Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
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Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
57th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
45th percentile
Higher net margin than 45% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
79th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$500
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$500
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$65,500
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$65,000
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$500
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Dec 15, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
- Signed
- May 12, 2025
- Return Version
- 2023v6.0
- Gross Receipts
- $65,500
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The mission of black soil ky is to reconnect black kentuckians to their heritage and legacy in agriculture. By bringing together urban families with rural and urban-based black farmers/growers/producers across the state, we help introduce opportunities in agriculture that promote self-sufficiency, encourage healthy living, and activate cooperative economics.our vision is to help foster a greater market share for black farmers and producers as they provide healthy food options to a larger consumer base. Black soil ky organizes farm tours, farm-to-table dinners, catering opportunities, events, workshops, training, education & outreach, and more for kentucky black farmers, chefs, and makers.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| IN FY 2024, THE BLACK SOIL CHARITABLE FUND, INC WORKED TO RECONNECT BLACK KENTUCKIANS TO THEIR HERITAGE AND LEGACY IN AGRICULTURE. BY BRINGING TOGETHER URBAN FAMILIES WITH RURAL AND URBAN-BASED BLACK FARMERS/GROWERS/PRODUCERS ACROSS THE STATE, WE HELP INTRODUCE OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE THAT PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY, ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIVING, AND ACTIVATE COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS.IN THE LATTER END OF 2024, SIGNIFICANT PLANNING WAS LAID FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION, WORKING OUT THE LOGISTICS TO OPEN TWO BRICK AND MORTAR RETAIL MARKETS IN FY 2025, AS WELL AS PLANS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SPROUT, BLACK SOIL'S MOBILE MARKET FOOD TRUCK. THESE TWO EFFORTS WILL ALLOW BLACK SOIL TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF FOOD INSECURITY WITH STABLE, NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS SERVING LOCAL, HEALTH PRODUCE, AS WELL AS A MOBILE MARKET TO BRING FARM FRESH GOODS TO COMMUNITIES WITH TRANSPORTATION LIMITATIONS.THESE PLANNING EFFORTS WILL BE CRUCIAL TO BOTH EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHY EATING, WHILE CREATING NEW REVENUE STREAMS FOR BLACK AND BIPOC FARMERS IN KENTUCKY AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON THEIR HISTORY AND PRODUCTS. | $65,500 | $65,000 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERICKA EMERSON | Co President | - | $0 | - | - |
| BRIAN JOHNSON | Co President | - | $0 | - | - |
| ED HOLMES | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHARLES ROWLAND | Secretary/Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- The Black Soil Charitable Fund Inc
- EIN
- 99-1184271
- Phone
- 8597851800
- Address
- 820 LANE ALLEN ROAD STE 176, LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Signing Officer
- Name
- Ashley Smith
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 8597851800
- Signed
- 2025-05-12
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Young & Wadlington Pllc
- Address
- 800 CORPORATE DR SUITE 230, LEXINGTON, KY 40503
- Preparer
- Gwendolyn B Young CPA Cva
- Phone
- 8594751010
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Payments to Affiliates
“Affiliate name: black soil: our better nature llc. Affiliate address: 107 w loudon avenue, suite 101 lexington, ky 40508. Purpose of payment: operational grant. Amount of payment: 65,000.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | AFFILIATE NAME: BLACK SOIL: OUR BETTER NATURE LLC. AFFILIATE ADDRESS: 107 W LOUDON AVENUE, SUITE 101 LEXINGTON, KY 40508. PURPOSE OF PAYMENT: OPERATIONAL GRANT. AMOUNT OF PAYMENT: 65,000. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $500
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $500
- Revenue
- $65,500
- Expenses
- $65,000
- Net income
- $500
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited. | $0.68 | $0.03 | $0.64 | $1.51 | $0.87 | $0.64 |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.00 |