Civic Intelligence

Backyard Growers Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 47-1553021

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Mar 17, 2021

Organization ProfileBACKYARDGROWERS.ORG
3 Duncan StreetGloucester, MA 01930

(978) 281-0480

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

69th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 69% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

69th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 69% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

77th percentile

28%

Higher net margin than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

96th percentile

$73,000

Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 16.5% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

80th percentile

52%

Faster asset growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

87th percentile

45%

Faster revenue growth than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets69th percentile

Assets

Up

$374,602

Up $127,660 (+52%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$358,604

Up $126,017 (+54%) from 2019

Liabilities

Up

$15,998

Up $1,643 (+11%) from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue69th percentileNet Margin77th percentile

Revenue

Up

$443,641

Up $138,357 (+45%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$317,624

Up $15,638 (+5.2%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$126,017

Up $122,719 (+3721%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth80th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2015: $90,991Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $131,944Liabilities 2016: $4,149Net Assets 2016: $127,7952016Assets 2017: $232,411Liabilities 2017: $11,749Net Assets 2017: $220,6622017Assets 2018: $241,821Liabilities 2018: $12,532Net Assets 2018: $229,2892018Assets 2019: $246,942Liabilities 2019: $14,355Net Assets 2019: $232,5872019Assets 2020: $374,602Liabilities 2020: $15,998Net Assets 2020: $358,6042020Assets 2021: $443,437Liabilities 2021: $15,966Net Assets 2021: $427,4712021Assets 2022: $411,404Liabilities 2022: $42,273Net Assets 2022: $369,1312022Assets 2023: $260,193Liabilities 2023: $17,139Net Assets 2023: $243,0542023

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$374,602
Liabilities$15,998
Net Assets$358,604
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth87th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2015: $188,787Expenses 2015: $159,024Net Income 2015: $29,7632015Revenue 2016: $203,444Expenses 2016: $200,974Net Income 2016: $2,4702016Revenue 2017: $355,865Expenses 2017: $262,998Net Income 2017: $92,8672017Revenue 2018: $306,757Expenses 2018: $298,130Net Income 2018: $8,6272018Revenue 2019: $305,284Expenses 2019: $301,986Net Income 2019: $3,2982019Revenue 2020: $443,641Expenses 2020: $317,624Net Income 2020: $126,0172020Revenue 2021: $487,453Expenses 2021: $424,986Net Income 2021: $62,4672021Revenue 2022: $490,195Expenses 2022: $548,535Net Income 2022: -$58,3402022Revenue 2023: $198,023Expenses 2023: $324,100Net Income 2023: -$126,0772023

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$443,641
Expenses$317,624
Net Income$126,017
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Mar 17, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$449,342
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Backyard growers cultivates healthy, connected, resilient communities and fights for food sovereignty by empowering people to grow their own food. We increase equitable access to vegetable gardens and the resources people and communities need to grow their own food.

Backyard growers cultivates healthy, connected, environmentally sustainable communities and fights for food justice by teaching people to grow their own food. We provide resources and support to establish vegetable gardens at homes, housing communities, organizations, and schools.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$183,488$155,846▼ $27,642
Investments Other Securities-$100,377-
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$10,265$100,125▲ $89,860
Pledges and Grants Receivable$45,000$14,116▼ $30,884
Accounts Receivable$7,196$4,138▼ $3,058
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$993$0▼ $993
Total Assets$246,942$374,602▲ $127,660
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$14,355$15,998▲ $1,643
Total Liabilities$14,355$15,998▲ $1,643
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$187,587$333,004▲ $145,417
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$45,000$25,600▼ $19,400
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$232,587$358,604▲ $126,017
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$246,942$374,602▲ $127,660

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$0$6,900$6,900
Other Securities$100,377--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay96th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Lara LepionkaExecutive Director & FoundFT$73,000$73,000

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Brian Orr MdPresident
Larry OaksVice President
Allison MuellerDirector
Betsy BrownDirector
Heidi McgrathDirector
Jen ZolaDirector
Jennifer PerryDirector
Karen TaggertDirector
Paul RomaryDirector
Suzanne R GosselinClerk
Elizabeth RedmondTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$415,489
Program Service Revenue
$28,871
Investment Income
$461
Other Revenue
$-1,180
All Other Contributions
$311,511
Change in Net Assets
$126,017
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$243,360
Total Fundraising Expense$89,447
Other Expenses$74,264
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$91,253$9,961$49,506$150,720
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$44,198$4,824$23,978$73,000
Payroll Taxes$11,891$1,298$6,451$19,640
Fees for Services Other$17,399--$17,399
Occupancy$8,325$3,339-$11,664
Fees for Services Accounting-$7,359-$7,359
All Other Expenses$4,277--$4,277
Other Expenses$938$1,309$1,244$3,491
Travel$2,073$691-$2,764
Insurance$1,045$1,045-$2,090
Information Technology$1,438$479-$1,917
Depreciation Depletion$993--$993
Total Functional Expenses$195,367$32,810$89,447$317,624
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$5,701
Fundraising Gross Income$4,521
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Grow Down Annual$58,499$4,521$5,701$-1,180
Total Events$58,499$4,521$5,701$-1,180
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
Yes
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“A copy of form 990 was presented to the board finance committee for review prior to issuance.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“Conflict of interest policy reviewed annually and disclosures, if any, are recorded”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

“Executive director's compensation is discussed and voted on by the officers and directors. The executive director is excluded from discussion. Wage amounts are determined based on performance and comparable compensation of other nonprofit organizations.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18

“The organization makes its form 990, form 1023 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code upon request; guidestar.org; mass. Attorney general website -http://www.charities.ago.state.ma.us/charities/ and other similar types of websites.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“The organization governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available for inspection upon request and also on the website of the massachusetts division of public charities.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Backyard Growers Inc
EIN
47-1553021
Phone
9782810480
Address
3 DUNCAN STREET, GLOUCESTER, MA 01930

Signing Officer

Name
Lara Lepionka
Title
Executive Director
Phone
9782810480
Signed
2021-03-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Elizabeth Redmond
Formed
2014
Legal Domicile
Ma
Voting Board Members
11
Independent Board Members
11
Employees
5
Volunteers
200

Preparer

Firm
Johnson Oconnor Feron & Carucci Llp
Address
101 EDGEWATER DRIVE SUITE 210, WAKEFIELD, MA 01880
Preparer
Giso Joseph
Phone
7819143400
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Page 12, Line 2C

“The organization did not change its oversight process or selection process during the tax year.”

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

“The organization is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Income related to these purposes is exempt from federal and state income taxes under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. Unrelated business income would be taxable according to applicable internal revenue code sections. However, the organization is not subject to tax on income from any unrelated business activities. The organization regularly reviews and evaluates its tax positions taken in its filed returns and recognizes the benefit from a tax position only if it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon audit based solely on the technical merits of the tax position. The organization files federal and massachusetts tax returns. The statute of limitations for these jurisdictions is generally three years. The organization had no returns under examination as of december 31, 2020.”

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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. INCOME RELATED TO THESE PURPOSES IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WOULD BE TAXABLE ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME FROM ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN ITS FILED RETURNS AND RECOGNIZES THE BENEFIT FROM A TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON AUDIT BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE TAX POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FEDERAL AND MASSACHUSETTS TAX RETURNS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR THESE JURISDICTIONS IS GENERALLY THREE YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO RETURNS UNDER EXAMINATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO ISSUANCE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND DISCLOSURES, IF ANY, ARE RECORDED
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON BY THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EXCLUDED FROM DISCUSSION. WAGE AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION OF OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990, FORM 1023 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE UPON REQUEST; GUIDESTAR.ORG; MASS. ATTORNEY GENERAL WEBSITE -HTTP://WWW.CHARITIES.AGO.STATE.MA.US/CHARITIES/ AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE ORGANIZATION GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AND ALSO ON THE WEBSITE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF PUBLIC CHARITIES.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc5FORM 990, PAGE 12, LINE 2C
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2020 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$374,602
Liabilities
$15,998
Net assets
$358,604
Revenue
$443,641
Expenses
$317,624
Net income
$126,017
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.60$0.17$2.43$1.98$3.24$1.26
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.11$0.42$3.69$4.90$5.49$0.58
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.43$0.16$4.27$4.87$4.25$0.62
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.75$0.16$3.59$4.44$3.18$1.26
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.47$0.14$2.33$3.05$3.02$0.03
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.42$0.13$2.29$3.07$2.98$0.09
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.32$0.12$2.21$3.56$2.63$0.93
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.32$0.04$1.28$2.03$2.01$0.02
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.91$0.00$1.89$1.59$0.30