THE NOYO FOOD FOREST: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020
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- Organization
- THE NOYO FOOD FOREST (EIN 76-0842972)
- Tax period
- 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
- Filed
- 2021-04-30
- IRS object ID
- 202101209349200035
- Schema version
- 2020v4.1
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2021-04-30T14:18:59-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2020-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 680457020 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Raven Deerwater EA PhD | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 1786 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Mendocino | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95460 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2020-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 760842972 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | The Noyo Food Forest | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | NOYO | BusinessNameControlTxt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 974 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Fort Bragg | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95437 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Emily Forster | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Direc | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7073577680 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2021-04-16 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | Emily | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | Forster | PersonLastNm |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Raven Deerwater | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00005607 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7079371099 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2021-04-30 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation
Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Customer | 0 | TrustedCustomerCd |
| OOB Security Verification | 00 | OOBSecurityVerificationCd |
| Authentication Assurance Level | AAL1 | AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd |
| Identity Assurance Level | IAL1 | IdentityAssuranceLevelCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2020 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $144,698 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $120,141 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $2,058 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $53 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $17,764 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $17,764 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $4,682 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $144,698 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $60,540 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $1,629 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $3,445 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $357 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $48,353 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $114,324 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $30,374 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $56,018 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $86,392 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $48,318 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $81,787 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,808 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $4,793 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $56,126 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $86,580 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $108 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $188 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $56,018 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $86,392 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Educate on sustainably grown food | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Operation of School and Community Gardens | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $2,360 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $93,449 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $93,449 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Menhams | ||||
| President | 4.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Lund | ||||
| Treasurer | 4.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jez Anderson | ||||
| Board Member | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Teresa Raffo | ||||
| Board Member | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Forster | ||||
| Executive Director | 35.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Emily Forster | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 974 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Fort Bragg | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95437 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7073577680 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $111,063 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $108,863 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $148,436 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $114,306 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $120,141 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $602,809 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $22,583 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $31,307 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $19,255 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $23,885 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $24,504 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $121,534 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $3,655 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $4,805 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Total | $8,460 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $137,301 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $144,975 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $167,691 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $138,191 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $144,645 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $732,803 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $732,803 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $1 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $53 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $54 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $1 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $53 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $54 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $137,301 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $144,976 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $167,691 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $138,191 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $144,698 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $732,857 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.99990 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Description of other revenue Part I line 8 | Description AmountMiscellaneous Revenue 4,682 |
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 3,015Garden Expenses 3,435Taxes and Licenses 178Grant Costs 2,479Supplies 2,132Telecommunications 2,856Insurance 8,244Bank Fees 2,936Meals 109Automobile Expenses 146Fundraising Expenses 3,644Advertising and Marketing 579Payroll tax expense 14,780Travel 243Other costs 3,577 |
| Description of other assets Part II line 24 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearFixed Assets 7,808 4,793 |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearSales Tax 108 188 |
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