SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC (EIN 47-2549969)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-10-27
IRS object ID: 202003019349301925
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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 L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-10-27T16:12:46-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390974031	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEGNER CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	230 PARK AVE FL 3	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	101690005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	472549969	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOUL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5182291339	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1972 NY HWY 2	AddressLine1Txt
City	PETERSBURG	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12138	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TAINA DEL VALLE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5182291339	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-10-26	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRUCE MAYER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00187180	PTIN
Phone	2125511724	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	66.222.124.178	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-10-26	IPDt
IP Tm	09:42:49	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	064F4117F09D37B45CB2B94A19393E5FFC244F79	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	74B0C536FBDEA54BE69F712409E5EA3D5A3AE8D3	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	TAINA DEL VALLE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1972 NY HWY 2	AddressLine1Txt
City	PETERSBURG	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12138	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,467,603	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	SOULFIREFARM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2014	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO FURTHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	13	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	25	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$459,950	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,196,512	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$222,765	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$223,950	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$8,647	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$15,282	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,206	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$9,707	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$693,568	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,445,451	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	$250,288	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$376,547	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$20,006	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$243,028	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$365,122	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$493,316	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$741,669	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$200,252	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$703,782	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$857,473	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,625,442	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$504,776	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$17,823	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$352,697	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,607,619	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SOUL FIRE FARM IS COMMITTED TO ENDING RACISM AND INJUSTICE IN THE FOOD SYSTEM. WE RAISE AND DISTRIBUTE LIFE-GIVING FOOD AS A MEANS TO END FOOD APARTHEID. WITH DEEP REVERENCE FOR THE LAND AND WISDOM OF OUR ANCESTORS, WE WORK TO RECLAIM OUR COLLECTIVE RIGHT TO BELONG TO THE EARTH AND TO HAVE AGENCY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM. WE BRING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER ON THIS HEALING LAND TO SHARE SKILLS ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, NATURAL BUILDING, SPIRITUAL ACTIVISM, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. WE ARE TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ACTIVIST-FARMERS AND STRENGTHENING THE MOVEMENTS FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$474,230	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$113,420	RevenueAmt
Desc	FARM-BASED - SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE, INC. GROWS 20,000 POUNDS OF VEGETABLES, FRUITS, AND PLANT MEDICINE AND 250 CHICKENS INTENSIVELY ON 2 ACRES OF LAND USING LOW-TILL METHODS; PROVIDES AFFORDABLE, DOORSTEP DELIVERY OF ITS OWN FARM FRESH ORGANIC VEGETABLES, HERBS, EGGS, AND MEAT TO 80+ FAMILIES; TRAINS 130+ NEW FARMER-ACTIVISTS THROUGH OUR BIPOC FIRE (BLACK-INDIGENOUS-PEOPLE OF COLOR FARMING IN RELATIONSHIP WITH EARTH) AND BIPOC BUILDERS WEEKLONG IMMERSIONS; STRENGTHENS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE LAND BY PROVIDING DAYLONG FOOD JUSTICE PROGRAMS TO 250+ BIPOC YOUTH, COMMUNITY FARM DAYS TO 300+ INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND "SOUL FIRE IN THE CITY" LAWN TO GARDEN WORKSHOPS FOR 30+ PEOPLE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$175,312	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$118,817	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLIC EDUCATION - THROUGH PUBLIC SPEAKING, TRAINING, AND MEDIA, SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE, INC. AWAKENS THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF 3,000 LISTENERS AND READERS WHO INTERACT WITH ITS PUBLIC TALKS, BOOKS, AND ARTICLES - AS EVIDENCED BY 30+ EXAMPLES OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS REPORTING THEIR CONCRETE ACTIONS TOWARD FOOD JUSTICE AND LAND SOVEREIGNTY AS A RESULT OF WHAT THEY LEARNED. IN ADDITION, SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE, INC. CATALYZES THE TRANSFER OF RESOURCES, LAND, AND POWER TO BIPOC FARMER-ACTIVISTS BY INCUBATING THE NORTHEAST FARMERS OF COLOR COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, TRAINING 200+ ACTIVISTS THROUGH UPROOTING RACISM IN THE FOOD SYSTEM INTENSIVES, PARTICIPATING IN POLICY-ORGANIZING WORK WITH HEAL, NBFJA, USFSA, AND BUGS, GENERATING 7+ MATCHES THROUGH THE REPARATIONS MAP, AND SUPPORTING THE WORK OF AT LEAST ONE SIBLING FARM INTERNATIONALLY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$649,542	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	0	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	Yes (1)	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	32	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	13	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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	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	0	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	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AZURE KEAHI - CAPITAL BOOKKEEPING C	PersonNm
Phone	8082325495	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	313 10TH ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	TROY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12180	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
TAINA DEL VALLE
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR KRISTIN REYNOLDS
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TAGAN ENGEL
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADAKU UTAH
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REV DR ADELE SMITH-PENNIMAN
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR CLAUDIA FORD
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR GAIL MYERS
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GERALD MITCHELL
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JALAL SABUR
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$750	$0	$0
KAREN WASHINGTON
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAVITHA RAO
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEISHA CAMERON
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OLIVIA WATKINS
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROSA RIVERA
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ABBY LUBLIN
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEAH PENNIMAN
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$56,160	$0	$1,426
JONAH VITALE-WOLFF
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$56,160	$0	$1,426
LARISA JACOBSON
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$54,080	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$167,150	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$2,852	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
All Other Contributions	$1,196,512	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$7,674	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,196,512	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PUBLIC SPEAKING	611430	$118,817	$118,817
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	813410	$58,799	$58,799
FARM INCOME	110000	$46,334	$46,334

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$223,950	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,430	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$15,430	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,025	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,173	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$148	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$148	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$148	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$27,266	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$18,979	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,287	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,287	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,420	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,420	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,420	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,445,451	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$232,237	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$16,702	ExclusionAmt

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$170,002	TotalAmt
Program Services	$135,479	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,736	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,787	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$154,648	TotalAmt
Program Services	$149,092	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,806	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,750	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,704	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,494	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$134	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$76	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,494	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,348	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,006	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,140	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,699	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,651	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,944	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,104	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,599	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,599	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,587	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,739	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,848	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$300	TotalAmt
Management And General	$300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,263	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,347	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$584	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$332	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,332	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,237	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,972	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,123	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,123	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,082	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,041	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,190	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,190	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,028	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,028	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,218	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,846	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,512	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$860	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FOOD AND SUPPLIES	$47,045	$41,212	$4,999	$834
FARM EXPENSES	$31,987	$31,987

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,450	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,450	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$741,669	TotalAmt
Program Services	$649,542	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$72,121	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,006	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$621,352	BOYAmt
EOY	$149,561	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,159,536	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$32,983	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,405	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,522	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$5,037	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,005	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$292,835	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$39,354	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,072	BOYAmt
EOY	$253,481	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$8,317	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,644	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$857,473	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,625,442	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,015	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,823	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$503,761	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$504,776	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,823	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	$352,697	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,528,879	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$78,740	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$352,697	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,607,619	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$857,473	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,625,442	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$703,782	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$3,361	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$547,779	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$52,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$148,712	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$216,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$459,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,196,512	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,073,897	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$52,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$148,712	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$216,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$459,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,196,512	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,073,897	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$446,201	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,627,696	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$135	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$404	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,647	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,430	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,622	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,707	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,913	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,110,432	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$669,723	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.77130	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$126,856	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,794	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$117,062	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$94,742	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$29,560	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$65,182	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$71,237	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$71,237	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$253,481	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,467,791	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$3,361	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$3,361	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,464,430	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$18,979	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$18,979	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,445,451	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$760,648	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$18,979	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$18,979	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$741,669	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$741,669	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOUL FIRE FARM LAND STEWARDSHIP COLLECTIVE LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	LEAH PENNIMAN AND JONAH VITALE-WOLFF, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, OWN THE LLC	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$19,945	TransactionAmt
Transaction	THE ORGANIZATION RENTS THE LAND AND BUILDINGS WHERE THE FARM IS LOCATED FROM AN LLC CO-OWNED BY TWO OFFICERS. THE VALUE OF THE RENTAL IS BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL AND REVIEWED BY LEGAL COUNSEL TO ENSURE NO EXCESS BENEFIT OR PRIVATE INUREMENT. OFFICERS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE EXCLUDED FROM DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THE RENTAL AGREEMENT.	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	REV. DR. ADELE SMITH-PENNIMAN AND LEAH PENNIMAN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. JONAH VITALE-WOLFF AND LEAH PENNIMAN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP AND A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS, A COPY OF THE RETURN IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THE 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE SFFI BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESEARCHED SALARIES IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS REGIONALLY AND STATEWIDE BY LOOKING AT 990S. THIS INFORMATION WAS USED TO APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS BELOW REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE AVERAGES. IN ADDITION TO A MARKET REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES, THE BOARD DID A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR ALL POSITIONS (FARMERS, PROGRAM DIRECTORS) TO ENSURE SALARIES WERE COMPESSURATE AND DID NOT OUTCOMPETE PRIVATE FARMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 93,739. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,848. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 97,587.