: GROW A GARDEN, CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE SEEDS, AND COMMUNITY SEED DISTRIBUTION. THE GROW A GARDEN PROGRAM CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WITH SEEDS, SEEDLINGS, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT GROWING FOOD AT HOME OR IN A DUG GARDEN. THIS PROGRAM SERVES A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE FROM HOUSEHOLDS WITH LIMITED INCOME. LIKE DUG'S OTHER FOOD ACCESS INITIATIVES, THE COMMUNITY SEED DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO GROWING FOOD, WHETHER AT HOME OR IN A COMMUNITY GARDEN. DUG'S COMMUNITY SEED DISTRIBUTION IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLICLY AVAILABLE COLLECTIONS OF FREE SEEDS IN THE AREA, HELPING THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES START THEIR OWN GARDENS. THE CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE SEEDS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH MARGINALIZED IDENTITIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO RARE AND SPECIALTY PLANT VARIETIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CULTURAL INCLUSIVITY. DUG BELIEVES THAT MEANINGFUL AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD ACCESS PRIORITIZES FOODS THAT ARE FAMILIAR AND DESIRABLE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, DUG SUPPORTS A GLOBAL ARRAY OF GROWING AND CULINARY PRACTICES, CELEBRATING THE SHARED DIVERSITY OF ITS COMMUNITY. 1795986 254675 DUG'S EDUCATION PROGRAMMING HAS BEEN SUPPORTING URBAN GARDENERS THROUGHOUT METRO DENVER FOR MANY YEARS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE GROUNDED IN A DEEP RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE AND THEIR TRADITIONS, PROMOTE ORGANIC PRACTICES THAT REGENERATE THE EARTH, AND ENGAGE LEARNERS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. DUG OFFERS BOTH ADULT AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS A COMMUNITY COMPOSTER TRAINING PROGRAM. THE ADULT AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES, MANY OF WHICH OFFER FLEXIBLE, PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN OPTIONS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL. THE COMMUNITY COMPOSTER TRAINING PROGRAM IS WIDELY ATTENDED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DUG GARDENERS ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE, HELPING TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWING AND COMPOSTING PRACTICES. 13045 13045 3793104 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 45 0 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 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 BRIANNA BORIN BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD HESS BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KENDALL KADISH BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM LARKEY BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER LIFARI BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL MAHAR BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASMINE MCGLADE BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY NORDINI BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSE OGAS BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENNY POST BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CORINE ROBERTS BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELLI ROJAS BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELINDA WARNER BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GINGER WHITE BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG WOOLEY BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON LONGSDORF CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRAD DODSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARON EARNEST SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA APPEL LIPSIUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 153414 0 23403 153414 0 23403 1 0 1 0 0 229986 1918084 1470746 354438 3618816 EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT 900099 254675 254675 GARDENS & FOOD FORESTS 900099 204036 204036 FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM 900099 43644 43644 502355 14893 14893 18900 229986 74943 -56043 -56043 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 13045 13045 13045 4093066 515400 0 -41150 844304 844304 176817 123772 53045 1202500 1009601 89148 103751 24647 20693 1827 2127 166675 139938 12356 14381 117637 98766 8721 10150 16255 16255 100250 100250 289637 162249 15526 111862 67120 45568 17647 3905 94944 79713 7039 8192 102651 76988 20530 5133 54250 45547 4022 4681 10969 8227 2194 548 26305 24978 613 714 GARDEN MATERIALS 929704 929704 OTHER PROGRAM AND GENER 173319 169283 4036 OTHER EXPENSES 35615 2720 20316 12579 FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT 13165 11053 976 1136 4446764 3793104 374501 279159 69973 54725 868711 561930 640184 496183 26250 13204 3783 3783 742105 511165 241909 230940 25689 27122 253052 200069 2129551 1587956 280550 151377 18369 12000 270657 217367 569576 380744 X 690075 704858 869900 502354 1559975 1207212 2129551 1587956 X -353698 935 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2254658 2059687 1968397 3973593 3618816 13875151 2254658 2059687 1968397 3973593 3618816 13875151 79965 13795186 1174792 5587 30370 16955 14893 1242597 99442 11087 10435 13045 134009 15251757 0.90450 0.88730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 25689 500 1185 252 27122 25326 618 255 25689 25000 576 250 25326 1 0 176144 176144 388219 340886 47333 90194 82731 7463 87548 87548 0 230940 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 200069 200069 LEASE LIABILITY 217367 217367 4182211 13268 75877 89145 4093066 0 4093066 4534974 13268 74942 88210 4446764 0 4446764 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 74,943. ROUNDING -1. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 935. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 74,943. ROUNDING -1. GATHER 'ROUND GALA 248886 229986 18900 720 22794 24017 7300 20112 248886 229986 18900 720 22794 24017 7300 20112 74943 -56043 1 WE DON'T WASTE 6090 E 39TH AVE DENVER CO 80207 270585966 501C3 659309 0 FOOD EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION SLOW FOOD DENVER 1951 WAZEE ST STE 220 DENVER CO 80202 841575686 501C3 184995 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 153414 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23403 0 176817 0 0 0 X 1 3192 FAIR MARKET VALUE X TOOLS, SEEDS, AND PLANTS 15 351331 FAIR MARKET VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 11 1828 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 XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 935. 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.