2020-11-16T11:54:08-06:00 2019-12-31 840702965 WhippleWood CPAs PC 11852 Shaffer Dr Bldg B Littleton CO 80127 990 2019-01-01 742374848 Denver Urban Gardens DENV 3032929900 1031 33rd Street No 100 Denver CO 80205 Linda Appel Lipsius Interim Executive Director 3032929900 2020-11-13 1 Mona L Feeley CPA P00102756 3039897600 2020-11-13 104.42.150.3 2020-11-13 15:38:14 MS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Ramonna Robinson 1031 33rd Street No 100 Denver CO 80205 2038803 0 X www.dug.org X 1985 CO DUG establishes and supports community gardens, provides education, expands food access. 10 10 15 5500 0 0 1797807 1797007 140478 113429 14663 1896 16511 85654 1969459 1997986 0 0 0 0 873122 942160 0 0 121222 1234709 1246056 2107831 2188216 -138372 -190230 467803 483448 343493 549368 124310 -65920 Denver Urban Gardens builds connections, skills, and resiliency around growing food. Together, we cultivate gardeners, grow food and nourish community. 0 0 940801 637991 DUG supports 188 community gardens with 17,500 gardeners while impacting over 40,000 individuals across 6 counties in Metro Denver. Our program ensures that the gardens are well built and responsive to their specific environment, whether located at schools, parks, neighborhoods, senior communities or low-income housing. We maintain the physical structure as well as the human infrastructure ensuring well-functioning communities through training, fiscal sponsorship and being the interface between gardeners and land owners. In 2019, we built 3 new gardens: Jefferson Green Community Garden, Slater Elementary Community Garden and Denver Language School at Gilpin Garden. 387379 337197 DUG offers garden, health and ecology related workshops and school curriculum including the Healthy Seedlings program and youth farm stands. In 2019, 130 educators, serving 100+ schools in six districts attended our Helping Kids Gets Healthy Workshops. In turn, they taught the DUG curriculum to over 3,900 students. DUG's Community Education Programs use a 'Train-the-Trainer' model to spread horticultural skills. We trained 23 Master Community Gardeners who went on to educate 3,500+ people, and 29 Master Composters educated 3,700+ people. 190799 170983 DUG's Grow a Garden program provided 1,500 primarily low-income participants with 16,000 seed packets, 11,800 seedlings and garden know-how to grow good food. DUG's network of gardeners provided approximately 60,000 lbs of excess produce to the local community through partnerships with hunger relief organizations and Fresh Food Connect. With Project Worthmore, DUG also supports immigrant and farmer training at DeLaney Community Farm. 1518979 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CO X Cheryl Fellows DUG Finance Office 3032929900 1031 33rd St Suite 100 Denver CO 80205 Dana Bryson Director 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Milan Doshi Director 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Karen Good Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Zane Way Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Chloe Mickel Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ron Katz Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jade Baranski Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Lara Marriken Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ramonna Robinson President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Doug Yetman Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Violet Garcia Executive Director 40.00 X 7064 0 0 Michael Buchenau Former Executive Director 40.00 X 126057 0 0 133121 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 343494 1453513 573071 1797007 Garden Support 624200 46415 46415 Training Programs 624200 44092 44092 Other Program Fees 624200 22922 22922 113429 1896 1896 107338 40817 66521 66521 Miscellaneous Revenue 624200 19133 19133 19133 1997986 132562 0 68417 X 723058 371305 305253 46500 163788 88323 66404 9061 55314 28763 22126 4425 23850 23850 10375 10375 252396 197727 33578 21091 76667 19329 56254 1084 88734 66550 17747 4437 25613 16628 8792 193 35370 31833 3537 Programs 591799 589570 99 2130 Garden Const & Maint 108742 108742 Other Expenses 32510 209 32301 2188216 1518979 548015 121222 94299 83059 34733 73005 9500 3783 691269 367668 329271 323601 467803 483448 83990 139298 500 130000 280000 129503 129570 343493 549368 X -20840 -237237 145150 171317 124310 -65920 467803 483448 -190230 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1965307 1634215 1502842 1321717 1797007 8221088 1965307 1634215 1502842 1321717 1797007 8221088 8221088 429 448 4049 14663 1896 21485 15303 21502 43951 22793 66521 170070 8412643 19133 0.97720 0.98510 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 176145 176145 331929 184473 147456 72769 72769 0 110426 110426 0 323601 Funds Held for Others 129570 129570 X 1997986 0 1997986 0 1997986 2188216 0 2188216 0 2188216 Part X, Line 2: The consolidated financial statement effects of a tax position taken or expected to be taken are recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not, based on technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Interest and penalties, if any, are included in expenses in the consolidated statements of activities. As of December 31, 2019, Denver Urban Gardens had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Denver Urban Gardens is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2014. Small Events 107338 107338 40817 107338 107338 40817 40817 66521 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Buchenau Former Executive Director 126057 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126057 0 0 0 X Use of Garden Plots 80 429117 Fair Market Value X Seeds and Plants 18 97184 Fair Market Value X Events and Volunteer Amenities 28 30158 Fair Market Value X Professional Services 6 11360 Fair Market Value X Garden Maintenance and Construction 10 5252 Fair Market Value 0 1 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Board members review the Form 990 before the document is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Potential conflicts of interest are reviewed during board meetings and with staff members Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Board of Directors conducts annual performance review of the executive director and reviews compensation with other nonprofits. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public on request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Program Specialists and Consultants: Program service expenses 147,528. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 147,528. Construction and Landscape Services: Program service expenses 50,199. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 50,199. Management and General Administrative Support : Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 33,578. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 33,578. Fundraising and Grant Consulting: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 21,091. Total expenses 21,091.