NATIONAL CENTER FOR GROW YOUR OWN

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $3.9M · expenses $1.8M · assets $8.3M

EIN
87-3710216
Address
460 PARKVIEW DR, PLYMOUTH, MI 48170-1893
Website
www.ncgyo.org
NTEE code
B02
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2022 (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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
David Donaldson (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

NCGYOs mission is to create a world where one can become an educator for free while getting paid to do so, primarily via Grow Your Own and Registered Apprenticeship programs.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
David Donaldson CEO and Founder2021-2024 $309,977$1,084,442 1
Ben Gagne-Maynard Senior Partner2021-2024 $135,492$393,360 1
Zion M Woodhull Senior Partner2022-2024 $120,908$344,381 1
Carla Warren Senior Partner2023-2024 $144,951$289,902 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Kelly Yorke Director2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Naima Khandaker Secretary2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Rob Guttersohn Director2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $711K · 7 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Donaldson CEO and Founder40 $309,977$0$0 $309,9771
Carla Warren Senior Partner0 $144,951$0$0 $144,9511
Ben Gagne-Maynard Senior Partner40 $135,492$0$0 $135,4921
Zion M Woodhull Senior Partner0 $120,908$0$0 $120,9081
Naima Khandaker Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Rob Guttersohn Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kelly Yorke Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $698K · 7 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Donaldson Founder and CEO40 $298,060$0$0 $298,0601
Carla Warren Senior Partner40 $144,951$0$0 $144,9511
Ben Gagne-Maynard Partner40 $134,421$0$0 $134,4211
Zion Miles Woodhull Partner40 $120,908$0$0 $120,9081
Kelly Yorke Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Naima Khandaker Board Member Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Rob Guttersohn Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $702K · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Donaldson Founder and CEO50 $476,405$0$0 $476,4051
Ben Gagne-Maynard Partner50 $123,447$0$0 $123,4471
Zion Miles Woodhull Associate Partner50 $102,565$0$0 $102,5651
Kelly Yorke Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Rob Guttersohn Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Naima Khandaker Board Member Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Naima Khandaker Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Gagne-Maynard Partner50 $0$0$0 $01
David Donaldson Founder and CEO Board Member50 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Other organizations that listed this one among their highest-paid independent contractors. Contractor lists give no EIN, so these are matched on name and address; check the filing.

YearPaid byServicePaidFiling
2022RODEL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DEPROGRAM SERVICE$250,000view vendor page

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $125K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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 2025-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,922,825$1,797,622 $8,280,123$7,941,309 $1,435,727$2,413,618 $444,3977-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,740,033$1,256,754 $6,691,078$5,816,106 $1,154,900$2,572,710 $432,4817-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,730,250$614,862 $4,470,670$3,332,827 $570,100$3,160,150 $428,0003-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-10-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$438,850$221,411 $451,350$217,439 $12,500$426,350 $215,1273-

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $3,410,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. 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
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “National Center for Grow Your Own” 2022-2024 4$2,025,000 2024$500,000
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PETER AND CARMEN LUCIA BUCK FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NATIONAL CENTER FOR GROW YOUR OWN” 2022, 2024 2$540,000 2024$400,000
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WPSCEJATC Public charity Exact 2023 1$300,000 2023$300,000
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NEW VENTURE FUND Public charity Exact 2024 1$250,000 2024$250,000
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ELEVATE 215 Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$200,000 2024$135,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$75,000 2023$37,500
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THE WALLACE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “National Center for Grow Your Own” 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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PROJECT TRANSFORMATION NATIONALTXB02 $4,724,167$1,862,852 CEO$121,335 Same NTEE code B02, revenue within 2x
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CROWN POINTE ACADEMY BUILDING CORPORATIONCOB02 $3,969,772$3,685,339 Director$228,217 Same NTEE code B02, revenue within 2x
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THE COALITION FOR COLLEGE COST SAVINGSKYB02 $2,513,112$2,291,983 VP OF TECHNOLOGY$310,612 Same NTEE code B02, revenue within 2x
GREEN MOUNTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM INCVTB02 $5,844,281$5,844,281 President Emeritus$552,809 Same NTEE code B02, revenue within 2x
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COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKILB02 $2,987,895$2,652,030 CEO$363,894 Same NTEE code B02, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$56,931,16756 112010–2024 DIGITAL GREEN FOUNDATION; GROWING INLAND ACHIEVEMENT; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS; BEYOND 12 EDUCATION INC and 7 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$35,748,92627 92013–2024 DIGITAL GREEN FOUNDATION; NEW CLASSROOMS INNOVATION PARTNERS INC; WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION; FUTURE FOCUSED EDUCATION and 5 more
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$33,192,57225 102020–2024 BES INC; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS; LEARNING ECONOMY INC; TEACHER PREP INSPECTION-US INC and 6 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$18,366,09587 242016–2024 CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND; NEW CLASSROOMS INNOVATION PARTNERS INC; TRAININGGROUNDSINC; COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF VIRGINIA and 20 more
PETER AND CARMEN LUCIA BUCK FOUNDATION INC funds this one Private foundation$14,885,0008 22020–2024 ELEVATE CHARTER SCHOOLS INC; NORTHEAST CHARTER SCHOOLS NETWORK INC
CHARTER FUND INC Private foundation$14,242,05046 102015–2024 BUILDING RESPONSIBLE INTELLIGENT CREATIVE KIDS; BES INC; REGENERATION SCHOOLS; LIBERTY CLASSICAL SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC and 6 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$13,154,00031 112020–2024 NEW CLASSROOMS INNOVATION PARTNERS INC; WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION; BES INC; CHIEF EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE OF THE YALE SCHOOL OF MA and 7 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 · $1,797,622 spent · pay $1,359,174 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $636,642$480,904$155,068$670 35.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $444,397$336,251$107,186$960 24.7%
Fees: other services $249,195$228,961$20,234- 13.9%
Other employee benefits $204,802$184,221$20,416$165 11.4%
Travel $94,638$41,570$53,068- 5.3%
Payroll taxes $73,333$58,510$14,043$780 4.1%
Insurance $26,125$18,150$7,975- 1.5%
Other (as described)Dues and Subscriptions $14,422$4,116$10,306- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $11,875$891$10,984- 0.7%
Fees: legal $11,822$887$10,935- 0.7%
Other (as described)Payroll Fees $11,724$9,354$2,245$125 0.7%
Other (as described)In-Kind Expenses $7,900-$7,900- 0.4%
Office expenses $6,213-$6,213- 0.3%
Other (as described)Professional Development $2,968$223$2,745- 0.2%
All other expenses $1,566$223$1,343- 0.1%
Total$1,797,622100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,256,754 spent · pay $880,784 · grants $125,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $432,481$362,657$69,824- 34.4%
Payroll taxes $155,016$129,989$25,027- 12.3%
Other salaries and wages $149,972$125,760$24,212- 11.9%
Grants to US organizations and governments $125,000$125,000-- 9.9%
Other employee benefits $113,618$101,675$11,943- 9.0%
Travel $100,392$24,254$76,138- 8.0%
Fees: other services $76,334$76,334-- 6.1%
Pension plan contributions $29,697$26,576$3,121- 2.4%
Fees: accounting $26,740-$26,740- 2.1%
Other (as described)In-Kind Expenses Conference $17,400-$17,400- 1.4%
Fees: legal $10,160-$10,160- 0.8%
Other (as described)Other Expenses $6,815-$6,815- 0.5%
Other (as described)Dues and Subscriptions $6,655$9$6,646- 0.5%
Office expenses $5,783$900$4,883- 0.5%
Insurance $691-$691- 0.1%
Total$1,256,754100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $614,862 spent · pay $492,152 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $428,000$386,302$41,698- 69.6%
Fees: other services $65,000$30,000-$35,000 10.6%
Other employee benefits $64,152$62,810$1,342- 10.4%
Travel $25,750$25,512$238- 4.2%
Other (as described)Dues and Subscriptions $15,168$675$14,493- 2.5%
Other (as described)In-Kind Expenses Conference $12,600-$12,600- 2.0%
Insurance $1,931-$1,931- 0.3%
Office expenses $1,836-$1,836- 0.3%
Other (as described)Meals $335$335-- 0.1%
Fees: legal $90-$90- 0.0%
Total$614,862100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $221,411 spent · pay $219,827 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $215,127$182,858$32,269- 97.2%
Other employee benefits $4,700$3,995$705- 2.1%
Office expenses $1,584$1,584-- 0.7%
Total$221,411100%

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