CULTIVATING COMMUNITY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: CULTIVATING COMMUNITY (EIN 04-3607322)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-15
IRS object ID: 202143199349321264
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-15T15:32:02-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	010463013	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Purdy Powers & Company	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	130 Middle Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Portland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ME	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	04101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043607322	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CULTIVATING COMMUNITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CULT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2077614769	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 3792	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ME	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	04104	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Brenda Peluso	PersonNm
Person Title	Interim Co-Director	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2077614769	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Brenda	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Peluso	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	David J Shorette CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00086553	PTIN
Phone	2077753496	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-11-15	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
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 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Brenda Peluso	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 3792	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ME	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	04104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,199,748	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CULTIVATINGCOMMUNITY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2001	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	ME	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY GROWING FOOD, PREPARING YOUTH LEADERS AND NEW FARMERS, AND PROMOTING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	25	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	822	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$749,283	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$784,945	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$475,107	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$370,319	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,628	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$7,467	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$19,356	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$29,517	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,245,374	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,192,248	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$902,638	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$723,680	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$65,593	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$449,459	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$427,894	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,352,097	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,151,574	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$106,723	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$40,674	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$170,586	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$184,599	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$172,249	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$143,185	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$1,663	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$41,414	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY GROWING FOOD, PREPARING YOUTH LEADERS AND NEW FARMERS, AND PROMOTING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$795,899	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$405,836	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$795,899	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	25	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Brenda Peluso	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2077614769	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 3792	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ME	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	04104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
TED SPITZER
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEE DEE GERMAIN
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
C WAITE MACLIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH MANNING
VICE PRESIDENT/ SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENN SO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOAN AMORY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOAN DALY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EMILY GREEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVE COLSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAMAR AHMED
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$166,560	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$618,385	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$784,945	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GOV'T GRANT AWARDS	900099	$315,488	$315,488
COMMUNITY GARDEN SERVI	900099	$39,891	$39,891
COMMUNITY EDUCATION SE	900099	$14,940	$14,940

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$370,319	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,467	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,467	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$13,500	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$7,500	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$6,000	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$29,517	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$29,517	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$29,517	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,192,248	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$405,836	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,467	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$597,309	TotalAmt
Program Services	$419,070	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$142,052	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,187	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,969	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,001	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,305	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,663	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,402	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,660	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,749	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,993	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,664	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,022	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$72,642	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$368	TotalAmt
Management And General	$368	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,894	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,635	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,030	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,229	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,262	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,852	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,002	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,408	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,929	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,065	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$214	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,289	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,027	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$448	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,814	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,861	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,861	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,152	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,464	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,688	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,519	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,519	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
GARDEN SUPPLIES AND INF	$78,856	$75,183	$3,673
FARMER'S MARKET EXPENSE	$37,951	$37,951
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$14,973	$3,488	$7,910	$3,575
PARTICPANT STIPENDS	$9,209	$9,209

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,847	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,197	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,140	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$510	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,151,574	TotalAmt
Program Services	$795,899	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$290,082	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$65,593	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,734	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,456	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,356	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,143	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,219	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,740	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$534	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,047	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$249,148	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$165,784	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,297	BOYAmt
EOY	$83,364	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,783	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,186	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,663	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$170,586	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,599	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,075	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$144,575	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,110	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$172,249	BOYAmt
EOY	$143,185	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$79,287	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,414	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$77,624	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,414	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$170,586	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,599	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$40,674	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$2,403	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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	$390,409	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$440,513	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$629,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$749,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$618,385	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,828,230	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$56,719	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$37,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$33,848	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$58,130	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$37,057	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$223,269	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$447,128	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$478,028	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$663,488	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$807,413	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$655,442	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,051,499	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$3,051,499	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$764	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	-$1,225	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,783	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,976	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,870	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,168	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$764	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	-$1,225	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,783	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,976	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,870	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,168	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$150	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,004	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,549	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$35,703	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$448,042	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$482,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$676,820	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$817,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$671,312	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,096,370	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.98550	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.98320	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00300	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00210	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,342	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,140	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,202	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$242,806	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$162,644	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$80,162	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$83,364	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED EXPENSES	$87,725
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FUNDS	$2,235
CURRENT PORTION OF LONG-TERM DEBT	$4,261
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET CURRENT PORTION	$6,889

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$101,110	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,192,248	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,192,248	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,192,248	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,151,574	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,151,574	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,151,574	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 PART III. LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS	CULTIVATING COMMUNITY'S WORK IS FOCUSED BY CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN THREE AREAS: - COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY: HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THE BEST DIET- LOCAL, SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED FOOD- REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR INCOME? - COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT: HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS- ESPECIALLY HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS SUCH AS IMMIGRANTS AND YOUTH- HAVE THE TOOLS TO IMPOVE THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY? - COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY: HOW CAN WE MODEL AND FOSTER WAYS OF LIVING THAT WILL SUSTAIN US WHILE ALLOWING FUTURE GENERATIONS TO FLOURISH? SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IS THE ENGINE THAT DRIVES HOW WE ADDRESS THESE THREE QUESTIONS. OUR COMMUNITY FOOD WORK INCLUDES GROWING PRODUCE AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS THROUGH FREE AND REDUCED PRICE CSA SHARES AND THROUGH THE EMERGENCY FOOD SYSTEM. WE ALSO CONVENE FARM STANDS AND SUPPORT FARMERS MARKETS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE CUSTOMERS CAN LEVERAGE THEIR FEDERAL NUTRITION BENEFITS INCLUDING SNAP (FORMERLY FOOD STAMPS), WIC, AND SFMVP (SENIOR FARM SHARE IN MAINE). OUR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT WORK ENCOMPASSES A REFUGEE FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM THAT HELPS IMMIGRANT FAMILIES MOVE CLOSER TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH TRAINING AND FARM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT. OUR GROWING SEASON YOUTH PROGRAMS- YOUTH GROWERS, GROW INTERNS, CULINARY CREW, AND MORE- APPLY A FOOD SYSTEM LENS TO HELPING YOUTH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AS WORKERS, CITIZENS, LEADERS, AND STEWARDS. AND OUR MANY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WHO SEE FOOD AND FARM WORK AS A WAY TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP. OUR COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY WORK ENCOMPASSES THE FACT THAT WE GROW RIGHT WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND EAT, USING ONLY SUSTAINABLE- AND, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRACTICES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	FORM 990 TAX RETURN IS THOROUGHLY REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	Board members are reminded regularly to disclose any potential conflicts of interest in accordance with the organization's policy, especially prior to voting and discussing issues requiring board action.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	The board reviews and approves budgets annually which include salary information. Salaries are benchmarked against the Maine Association of Non-Profits biannual wage and salary survey which provides comparability data.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Form 990, Part IX, line 11g	CONTRACT SERVICES: Program service expenses 78,022. Management and general expenses 20,700. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 98,722. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 51,942. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 51,942.
Form 990 Part XII, Line 2c:	The process has not changed from the prior year.