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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Donaldson | CEO and Founder | 2021-2024 | $309,977 | $1,084,442 | 1 |
| Ben Gagne-Maynard | Senior Partner | 2021-2024 | $135,492 | $393,360 | 1 |
| Zion M Woodhull | Senior Partner | 2022-2024 | $120,908 | $344,381 | 1 |
| Carla Warren | Senior Partner | 2023-2024 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Yorke | Director | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Naima Khandaker | Secretary | 2021-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rob Guttersohn | Director | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $711K · 7 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Donaldson | CEO and Founder | 40 | $309,977 | $0 | $0 | $309,977 | 1 |
| Carla Warren | Senior Partner | 0 | $144,951 | $0 | $0 | $144,951 | 1 |
| Ben Gagne-Maynard | Senior Partner | 40 | $135,492 | $0 | $0 | $135,492 | 1 |
| Zion M Woodhull | Senior Partner | 0 | $120,908 | $0 | $0 | $120,908 | 1 |
| Naima Khandaker | Secretary | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rob Guttersohn | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kelly Yorke | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $698K · 7 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Donaldson | Founder and CEO | 40 | $298,060 | $0 | $0 | $298,060 | 1 |
| Carla Warren | Senior Partner | 40 | $144,951 | $0 | $0 | $144,951 | 1 |
| Ben Gagne-Maynard | Partner | 40 | $134,421 | $0 | $0 | $134,421 | 1 |
| Zion Miles Woodhull | Partner | 40 | $120,908 | $0 | $0 | $120,908 | 1 |
| Kelly Yorke | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Naima Khandaker | Board Member Secretary | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rob Guttersohn | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $702K · 3 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Donaldson | Founder and CEO | 50 | $476,405 | $0 | $0 | $476,405 | 1 |
| Ben Gagne-Maynard | Partner | 50 | $123,447 | $0 | $0 | $123,447 | 1 |
| Zion Miles Woodhull | Associate Partner | 50 | $102,565 | $0 | $0 | $102,565 | 1 |
| Kelly Yorke | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rob Guttersohn | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Naima Khandaker | Board Member Secretary | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 3 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naima Khandaker | Secretary | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ben Gagne-Maynard | Partner | 50 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| David Donaldson | Founder and CEO Board Member | 50 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
State business registration
- National Center for Grow Your Own AK, Nonprofit Corporation, Good Standing, formed 2023-10-11
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
Paid as a vendor by
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.
| Year | Paid by | Service | Paid | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RODEL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DE | PROGRAM SERVICE | $250,000 | view 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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $3,922,825 | $1,797,622 | $8,280,123 | $7,941,309 | $1,435,727 | $2,413,618 | $444,397 | 7 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $3,740,033 | $1,256,754 | $6,691,078 | $5,816,106 | $1,154,900 | $2,572,710 | $432,481 | 7 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $3,730,250 | $614,862 | $4,470,670 | $3,332,827 | $570,100 | $3,160,150 | $428,000 | 3 | - |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $438,850 | $221,411 | $451,350 | $217,439 | $12,500 | $426,350 | $215,127 | 3 | - |
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “National Center for Grow Your Own” | 2022-2024 | 4 | $2,025,000 | 2024 | $500,000 | show |
| 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 | show |
| WPSCEJATC | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $300,000 | 2023 | $300,000 | show |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $250,000 | 2024 | $250,000 | show |
| ELEVATE 215 | Public charity | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 | $135,000 | show |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2023 | 2 | $75,000 | 2023 | $37,500 | show |
| THE WALLACE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “National Center for Grow Your Own” | 2024 | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 | $20,000 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,797,622 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $1,256,754 spent · pay $880,784 · grants $125,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,256,754 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $614,862 spent · pay $492,152 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $614,862 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $221,411 spent · pay $219,827 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $221,411 | 100% |
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