AKRON COMMUNITY FARMS
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $154K · expenses $90K · assets $231K
- EIN
- 87-4716374
- Address
- PO BOX 4871, AKRON, OH 44310-0871
- NTEE code
- C42
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- June 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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Joseph Sofio (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (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
Transforming land into gardens
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Wurtz | Executive Director | 2022-2025 | $0 | $51,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Derrick | Director | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jessica Walsh | President | 2022-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alma Debasio | Secretary | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ben Tegel | Director | 2024-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Matt Ludwig | Director | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Russ Iona | Director | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Steve Kotlar | Director | 2023-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Marite Ball | Director | 2022-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joseph Sofio | Treasurer | 2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Asuama Yeboah-Amankwah (former) | TREASURER | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jane Barnett (former) | DIRECTOR | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ben Tegal (former) | DIRECTOR | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Randy Katz (former) | Treasurer | 2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amber Gajmer (former) | Director | 2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Asuama Yeboah-Aman (former) | Director | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Carlo Moreno (former) | Director | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Steven Kotlar (former) | Director | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bryson Davis (former) | Director | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 10 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Derrick | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jessica Walsh | President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joseph Sofio | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alma Debasio | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Doug Wurtz | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ben Tegel | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Matt Ludwig | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Russ Iona | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Steve Kotlar | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Marite Ball | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $24K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUG WURTZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $24,000 | - | $0 | $24,000 | 1 |
| MATT DERRICK | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JESSICA WALSH | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ASUAMA YEBOAH-AMANKWAH | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALMA DEBASIO | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BEN TEGEL | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATT LUDWIG | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RUSS IONA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEVE KOTLAR | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARITE BALL | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JANE BARNETT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $27K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUG WURTZ | EXECUTIVE DIR | 40 | $27,000 | - | $0 | $27,000 | 1 |
| MATT DERRICK | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JESSICA WALSH | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ASUAMA YEBOAH-AMANKWAH | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALMA DEBASIO | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BEN TEGAL | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATT LUDWIG | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RUSS IONA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEVE KOTLAR | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARITE BALL | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 13 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Derrick | President | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Jessica Walsh | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Randy Katz | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Doug Wurtz | Executive Dir. | 30 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Amber Gajmer | Director | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Asuama Yeboah-Aman | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ben Tegal | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Matt Ludwig | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Russ Iona | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Carlo Moreno | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Steven Kotlar | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Marite Ball | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Bryson Davis | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $154,042 | $89,695 | $230,915 | $230,915 | $67,388 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $117,027 | $69,749 | $166,568 | $166,568 | $64,975 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $75,618 | $68,031 | $119,290 | $119,290 | $56,170 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $145,284 | $33,581 | $111,703 | $111,703 | $121,312 | $9,610 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $130,081 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $31,311 | 2024 | $6,145 | show |
| AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $30,000 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $25,770 | 2024 | $6,500 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $12,500 | 2024 | $12,500 | show |
| PAPA JOHNS FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AKRON COMMUNITY FARMS” | 2024 | 2 | $12,500 | 2024 | $12,500 | show |
| ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 | $10,000 | show |
| THE MAYNARD FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AKRON COMMUNITY FARMS” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $6,000 | 2024 | $1,000 | show |
| WELTY FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AKRON COMMUNITY FARMS” | 2024 | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 | $2,000 | 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.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $89,695 spent · pay $24,000 · grants $0 · events $21,878
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $34,343 | 38.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $27,204 | 30.3% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $24,000 | 26.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $4,148 | 4.6% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $21,878 | reported apart |
| Total | $89,695 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $69,749 spent · pay $24,000 · grants $0 · events $9,097
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $33,628 | 48.2% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $24,000 | 34.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $7,013 | 10.1% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $5,108 | 7.3% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $9,097 | reported apart |
| Total | $69,749 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $68,031 spent · pay $27,000 · grants $0 · events $12,815
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $27,000 | 39.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $21,427 | 31.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $19,339 | 28.4% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $233 | 0.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $32 | 0.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $12,815 | reported apart |
| Total | $68,031 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $33,581 spent · pay $10,000 · grants $0 · events $19,922
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $18,385 | 54.7% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $10,000 | 29.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $5,156 | 15.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $40 | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $19,922 | reported apart |
| Total | $33,581 | 100% |
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