Civic Intelligence

Fortitude Community Farm School

EIN 93-3630197 • 501(c)3 • Bakersfield, CA

Profile

The mission of Fortitude Community Farm School is to provide farming education.

13327 Ashe RdBakersfield, CA 93313-9770

fortitudecfs.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 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

25th percentile

-17%

Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

$9,905

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

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Net Assets

$9,905

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Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin25th percentile

Revenue

$71,771

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$84,276

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Net Income

-$12,505

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Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2024: $9,905Net Assets 2024: $9,9052024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$9,905
Liabilities-
Net Assets$9,905
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2024: $71,771Expenses 2024: $84,276Net Income 2024: -$12,5052024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$71,771
Expenses$84,276
Net Income-$12,505
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$9,905
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$9,905
Revenue
$71,771
Expenses
$84,276
Net income
-$12,505
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.91$9.91$71.8$84.3$12.5
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 15, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$71,771
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of Fortitude Community Farm School is to provide farming education.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Fortitude Community Farm School provided internships to 22 students from Bakersfield College. Interns learned the skills needed to manage a successful farm. Students followed the process from preparing the land selecting and planting a crop cultivation harvest packaging and selling to the community at a public farmers market to educational community partners like the Kern County Superintendent of Schools and local restaurants. The Farm School also offered classes to the general public regarding beginning gardening composting beginning tomatoes making kimchi and meditation.$56,661$67,203
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Mary Jean RussellVice PresidentFT$0--
Marah MeekSecretaryPT$0--
Nick HeinleinTreasurerPT$0--
Laura CattaniBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Fortitude Community Farm School
EIN
93-3630197
In Care Of
% MARY JEAN RUSSELL
Address
13327 ASHE RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313-9770

Signing Officer

Name
Nick Heinlein
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2025-05-15
Discuss with paid preparer
No
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank Fees, $80.00| Credit Card Merchant Charges, $48.37| Liability Insurance, $2860.83| Licenses & Registrations - Nursery, $559.99| Meetings & Conferences, $535.00| Small Tools Purchases, $640.14| Repairs & Maintenance, $202.42| Food Beverage Catering Meals Out, $183.08| Reference & Subscriptions - Employee Handbooks, $490.00| Supplies - Seed soil irrigation packaging, $17567.00| Software Licenses & Technology, $1350.00| Web Hosting, $276.00| Mileage Local Travel Parking, $2343.17| Travel Parking Accommodations, $205.00|”

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