2024-11-15T17:10:26-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 270326758 DALLAS IS GARDENING INC DALL 2062406538 7150 Skillman St Ste 160 PO Box 165 Dallas TX 75231 Daniel Lever Treasurer 2062406538 2024-11-15 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X https://www.lhgarden.org/ X X 16006 X 1570 0 13447 989 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16006 0 0 0 0 0 0 28573 28573 -12567 54618 0 42051 54618 42051 0 0 0 0 54618 42051 0 0 54618 42051 The organization is known as Lake Highlands Community Garden (LHCG). The primary charitable mission is to grow and deliver fresh vegetables to agencies that distribute food to local families in need via the LHCG Donation Garden. The Donation Garden plot is 3,900 sqft and delivered 6,632 total pounds of food in 2023. 4,941 pounds were grown and delivered directly from the Donation Garden; 1,691 pounds were grown and donated by individual members of LHCG via their personal plots. LHCG maintains approximately 90 plots for the personal use of Member Gardeners, growing fresh vegetables at least 9 months out of the year for personal use or charitable donation via the LHCG Donation Garden. Member Gardeners are required to volunteer in at least one area of the garden which serves to educate and advocate for organic gardening practices: Donation Garden, Butterfly Garden, Bee Garden, Pollinator Gardens, Demonstration Garden, Herb Garden, the Native Texas Plant Garden (aka Rain Garden), and more. Web Site. LHCG revamped it's website to better communicate with members, partners, and the community. 0 6968 Plot Watering Repairs. The garden invested in improvements to physical infrastructure systems via repairs and updates. Beneficial outcomes include more efficient use of community resources. 500 3037 Organic Compost Services. The garden continues to provide high quality, locally sourced organic compost for use across all areas of the garden, including member plots, the Donation Garden, Butterfly Garden, Pollinator Gardens, Bee Garden, Demonstration Garden, and Herb Garden. This expense continues to help increase total food donation pounds year over year. 0 2449 Education and volunteering. The garden hosted several corporate volunteer groups, local community groups, and youth service organizations for maintenance, special projects, and education opportunities. 100 2290 Fiduciary use of surplus via savings investment to reduce socioeconomic barriers to participation in the organization and contribute to it's stated purpose and mission. 0 989 15733 Vince Huebert President 10 0 0 0 Mark Crawford Garden Manager 5 0 0 0 Ann West Secratary 10 0 0 0 Ron Candler Donation Garden Manager 10 0 0 0 Louise Elam Rain Garden Manager; Grants and Education 7 0 0 0 AL Nickerson New Membership Manager 7 0 0 0 Gayle Barton Herb and Bee Gardens Manager 7 0 0 0 Kent Binfield Board Member 1 0 0 0 Daniel Lever Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Georgia Jones Board Member 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TX Daniel Lever 7017 Freemont St Dallas TX 75231 2062406538 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 10500 10000 2648 31833 1570 56551 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10500 10000 2648 31833 1570 56551 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56551 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8656 0 0 0 0 8656 19156 10000 2648 31833 1570 65207 0.86725 0.86398 0 0 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 - Membership Dues Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Pollinator Beds $55.78 Demonstration Garden $63.84 Bank service fee $48.00 Administration $1,590.78 Post Office Box $240.00 Compost $2,449.00 Bee Garden $118.41 Insurance $2,027.03 Port-a-potty $1,135.20 Butterfly Garden $437.00 Donation garden $900.68 Herb Garden $481.57 Rain Garden $78.00 Donation Shelter $60.69 Exterminator $938.00 Web Site $6,968.29 Social Events $3,398.74 Education $2,290.31 Maintenance $2,254.11 Plot watering repairs $3,037.44 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Board of Officers elected to transfer cash surplus out of Operational Checking Account 9220 into temporary savings accounts 8927 and 3476. Accrued savings income is explicitly and exclusively set aside for a discretionary use program with the purpose of assisting qualified parties of interest with Garden Membership Plot Fees. Acts of God, including an extended family medical emergency.