GREENING OF DETROIT: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
GREENING OF DETROIT (EIN 31-0036036)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202143199349311494
Schema version
2020v4.1
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
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Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Gross Receipts$1,803,554GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GREENINGOFDETROIT.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
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Total Assets BOY$1,362,856TotalAssetsBOYAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$95,105TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$65,214TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE GREENING OF DETROIT'S MISSION IS THE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH OF A HEALTHY URBAN COMMUNITY THROUGH TREES, GREEN SPACES, HEALTHY LIVING, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$387,540ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,081RevenueAmt
DescWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - CREATED IN 2009, THROUGH PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE GREENING'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE UNEMPLOYED DETROITERS WITH VALUABLE JOB TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION IN THE GREEN INDUSTRY. PARTICIPANTS IN THE GREENING'S ADULT WORKFORCE PROGRAM ARE TRAINED FOR JOBS IN LANDSCAPING, FORESTRY, AND AGRICULTURE. THE FOCUS AREAS WITHIN THE GREENING'S PROGRAM INCLUDE: FIRST AID AND SAFETY, LANDSCAPE PLAN READING AND ESTIMATING, TURF INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE, PLANTS AND PLANTINGS, TREE/SHRUB MAINTENANCE, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT AND SAFETY (TAUGHT BY OSHA-CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS) AND CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE TRAINING. IN 2014 THE PROGRAM ADDED A NEW CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELD OF TREE ARTESIAN. THIS CERTIFICATION FOCUSES ON URBAN FORESTRY, TREE REMOVAL, AND STUMP GRINDING. THIS PROGRAM IS ALSO CERTIFIED AS A FEDERAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. IN 2020, THE GREENING OF DETROIT'S DETROIT CONSERVATION CORPS, CONTINUES TO MOVE ITS MISSION ALONG WITH TRAINING 2,400 DETROIT RESIDENTS, WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. THE DETROIT CONSERVATION CORPS (DCC) WAS FORMED WITH A FIVE-YEAR A GOAL TO TRAIN AT LEAST 2,400 UNEMPLOYED DETROITERS THROUGH THE GREENING OF DETROIT'S ENTRY LEVEL LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY PROGRAM; AND PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT WITHIN A LOCAL CONSERVATION CORPS. THE CORPS OPERATES AS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, AVAILABLE TO IMPLEMENT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDSCAPE RENOVATION PROJECTS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD TO PIVOT TO INCLUDE BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON TRAINING. IN 2020, 42 DETROIT RESIDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE DCC PROGRAMMING AND 92% WERE PLACED INTO JOBS. DCC IS A FEDERALLY ACCREDITED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: GRADUATES RECEIVE MULTIPLE CERTIFICATIONS IN FIRST AID, CPR, MIOSHA, CUSTOMER SERVICE, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION. DCC IS A COLLABORATIVE SERVICE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES WRAP-AROUND SERVICES, INCLUDING SOCIAL SERVICE ASSISTANCE, RESUME WRITING, AND THE JOB INTERVIEW SKILLS THROUGH ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, SCARLETT COMMUNICATIONS, AND IMPOSSIBLY IMPOSSIBLE. OVER 700 ADULT TRAINEES HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE GREENING'S COHORT SESSIONS WITH CERTIFICATES. EIGHTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE TRAINEES HAVE BEEN PLACED INTO JOBS THAT PAY ON AN AVERAGE $14.00 AN HOUR.THE GREENING OF DETROIT HAS PLANTED MORE THAN 133,000 TREES THROUGHOUT THE CITY SINCE 1989. AS OUR SCOPE OF WORK GREW, THE ORGANIZATION CREATED A SUMMER YOUTH WORKFORCE PROGRAM TO ASSIST IN THE WATERING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE TREES. THE GREEN CORPS PROGRAM HAS COLLECTIVELY EMPLOYED MORE THAN 1650 DETROIT YOUTH SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1998. BY MAINTAINING THOUSANDS OF TREES IN OVER 130 PLANTING SITES ACROSS THE CITY, CORPS MEMBERS ARE INVESTING THEIR ENERGY AND TIME IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE YOUTH ALSO BEAUTIFY PARKS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND PARTICIPATE IN CONSERVATION PROJECTS THAT HAVE MEANINGFUL AND BENEFICIAL IMPACTS FOR DETROIT RESIDENTS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK, AND TO NURTURE A SENSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.IN 2020, 65 GREEN CORPS YOUTH WERE EMPLOYED BY THE GREENING OF DETROIT. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD TO PIVOT AND MODIFY FROM THE ORIGINAL GREEN CORPS PROGRAMMING. A VIRTUAL PROGRAM WAS CREATED THAT DELIVERED THE SAME ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIENCE THAT STUDENTS LOOK FOR EACH SUMMER. WE QUICKLY IDENTIFIED THAT THE NEED FOR THIS SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM WAS CRITICAL NOW MORE THAN EVER. STUDENTS EARNED AN HOURLY WAGE OF $8.90 AN HOUR, AND STUDENTS AGES (18-24) EARNED WAGES OF $12.50 AN HOUR. THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM INCLUDED EXPOSING OPPORTUNITIES IN GREEN COLLAR JOBS, COLLEGE READINESS, WORK READINESS, SAT PREPARATORY SESSIONS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, LEADERSHIP BUILDING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND TEAM BUILDING.Desc

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Expense$677,460ExpenseAmt
Revenue$345,216RevenueAmt
DescGREEN INFRASTRUCTURE - TREE PLANTING IS ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING A THRIVING, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN COMMUNITY. OVER THE PAST 32 YEARS, THE GREENING WORKED WITH ITS CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PLANT MORE THAN 133,000 NEW TREES CITYWIDE. IN 2020, THE GREENING, HOSTED 26 TREE PLANTING EVENTS THROUGHOUT DETROIT, HIGHLAND PARK, AND HAMTRAMCK, RESULTING IN THE INSTALLATION OF 1200 TREES WITH THE SUPPORT OF 707 VOLUNTEERSIN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY TREE PLANTINGS, THE GREENING COMPLETED THE POT IN POT NURSERY AT MEYERS TREE NURSERY, WHICH REQUIRED THE INSTALLATION OF 1,000 TONS OF SAND AND OVER 1000 NURSERY POTS. AS PART OF THIS SITE CONSTRUCTION, A LARGE-SCALE RETENTION POND THAT MANAGE SURFACE FLOW FROM OVER 29 ACRES, AND RETAIN OVER 1 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER. IRRIGATION FOR THE POT IN POT NURSERY IS DIRECTLY PUMPED FROM THIS POND, CREATING A SUSTAINABLE WATER SOURCE THAT INDEPENDENT OF CITY WATER THAT ALSO SERVES AS HABITAT FOR LOCAL WILDLIFE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE WORK INCLUDED A FEE FOR SERVICE PROGRAM (FFS) THAT PROVIDED BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPING. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT FOR 8 GRADUATES OF THE GREENING'S ADULT WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM, THE DETROIT CONSERVATION CORPS (DCC). THE FFS PROGRAM EARNED OVER $310,000 OF REVENUE, SUPPORTING BOTH THE TRAINING PROGRAM AND GREEN JOBS FOR DETROITERS.COMMUNITY OUTREACH HAS BEEN A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO OUR WORK OVER THE LAST THIRTY-TWO YEARS. THE GREENING CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE CREATING AND ADVOCATING FOR HEALTHY GREENSPACE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORK INCLUDES: WORKING WITH OVER 35 COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER GROUPS FOR TREE PLANTING; TRAINING 20 NEW CITIZEN FORESTERS WHO LEAD VOLUNTEER GROUPS DURING COMMUNITY PLANTINGS AS WELL AS SUPPORT MAINTENANCE AT THE MEYERS TREE NURSERY AND LAFAYETTE GREENS; THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF NEW EDUCATION MATERIALS AS MEMBERS OF THE LAND AND WATER WORKS COALITION, INCLUDING "TREES AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND YOUTH CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ENGAGE K-12 STUDENTS. OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS, THE GREENING OF DETROIT HAS COMMITTED OVER 500 HOURS TO CO-DEVELOPING CURRICULUM, HOSTING FORUMS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AMBASSADOR WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS TO SUPPORTING DETROITERS TO BECOME BETTER STEWARDS OF OUR LAND AND WATER.Desc

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DescGREEN SPACES- LAFAYETTE GREENS.THE GREENING OF DETROIT OPERATE LAFAYETTE GREENS, OUR URBAN GARDEN LOCATED IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THE HIGHLY-VISIBLE GREEN SPACE IS A SHOWCASE PROJECT FOR THE GREENING, PROVIDING US WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, SPOTLIGHT OUR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS IN THE CITY. OPEN SINCE 2011, LAFAYETTE GREENS WAS FORMERLY OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE COMPUWARE CORPORATION, WHICH DONATED THE .75-ACRE SITE TO THE GREENING OF DETROIT SIX YEARS AGO (A GIFT VALUED AT THE TIME AT $375,000). LAFAYETTE GREENS IS A PRODUCTIVE URBAN GARDEN, WHICH LAST YEAR GENERATED HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF ORGANIC FRUITS, VEGETABLES, HERBS AND FLOWERS. EVERYTHING HARVESTED GOES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, EITHER TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME TO HELP MAINTAIN THE SPACE, OR TO FOOD DISTRIBUTORS LIKE FORT STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SHELTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. LAFAYETTE GREENS ALSO HOSTS A WEEKLY MARKET DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. CLOSE TO SENIOR HOUSING AND THE ROSA PARKS TRANSIT CENTER, THE FARMERS MARKET AT LAFAYETTE GREENS SUPPLIES CITY RESIDENTS WITH A SOURCE FOR FRESH NUTRITIOUS FOOD. LAFAYETTE GREENS ALSO SERVES AS A TRAINING SPACE FOR YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR GREEN CORPS SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDING DETROIT TEENS WITH HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FARMING ASSIGNMENTS THAT FOCUS ON THE CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES THAT ARE UNIQUE TO DETROIT'S URBAN ENVIRONMENT. YOUTH SUPPORT GROWING AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES AT LAFAYETTE GREENS, AND ALSO ASSIST WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER EVENTS.TO DATE, LAFAYETTE GREENS HAS ATTRACTED OVER 21,000 VISITORS. AN ADDITIONAL 500-1,000 VISITORS COME BY WAY OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH DETROIT EXPERIENCE FACTORY, THEY PROVIDE WALKING TOURS FOR GROUPS THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN AND MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS YEAR THEY INCLUDED LAFAYETTE GREENS AS A DESTINATION ON THE TOUR. WE AVERAGE ROUGHLY 50 TO 75 VISITORS PER DAY. FOLKS COME TO VISIT OF ALL AGES AND INCLUDE, SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN VISITING FROM LOCAL DETROIT AND METRO DETROIT SCHOOLS, BUSINESS COMMUNITY, SENIORS AND LOCAL FARMERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING IN OUR GARDEN BEDS. FINALLY, THE GREENING HAS HELD 10 EVENTS IN LAFAYETTE GREENS. YOGA AT THE LAFAYETTE GREENS KICKED OFF IN JULY AND OFFERS A CALMING BEGINNER'S CLASS EVERY MONDAY. FINALLY, TREE PRUNING 101 TOOK PLACE EARLIER THIS SPRING WITH OUR CITIZEN FORESTERS.Desc
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

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RICHARD A RAMIREZ
CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL ERNZEN
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE KOBERNICK
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS E PETERS
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN DELISI
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH COOLEY
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN BOYLE
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES N CANDLER JR
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAURICE HOGAN
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUANE LEWIS
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FELICIA VENABLE
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEAL F ZALENKO
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY ERNZEN
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC MERCHANT
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHELIA O'HARA
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES PALERMO
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VERONICA POLITE
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABDELRAHMAN SHAOUT
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLA TINSLEY-SMITH
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN A SIMON
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN WHITSETT
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARISSA EBERSOLE-WOOD
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR KATHLEEN YAREMCHUK
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRY SITAR
FINANCE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$87,087$0$0
LIONEL BRADFORD
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$99,152$0$0
MONICA TABARES
VICE PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$100,127$0$0
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Fundraising$24,060FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$666,518GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$762,639AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,453,217TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$341,035RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$341,035TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$1,040FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Exclusion-$411ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$8,262OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion-$411ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$286,366TotalAmt
Program Services$114,449ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$107,239FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$694,120TotalAmt
Program Services$453,788ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$191,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,478FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,864TotalAmt
Program Services$47,444ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,419ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,001FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,239TotalAmt
Program Services$62,730ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,190FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,925TotalAmt
Management And General$39,925ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$271,494TotalAmt
Program Services$166,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$105,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,255TotalAmt
Program Services$95ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,160ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,504TotalAmt
Program Services$853ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,651ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,647TotalAmt
Management And General$20,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,704TotalAmt
Program Services$94ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$840TotalAmt
Program Services$840ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,257TotalAmt
Management And General$53,257ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,954TotalAmt
Program Services$16,530ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,530FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROJECT MATERIALS AND S$88,451$82,485$5,966
NURSERY STOCK$78,244$78,244
EQUIPMENT RENTAL/REPAIR$36,232$25,691$10,541
VEHICLE EXPENSES$25,764$13,717$12,047

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,120TotalAmt
Program Services$1,586ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,939,980TotalAmt
Program Services$1,065,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$684,542ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$190,438FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$596,613BOYAmt
EOY$705,900EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,616BOYAmt
EOY$280,304EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,062BOYAmt
EOY$5,574EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$755,063LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$560,148LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,170BOYAmt
EOY$194,915EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,895BOYAmt
EOY$3,895EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,500BOYAmt
EOY$4,500EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,362,856BOYAmt
EOY$1,195,088EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,439BOYAmt
EOY$62,127EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,666BOYAmt
EOY$3,087EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,105BOYAmt
EOY$65,214EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$622,061BOYAmt
EOY$526,436EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$645,690BOYAmt
EOY$603,438EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,267,751BOYAmt
EOY$1,129,874EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,362,856BOYAmt
EOY$1,195,088EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$137,877ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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$3,417,052CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,295,373CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,548,889CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,347,574CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,471,257CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,080,145TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,417,052CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,295,373CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,548,889CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,347,574CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,471,257CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,080,145TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$978,003SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,102,142PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$254,864CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$45,923CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,996CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,739CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,262CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$369,784TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,449,929TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,074,575GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.89170PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93520PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 4,864. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 45,923. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 43,996. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 16,739. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 8,262. CANCELLATION OF DEBT - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 250,000.ExplanationTxt

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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$80,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$80,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$95,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,833DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,167BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,965OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,965DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$164,352OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$161,657DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,695BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$404,746OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$371,693DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,053BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$194,915TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S OPEN AUDIT PERIODS ARE 2017 - 2020.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SIP & TASTEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$25,100GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$24,060CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$1,040GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,451OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$25,100GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$24,060CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$1,040GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,451OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,451DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$411NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPROCESS TO REVIEW 990 IS AN INTERNAL REVIEW BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND DISTRIBUTION AND REVIEW TO MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE 990 IS AVAILABLE TO OTHER FULL BOARD MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANY ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED AT THE EXECUTIVE OR FINANCE COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT. THERE WERE NO ADJUSTMENTS TO PRIOR SALARY IN 2020.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 166,454. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 105,040. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 271,494.
PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS OF OVERSEEING THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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