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GREENER WAY ASSOCIATES INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
GREENER WAY ASSOCIATES INC (EIN 45-2535233)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-14
IRS object ID
202512899349300206
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-10-14T19:56:28-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Disaster ReliefCalifornia Wild Fires-January 2025-FEMA-4856-DR-CADisasterReliefTxt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1The Sinclair Group LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line1609 E Sacramento StreetAddressLine1Txt
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN452535233EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Greener Way Associates IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone3102040570PhoneNum

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Address Line110708 Northgate StAddressLine1Txt
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Phone3102040570PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Expense$50,000ExpenseAmt
DescWith support from Freedom Farms (and asministered concurrently with CIV:LAB funding), Greener Way Associates were able to begin the creation of a teaching center to collaborate with other nonprofits in delivering best practices. During this, Greenerway Associates was exposed to wider networks of environmental and food justince nonprofits.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$15,913ExpenseAmt
DescWith support from CIV:LABs Climate Fund, Greener Way Associates implemented its Green Collar On-the-Job Training (OJT) Workforce Development program from April 24 through April 25, serving approximately 35 people in 2024. This initiative focused on providing regerative landscaping training and job pathways for rentry and system-impacted individuals, while building local climate-resilient communities.Desc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$1,129TotalAmt
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11No review was conducted
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