FRONTERA FARMER FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
FRONTERA FARMER FOUNDATION (EIN 33-1055393)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-13
IRS object ID
202403189349306250
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-13T12:24:19-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN363029663PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DHJJ LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1184 SHUMAN BLVD STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityNAPERVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60563ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN331055393EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1FRONTERA FARMER FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRONBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3123343649PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1445 N CLARK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60654ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDEANN BAYLESSPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3123343649PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEVIN P MULLIGAN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00628430PTIN
Phone6304201360PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDEANN BAYLESSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1445 N CLARK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60654ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$154,021GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
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Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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Expense$201,164ExpenseAmt
Grant$200,000GrantAmt
DescTO PROMOTE SMALL, SUSTAINABLE FARMS SERVING THE CHICAGO AREA BY PROVIDING THEM WITH CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3123343649PhoneNum

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Address Line1445 N CLARK STREETAddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60610ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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RICK BAYLESS
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JON CHERNISS
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JOEL SMITH
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LESLIE COOPERBAND
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PAUL FEHRIBACH
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KAREN TRILEVSKY
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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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DescLICENSE AND PERMITSDesc
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$3,000BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,000BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$323,293BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$323,293BOYAmt
EOY$276,150EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$326,293BOYAmt
EOY$276,650EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$47,143ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$156,360CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$151,390CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$200,961CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$70,818CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$156,360CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$151,390CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$200,961CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$70,818CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$634,999TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$182,794SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$452,205PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$54TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$635,053TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$878,815GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
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Public Support PY1700.71860PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNER EVENTEvent1Nm
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Charitable Contri Event1$83,203CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$83,203GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$83,203CharitableContributionsTotAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypePROMOTE SMALL, SUSTAINABLE FARMSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient18RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$200,000CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAN OUTSIDE BOARD IS USED TO DETERMINE WHO RECEIVES GRANTSExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2LINE 2 EXPLANATION - TWO OF THE DIRECTORS, DEANN BAYLESS AND RICK BAYLESS ARE MARRIED
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CONTAIN COMMITTEES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BLINE 11B EXPLANATION - THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER BEFORE IT IS FILED
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

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