FROGTOWN GARDENS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
FROGTOWN GARDENS (EIN 32-0376628)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-06-19
IRS object ID
201731869349200318
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-06-19T01:16:30-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Nonprofits Assistance FundBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line12801 21st Ave SouthAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Suite 210AddressLine2Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN320376628EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlFROGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6516003414PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1941 Lafond Avenue Bldg DAddressLine1Txt
CitySaint PaulCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55104ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEartha BellPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone6516003414PhoneNum
Signature2017-06-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonAcacia WilleyPreparerPersonNm
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Phone6513932166PhoneNum
Preparation2017-06-08PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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I Pv4 Address173.160.123.25IPv4AddressTxt
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Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addressfrogtownfarm.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$144,290GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$138,074ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$2,606ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$327InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
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Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$205,509SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$88,231FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$7,028OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,692PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$93,524OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$395,984TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$251,694ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$721,019NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$469,325NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$475,028BOYAmt
EOY$265,262EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,180BOYAmt
EOY$3,850EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$250,336BOYAmt
EOY$202,480EOYAmt

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BOY$729,544BOYAmt
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BOY$8,525BOYAmt
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BOY$721,019BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeEnriching the world by cultivating soil and community in Frogtown.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Farm Production. 2016 was Frogtown Farm's first full year of farm production. We earned our organic certification and cultivated an acre of organic annual vegetables, as well as our hoop house, for sale and distribution at our market stand on-site, to wholesale customers, at a farmer's market, to the grocery co-op, to local restaurants and entrepreneurs and for donation to program participants, neighbors and our community food shelf. This food reached hundreds of community members. In the remainder of our acreage, we focused on intensive soil building through cover crops. We also installed thousands of perennial plants that will bear fruit for decades to come, including: asparagus, aronia berries, honeyberries, and plum, apple, pear, and cherry trees. We successfully installed a water management system with a number of environmental benefits, including reducing stormwater run-off, preventing soil erosion and limiting our use of municipal water. Farm production also serves as education, we had approximately 350 people contribute over 3,100 hours of volunteer labor and education on-site.$2,606$232,470
Frogtown Farm Commons. The Frogtown Farm Commons is the education and demonstration component of our urban farm. This 12,000 sq ft section of our farm is operated as a communal farm for the neighborhood with a scale that participants can replicate in their own back yards or community gardens. We have three set work days per week and use a skillshare approach to knowledge building for everything from planting, harvesting, cooking and preserving. We also have community and regional leaders that conduct workshops on a range of topics. We had 177 regular, ongoing participants in the Commons and donated 2,500 pounds of produce.$0$32,382
Community Outreach & Engagement. Frogtown Farm is a community-based organization founded by four community residents. Community engagement is critical to our decision-making, design, programming and food production. In 2016, we worked with 2 community organizers and 4 young adult community ambassadors to cultivate relationships, build partnership and do neighborhood outreach through canvassing, attending events, hosting events. We also began work with several key community partners to develop a long-term plan to build a stronger and sovereign community food system. We hosted two large annual events, in the spring and fall, that brought together community members, community resources, free giveaways, artists, music and more. These events drew over 1,000 people each. We also hosted tours, school groups, workshops and conferences ongoing. Through this outreach, thousands of people across generations and cultures had the opportunity to visit Frogtown and learn more about urban agriculture. We had 220 number of people that volunteered on the farm, everything from seeding, weeding, watering to flyering and filing.$0$60,369
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$325,221TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Soyini Guyton
Board Chair1$0$0$0
Ryan Ellis
Vice Chair1$0$0$0
Kristen Kidder
Treasurer1$0$0$0
Seitu Jones
Board Member1$0$0$0
Jay Bell
Board Member1$0$0$0
Norma Roberts-Hakizimana
Board Member1$0$0$0
Paul Vliem
Board Member1$0$0$0
Eartha Bell
Executive Director40$70,810$0$0
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Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonEartha BellPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1941 Lafond Avenue Bldg DAddressLine1Txt
CitySaint PaulCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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Phone6516003414PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$113,571CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$637,912CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$622TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
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ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8Description;Amount^Refunds and other miscellaneous income;3283^Total;3283^
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Advertising;1724|Office Expenses;7193|Insurance;2581|Travel;1401|Dues and fees;3027|Depreciation;13520|Equipment and Tools Expensed;3254|Meetings;3563|Seeds and Plants;24677|Farm Preparation Expenses;30392|Miscellaneous Expenses;2192^Total;93524^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Receivable;600|Prepaid Expenses;2119|Equipment Net of Depreciation;11942|Farm Construction and Preparation Costs Net of Depreciation;187469|Security Deposit;350^Total;202480^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Payable;1594|Credit Cards Payable;32|IRA Payable;641^Total;2267^

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