FRIENDS OF SHOLAN FARMS

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $364K · expenses $257K · assets $487K

EIN
04-3584313
Address
PO BOX 632, LEOMINSTER, MA 01453-0632
Website
WWW.SHOLANFARMS.COM
NTEE code
K122
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (association)
Ruling date
May 2002 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

PRESERVATION, RESTORATION & OPERATION OF SHOLAN FARMS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 15 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Karen McNall Director2024 5 $0 reported 1
Joseph Leblanc Director2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
John Souza Director2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Roxanne Chamberlain Director2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jane Nowokunski Director2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Dennis Gravelle Director2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Nancy Trout Director2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Joanne Dinardo President2020-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Alfred Mercik Treasurer2020-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Steve Smith Vice President2020-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Nate Monat Secretary/Clerk2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Gail Sullivan (former) Director2020-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Jane Nowowski (former) Director2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Patricia Lagrassa (former) Secretary2020-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Joe LeBlanc (former) Director2020 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · none paid · 5 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Karen McNall Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH LEBLANC Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SOUZA Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Roxanne Chamberlain Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JANE NOWOKUNSKI Director5 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS GRAVELLE Director5 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY TROUT Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JOANNE DINARDO President15 $0$0$0 $01
ALFRED MERCIK Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE SMITH Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
NATE MONAT Secretary/Clerk5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid · 8 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH LEBLANC Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SOUZA Director5 $0$0$0 $01
GAIL SULLIVAN Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JANE NOWOKUNSKI Director5 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS GRAVELLE Director5 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY TROUT Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JOANNE DINARDO President15 $0$0$0 $01
ALFRED MERCIK Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE SMITH Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
NATE MONAT CLERK5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid · 5 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATE MONAT Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH LEBLANC Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SOUZA Director5 $0$0$0 $01
GAIL SULLIVAN Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JANE NOWOWSKI Director5 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS GRAVELLE Director5 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY TROUT Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JOANNE DINARDO Secretary15 $0$0$0 $01
ALFRED MERCIK Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE SMITH Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICIA LAGRASSA Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid · 8 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATE MONAT Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH LEBLANC Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SOUZA Director5 $0$0$0 $01
GAIL SULLIVAN Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JANE NOWOWSKI Director5 $0$0$0 $01
JOANNE DINARDO President15 $0$0$0 $01
ALFRED MERCIK Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE SMITH Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICIA LAGRASSA Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · none paid · 7 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Souza Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Gail Sullivan Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Joe LeBlanc Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Nate Monat Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Jane Nowokunski Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Joanne DiNardo Presiden15 $0$0$0 $01
Steve Smith Vice Presiden10 $0$0$0 $01
Alfred Mercik Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Patricia LaGrassa Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$363,615$256,667 $487,298$471,554 $252,022$85,123 $05100
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$269,966$249,879 $361,775$354,782 $90,557$144,774 $08100
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$340,069$293,789 $338,950$325,813 $173,636$135,967 $05100
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$213,599$188,750 $314,708$288,884 $30,293$157,600 $08100
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$265,665$197,514 $294,898$255,085 $47,210$195,663 $07100

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $33,200 in all, tax years 2011 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC DAF sponsor Exact 2011, 2013, 2017 3$32,000 2017$12,000
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HOMETOWN BANK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF SHOLAN FARMS” 2019, 2025 2$1,100 2025$1,000
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LEWIS M PERLSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF SHOLAN FARMS” 2022 1$100 2022$100
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$559,83633 122019–2025 RESTAURANT WORKERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC; GEORGIA FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION INC; THREE SQUARES NEW ENGLAND; FOODSHED CAPITAL and 8 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $256,667 spent · pay $74,437 · grants $0 · events $532
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $62,259$62,259-- 24.3%
Other (as described)FARM SUPPLIES $55,961$55,961-- 21.8%
Other (as described)LAND CLEARING AND MAINTENANCE $35,048$35,048-- 13.7%
Depreciation and depletion $22,691$22,691-- 8.8%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT $19,673$19,673-- 7.7%
Occupancy $14,470-$14,470- 5.6%
Insurance $9,721$2,576$7,145- 3.8%
Payroll taxes $9,719$9,719-- 3.8%
Office expenses $8,922-$8,922- 3.5%
Fees: other services $8,372$1,322$7,050- 3.3%
Advertising and promotion $6,261--$6,261 2.4%
Other employee benefits $2,459$2,459-- 1.0%
Interest $579-$579- 0.2%
Other (as described) EventMEETINGS & EVENTS $532-$532- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $5,270-reported apart
Total$256,667100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $249,879 spent · pay $98,464 · grants $0 · events $970
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $82,250$82,250-- 32.9%
Other (as described)FARM SUPPLIES $56,478$56,478-- 22.6%
Depreciation and depletion $23,149$23,149-- 9.3%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT $19,200$19,200-- 7.7%
Occupancy $14,470-$14,470- 5.8%
Office expenses $12,199-$12,199- 4.9%
Payroll taxes $12,170$12,170-- 4.9%
Insurance $10,375$3,673$6,702- 4.2%
Fees: other services $7,690$1,300$6,390- 3.1%
Advertising and promotion $6,605--$6,605 2.6%
Other employee benefits $4,044$4,044-- 1.6%
Other (as described) EventMEETINGS & EVENTS $970-$970- 0.4%
Interest $279-$279- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $6,144-reported apart
Total$249,879100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $293,789 spent · pay $84,280 · grants $0 · events $865
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)FARM SUPPLIES $86,570$86,570-- 29.5%
Other salaries and wages $72,853$72,853-- 24.8%
Depreciation and depletion $31,592$31,592-- 10.8%
Occupancy $25,922-$25,922- 8.8%
Fees: other services $16,025$4,025$12,000- 5.5%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT $14,230$14,230-- 4.8%
Office expenses $12,567-$12,567- 4.3%
Advertising and promotion $11,476--$11,476 3.9%
Insurance $9,345$3,252$6,093- 3.2%
Payroll taxes $8,919$8,919-- 3.0%
Other employee benefits $2,508$2,508-- 0.9%
Interest $917-$917- 0.3%
Other (as described) EventMEETINGS & EVENTS $865-$865- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $7,014-reported apart
Total$293,789100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $188,750 spent · pay $63,084 · grants $0 · events $373
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $55,443$55,443-- 29.4%
Other (as described)FARM SUPPLIES $38,790$38,790-- 20.6%
Fees: other services $26,651-$26,651- 14.1%
Occupancy $14,040-$14,040- 7.4%
Office expenses $11,951-$11,951- 6.3%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT $11,654$11,654-- 6.2%
Insurance $9,121$2,994$6,127- 4.8%
Payroll taxes $7,641$7,641-- 4.0%
Advertising and promotion $6,751--$6,751 3.6%
Depreciation and depletion $4,612$4,612-- 2.4%
Interest $1,723-$1,723- 0.9%
Other (as described) EventMEETINGS & EVENTS $373-$373- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $1,216-reported apart
Total$188,750100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $197,514 spent · pay $69,058 · grants $0 · events $257
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $61,586$61,586$0$0 31.2%
Other (as described)Supplies $43,974$43,974$0$0 22.3%
Depreciation and depletion $24,812$24,812$0$0 12.6%
Occupancy $11,870$11,870$0$0 6.0%
Advertising and promotion $11,668$11,668$0$0 5.9%
Other (as described)Equipment $10,338$10,338$0$0 5.2%
Office expenses $9,860$9,760$100$0 5.0%
Insurance $8,673$8,673$0$0 4.4%
Payroll taxes $7,472$7,472$0$0 3.8%
Interest $2,492$2,492$0$0 1.3%
Fees: other services $2,304$2,304$0$0 1.2%
Other (as described)Communication $1,840$1,840$0$0 0.9%
Other (as described)Rentals $301$301$0$0 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $257$0$257$0 0.1%
Fees: investment management $67$0$67$0 0.0%
Total$197,514100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2026$47,542$03
2025$0$01
2024-$30$02
2023$58,255$02
2013-$31,417$01
Largest awards · 9 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2026Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM 10.912ENVIRON QUALITY INITIATIVE 2018$47,546
2026Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM 10.912ENVIRON QUALITY INITIATIVE 2018-$1
2026Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM 10.912EQI IR-PL117-169-$1
2025Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM 10.912ENVIRON QUALITY INITIATIVE 2018$0
2024Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM 10.912ENVIRON QUALITY INITIATIVE 2018-$1
2024Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM 10.912EQI IR-PL117-169-$28
2023Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM 10.912ENVIRON QUALITY INITIATIVE 2018$43,176
2023Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM 10.912EQI IR-PL117-169$15,079
2013Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceAGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE 10.917AGRICULTURAL MGMT ASST PROGRAM-$31,417

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