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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Doug Wurtz Executive Director2022-2025 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Matt Derrick Director2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jessica Walsh President2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Alma Debasio Secretary2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Ben Tegel Director2024-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Matt Ludwig Director2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Russ Iona Director2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Kotlar Director2023-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Marite Ball Director2022-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Joseph Sofio Treasurer2025 3 $0 reported 1
Asuama Yeboah-Amankwah (former) TREASURER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jane Barnett (former) DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ben Tegal (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Randy Katz (former) Treasurer2022 2 $0 reported 1
Amber Gajmer (former) Director2022 2 $0 reported 1
Asuama Yeboah-Aman (former) Director2022 1 $0 reported 1
Carlo Moreno (former) Director2022 1 $0 reported 1
Steven Kotlar (former) Director2022 1 $0 reported 1
Bryson Davis (former) Director2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matt Derrick Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jessica Walsh President10 $0-$0 $01
Joseph Sofio Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Alma Debasio Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Doug Wurtz Executive Director40 $0-$0 $01
Ben Tegel Director3 $0-$0 $01
Matt Ludwig Director1 $0-$0 $01
Russ Iona Director1 $0-$0 $01
Steve Kotlar Director3 $0-$0 $01
Marite Ball Director3 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $24K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOUG WURTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $24,000-$0 $24,0001
MATT DERRICK DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JESSICA WALSH PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ASUAMA YEBOAH-AMANKWAH TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
ALMA DEBASIO SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
BEN TEGEL DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MATT LUDWIG DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
RUSS IONA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE KOTLAR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MARITE BALL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JANE BARNETT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $27K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOUG WURTZ EXECUTIVE DIR40 $27,000-$0 $27,0001
MATT DERRICK DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JESSICA WALSH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ASUAMA YEBOAH-AMANKWAH TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ALMA DEBASIO SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
BEN TEGAL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MATT LUDWIG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RUSS IONA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE KOTLAR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MARITE BALL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 13 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matt Derrick President2 $0-- $01
Jessica Walsh Secretary1 $0-- $01
Randy Katz Treasurer2 $0-- $01
Doug Wurtz Executive Dir.30 $0-- $01
Amber Gajmer Director2 $0-- $01
Asuama Yeboah-Aman Director1 $0-- $01
Ben Tegal Director1 $0-- $01
Matt Ludwig Director1 $0-- $01
Russ Iona Director1 $0-- $01
Carlo Moreno Director1 $0-- $01
Steven Kotlar Director1 $0-- $01
Marite Ball Director1 $0-- $01
Bryson Davis Director1 $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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$154,042$89,695 $230,915$230,915 $67,388$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$117,027$69,749 $166,568$166,568 $64,975$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,618$68,031 $119,290$119,290 $56,170- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$31,311 2024$6,145
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AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$30,000 2024$15,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$25,770 2024$6,500
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$12,500 2024$12,500
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PAPA JOHNS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AKRON COMMUNITY FARMS” 2024 2$12,500 2024$12,500
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ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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THE MAYNARD FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AKRON COMMUNITY FARMS” 2023-2024 2$6,000 2024$1,000
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WELTY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AKRON COMMUNITY FARMS” 2024 1$2,000 2024$2,000
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PARK FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$100,0001 12021–2021 CLEVELAND CULTURAL GARDENS FEDERATION
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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
LineAs describedTotalShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$21,878reported apart
Total$89,695100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $69,749 spent · pay $24,000 · grants $0 · events $9,097
LineAs describedTotalShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$9,097reported apart
Total$69,749100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $68,031 spent · pay $27,000 · grants $0 · events $12,815
LineAs describedTotalShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$12,815reported apart
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2022 · Form 990EZ · $33,581 spent · pay $10,000 · grants $0 · events $19,922
LineAs describedTotalShare
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%
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