DENVER URBAN GARDENS: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
DENVER URBAN GARDENS (EIN 74-2374848)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-15
IRS object ID
202443209349321849
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-15T16:01:34-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN823543701PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WATSON COON RYAN LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line16025 SOUTH QUEBEC STREET SUITE 260AddressLine1Txt
CityCENTENNIALCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN742374848EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DENVER URBAN GARDENSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDENVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3032929900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11031 33RD STREET SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLINDA APPEL LIPSIUSPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3032929900PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKARL FLOWERPreparerPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLINDA APPEL LIPSIUSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11031 33RD STREET SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,115,443GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DUG.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1985FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDENVER URBAN GARDENS' (DUG) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS, SKILLS, AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE TO GROW HEALTHY FOOD IN COMMUNITY AND REGENERATE URBAN GREEN SPACES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$5,587PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$30,370CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,432PYOtherRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$214,964TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$820,305TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,942,997NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,470,556NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionDENVER URBAN GARDENS' (DUG) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS, SKILLS, AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE TO GROW HEALTHY FOOD IN COMMUNITY AND REGENERATE URBAN GREEN SPACES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,772,735ExpenseAmt
Grant$256,735GrantAmt
Revenue$651,930RevenueAmt
DescGARDENS & FOOD FORESTS: DUG'S COMMUNITY GARDENS ARE COMPRISED OF BOTH PUBLIC & PRIVATE SPACES. IN 2023, 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 MORE RECENTLY WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ETKIN FAMILY IN 2022. IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING, OUR FOOD FOREST NETWORK HAS EXPANDED TO OVER 20 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.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$644,631ExpenseAmt
Revenue$36,611RevenueAmt
DescFOOD ACCESS PROGRAM: 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 2023, GROW A GARDEN SERVED 12,152 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 2023, 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 2023, CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE SEEDS DISTRIBUTED 490 SPECIALTY SEED VARIETIES TO DUG GARDENERS.Desc

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Expense$805,788ExpenseAmt
Revenue$87,744RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT: 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 2023, 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.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$3,223,154TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3032929900PhoneNum

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Address Line11031 33RD STREET SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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BROOKE GABBERT
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW FELDMAN
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CHRIS SHAFFNER
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA ROSAS
PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM LARKEY
BOARD DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIANNA BORIN-LYGIZOS
BOARD DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARON EARNEST
BOARD DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON LONGSDORF
BOARD DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSE OGAS
BOARD DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOLON CLARK
BOARD DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY NORDINI
BOARD DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELINDA WARNER
BOARD DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD HESS
BOARD DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM CRAFT
BOARD DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZANE WAY
BOARD DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA APPEL LIPSIUS
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Total Other Compensation$29,038TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Fundraising$105,640FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,067,078GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,112,244AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$241,565NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,284,962TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GARDENS & FOOD FORESTS900099$420,858$420,858
EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT900099$191,300$191,300
FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM900099$153,040$153,040
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$765,198TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$30,370TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$30,370ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$56,088TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,087OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$776,285RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion-$25,718ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$256,735TotalAmt
Program Services$256,735ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$852,831ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$155,189ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$88,333FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$14,102ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,225ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,371FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$107,722ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,353ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,964FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$84,970ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,343FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$5,181TotalAmt
Management And General$5,181ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,551TotalAmt
Program Services$16,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$159,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,745FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$18,554TotalAmt
Program Services$9,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,996ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,176FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$68,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,832FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,580TotalAmt
Program Services$81,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,419FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,132TotalAmt
Program Services$32,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,937ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,411FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$442TotalAmt
Management And General$442ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,346TotalAmt
Program Services$26,346ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,171TotalAmt
Program Services$12,529ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,642ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
GARDEN MATERIALS$691,844$687,749$4,095
OTHER PROGRAM AND GENER$277,262$219,739$32,062$25,461
IN KIND EXPENSE$241,565$241,565
OTHER EXPENSES$19,457$12,685$4,206$2,566

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,433TotalAmt
Program Services$10,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,352ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,086,475TotalAmt
Program Services$3,223,154ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$584,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$278,647FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,734,232BOYAmt
EOY$37,299EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,299,386EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,410BOYAmt
EOY$375,798EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,814BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$736,721LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$491,723LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$215,056BOYAmt
EOY$244,998EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$25,326EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,449BOYAmt
EOY$308,054EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,157,961BOYAmt
EOY$2,290,861EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,385BOYAmt
EOY$258,599EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500BOYAmt
EOY$32,872EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,678BOYAmt
EOY$771EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,401BOYAmt
EOY$528,063EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$214,964BOYAmt
EOY$820,305EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,173,925BOYAmt
EOY$377,526EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$769,072BOYAmt
EOY$1,093,030EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,942,997BOYAmt
EOY$1,470,556EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,157,961BOYAmt
EOY$2,290,861EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,050,946ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$578,505PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,797,007CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,597,090CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,254,658CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,059,687CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,968,397CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,676,839TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,797,007CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,597,090CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,254,658CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,059,687CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,968,397CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,676,839TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$45,814SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,631,025PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,896CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$131CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,174,792CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,587CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,370CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,212,776TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$66,521CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,972CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$99,442CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$11,087CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$215,022TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,104,637TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.86730PublicSupportCY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$576InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$250AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$25,326EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$176,145OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$176,145BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$388,219OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$332,934DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,285BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$84,811OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$80,577DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,234BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$87,546OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$78,212DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,334BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$244,998TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT$3,783
$304,271
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$308,054TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
FUNDS HELDS FOR GARDENS$210,922
LEASE LIABILITY$317,141
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$528,063TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,011,428TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,011,428RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$250InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$23,851OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$24,101RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,035,529TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,062,374TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,062,374ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$250InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$23,851OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$24,101ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,086,475TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR DUG.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NOT INCLUDED IN SCH G 23,850. ROUNDING 1.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NOT INCLUDED IN SCH G 23,850. ROUNDING 1.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GATHER 'ROUND GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$129,466GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$105,640CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$23,826GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$11,782RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$20,981FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$9,575EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$37,576OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$129,466GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$105,640CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$23,826GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$11,782RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$20,981FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$9,575EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$37,576OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$79,914DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$56,088NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
WE DON'T WASTE
6090 E 39TH AVEDENVERCO80207270585966501C3$188,680$0FOOD EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION
SLOW FOOD DENVER
1951 WAZEE ST STE 220DENVERCO80202841575686501C3$68,054$0YOUTH COOKING AND TASTE EDUCATION CLASSES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLINDA APPEL LIPSIUSPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$147,067BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$29,038NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$176,105TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution183ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,578NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)TOOLS, SEEDS, AND PLANTS22$231,552FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS64$60,089FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)GARDEN LEADERS AND STAFF MEALS4$4,235FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)TOTE BAGS1$200FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE THE DOCUMENT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPOTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED DURING BOARD MEETINGS AND WITH STAFF MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWS COMPENSATION WITH OTHER NONPROFITS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 399,814. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 159,017. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 73,745. TOTAL EXPENSES 632,576.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2BDUG IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023. THIS AUDIT IS BEING CONDUCTED BY WATSON COON RYAN LLC, A REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS.

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