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The Fertile Grounds Project

EIN 20-8542380 • 501(c)3 • Brooklyn, NY

Profile

The organization works with schools, communities, and families to create educational programming that addresses the key needs of a student population that is at risk of being given up on. The organization's programs offer these young people a supportive environment and the opportunity to face challenges and take ownership over their own educations, identities, and lives.

61 Lafayette Ave No 4ABrooklyn, NY 11217

www.fertilegrounds.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2018

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $2,290 (-100%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $2,290 (-100%) from 2017

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Expenses

Down

$2,290

Down $3,371 (-60%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

-$2,290

Up $3,371 (+60%) from 2017

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2011: $6,771Liabilities 2011: $3,2232011Assets 2012: $5,118Liabilities 2012: $1,7362012Assets 2013: $16,560Liabilities 2013: $265Net Assets 2013: $16,2952013Assets 2014: $5,515Liabilities 2014: $281Net Assets 2014: $5,2342014Assets 2015: $10,762Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $10,7622015Assets 2016: $7,951Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $7,9512016Assets 2017: $2,290Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $2,2902017Assets 2018: $0Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $02018

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $96,754Expenses 2011: $85,774Net Income 2011: $10,9802011Revenue 2012: $89,669Expenses 2012: $91,660Net Income 2012: -$1,9912012Revenue 2013: $62,897Expenses 2013: $49,984Net Income 2013: $12,9132013Revenue 2014: $24,778Expenses 2014: $35,839Net Income 2014: -$11,0612014Revenue 2015: $33,202Expenses 2015: $27,674Net Income 2015: $5,5282015Revenue 2016: $4,500Expenses 2016: $7,311Net Income 2016: -$2,8112016Revenue 2017: $0Expenses 2017: $5,661Net Income 2017: -$5,6612017Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $2,290Net Income 2018: -$2,2902018

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$0
Expenses$2,290
Net Income-$2,290
Open 2018 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$2,290
Net income
-$2,290
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.29$2.29
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.29$0.00$2.29$0.00$5.66$5.66
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.95$0.00$7.95$4.50$7.31$2.81
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.8$0.00$10.8$33.2$27.7$5.53
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.52$0.28$5.23$24.8$35.8$11.1
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$16.6$0.27$16.3$62.9$50.0$12.9
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.12$1.74$89.7$91.7$1.99
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$6.77$3.22$96.8$85.8$11.0
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2017 to Sep 30, 2018
Signed
Aug 15, 2019
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization works with schools, communities, and families to create educational programming that addresses the key needs of a student population that is at risk of being given up on. The organization's programs offer these young people a supportive environment and the opportunity to face challenges and take ownership over their own educations, identities, and lives.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
FERTILE GROUNDS PROJECT, OPERATING IN THE NEW YORK AREA, FOSTERS EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND SUPPLEMENTING THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCE. FERTILE GROUNDS HAS INITIATED AND CURRENTLY OPERATES SEVERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CAMP KADIA, THE HALLWAY PROJECT, THE YEAR ROUND PROJECT, AND THE SURVIVAL PROJECT.$0$77
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JONAH CANNERExecutive Director-$0--
REBECCA RAIKTreasurer & Secretary-$0--
JESSICA KLEINBoard Member-$0--
VIJAY IYERBoard Member-$0--
CHRISTOPHER SPEIGHTYouth Representative-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Fertile Grounds Project
EIN
20-8542380
Phone
6463382696
Address
61 LAFAYETTE AVE NO 4A, BROOKLYN, NY 11217

Signing Officer

Name
Rebecca Raik
Title
Treasurer & Secretary
Phone
6463382696
Signed
2019-08-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Mbaf Cpas LLC
Address
440 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10016
Phone
2125761400
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: office expense. Amount: 2,110.”

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