Civic Intelligence

Grow Ahead Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 46-1047083

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Oct 29, 2018

Organization Profilegrowahead.org
4904 SE 41st AvePortland, OR 97202

(907) 947-6046

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

85th percentile

0.27x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

90th percentile

0.30x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

89th percentile

42%

Higher net margin than 89% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets85th percentile

Assets

$60,556

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Net Assets

$43,994

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Liabilities

$16,562

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue90th percentileNet Margin89th percentile

Revenue

$54,869

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Expenses

$31,896

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Net Income

$22,973

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Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2017: $60,556Liabilities 2017: $16,562Net Assets 2017: $43,9942017Assets 2018: $42,875Liabilities 2018: $16,259Net Assets 2018: $26,6162018Assets 2019: $65,193Liabilities 2019: $21,428Net Assets 2019: $43,7652019Assets 2020: $81,867Net Assets 2020: $81,8672020Assets 2021: $233,415Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $233,4152021Assets 2022: $203,197Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $203,1972022Assets 2023: $338,147Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $338,1472023Assets 2024: $377,297Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $377,2972024Assets 2025: $398,511Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $398,5112025

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$60,556
Liabilities$16,562
Net Assets$43,994
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2017: $54,869Expenses 2017: $31,896Net Income 2017: $22,9732017Revenue 2018: $69,652Expenses 2018: $87,030Net Income 2018: -$17,3782018Revenue 2019: $109,397Expenses 2019: $92,248Net Income 2019: $17,1492019Revenue 2020: $137,591Expenses 2020: $99,490Net Income 2020: $38,1012020Revenue 2021: $307,981Expenses 2021: $156,433Net Income 2021: $151,5482021Revenue 2022: $235,506Expenses 2022: $265,724Net Income 2022: -$30,2182022Revenue 2023: $293,206Expenses 2023: $158,256Net Income 2023: $134,9502023Revenue 2024: $179,351Expenses 2024: $140,201Net Income 2024: $39,1502024Revenue 2025: $185,601Expenses 2025: $164,387Net Income 2025: $21,2142025

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$54,869
Expenses$31,896
Net Income$22,973
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Oct 29, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$54,869
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Support farmers with climate change issu

Grow Ahead is an online crowdfunding platform that supports small-scale family farmers in their efforts to address climate change in their communities. Grow Ahead raises and distributes money for farmer-to-farming trainings, scholarship for women leaders, and investment in community projects to mitigate climate change. By contributing through Grow Ahead, consumers and organizations can support farmer-driven agroecological solutions that have a proven track record in farming communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Grow Ahead works closely with local partners, primarily fair trade and organic farmer cooperatives and NGOs, who lead the development and implementation of climate resiliency projects in four key areas: 1.Facilitating a revolving loan program for farmer-developed resiliency projects, such as soil conservation and yield-boosting compost operations.2.Raising funds for farmer-to-farmer exchanges. 3.Raising funding for farm leader multiplier agroecology scholarships for women farm leaders and trainers to attend farmer-centric agroecology schools.4.Raising funds for tree planting in agroforestry systems.$26,591-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LEE WALLACEPresident-$0--
DANA GEFFNERSecretary-$0--
RYAN ZINNExecutive DirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Grow Ahead Foundation
EIN
46-1047083
Phone
9079476046
Address
4904 SE 41ST AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97202

Signing Officer

Name
Ryan Zinn
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2018-10-29
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Lottsa Tax & Accounting Serv Inc
Address
400 19TH AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55454-1026
Preparer
Mary Oswald CPA
Phone
6123387459
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $115”

Other Expenses.1

“WEBSITE $4573”

Other Expenses.3

“bank fees $58”

Other Assets.1009

“Notes and Loans Receivable - Beginning $0 Notes and Loans Receivable - Ending $3500”

Total Liabilities.1008

“Unsecured Notes and Loans Payable - Beginning $17568 Unsecured Notes and Loans Payable - Ending $16562”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$60,556
Liabilities
$16,562
Net assets
$43,994
Revenue
$54,869
Expenses
$31,896
Net income
$22,973
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.99$0.00$3.99$1.86$1.64$0.21
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.77$0.00$3.77$1.79$1.40$0.39
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.38$0.00$3.38$2.93$1.58$1.35
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.03$0.00$2.03$2.36$2.66$0.30
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.33$0.00$2.33$3.08$1.56$1.52
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.82$0.82$1.38$0.99$0.38
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.65$0.21$0.44$1.09$0.92$0.17
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.43$0.16$0.27$0.70$0.87$0.17
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.61$0.17$0.44$0.55$0.32$0.23