2026-07-14T13:09:12-05:00 2025-12-31 911663574 LARSON GROSS ADVISORS LLC 2211 RIMLAND DR 422 BELLINGHAM WA 98226 990 2025-01-01 472225742 GROWING VETERANS GROW 3605533577 6458 MARTIN PLACE LYNDEN WA 98264 CODY CALL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3605533577 2026-07-14 1 STEVE FORBES CPA P00012098 3607344280 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CODY CALL 6458 MARTIN PLACE LYNDEN WA 98264 203301 0 X GROWINGVETERANS.ORG X 2014 WA EMPOWER VETERANS TO CULTIVATE PURPOSE AND BELONGING BY GROWING FOOD, COMMUNITY AND EACH OTHER. 9 8 5 821 0 0 128671 194247 1759 1341 865 1270 8603 5667 139898 202525 0 0 0 0 154881 143403 0 0 425 87014 72788 241895 216191 -101997 -13666 117646 117255 2852 16127 114794 101128 X WE EMPOWER VETERANS TO CULTIVATE PURPOSE AND BELONGING BY GROWING FOOD, COMMUNITY, AND EACH OTHER. 0 1 85352 1341 DIRT THERAPY PROGRAM: IN 2025, GROWING VETERANS ADVANCED ITS MISSION OF IMPROVING VETERANS' MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMMING. THROUGH ITS DIRT THERAPY PROGRAM AT THE LYNDEN FARM, THE ORGANIZATION COMBINED HANDS-ON FARMING WITH PEER CONNECTION TO FOSTER BELONGING, PURPOSE, AND COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION. COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 1,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS, AND THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED 2,603 HOURS OF PAID VETERAN INTERNSHIPS. APPROXIMATELY 6,200 POUNDS OF ORGANIC PRODUCE WERE GROWN AND DONATED, WITH ROUGHLY 95% DISTRIBUTED WITHIN WHATCOM AND ISLAND COUNTIES TO FOOD BANKS AND SHELTERS. 70059 PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM: IN 2025, GROWING VETERANS ALSO DELIVERED THREE PEER SUPPORT TRAINING (PST) SESSIONS (BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL), GRADUATING 33 PARTICIPANTS, 75% OF WHOM WERE VETERANS. THE CURRICULUM EQUIPS PARTICIPANTS WITH TOOLS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, MINDFULNESS, AND RELATIONAL SKILLS. IN 2025, THESE SKILLS WERE APPLIED IN REAL-WORLD CRISIS SITUATIONS, WHERE STAFF INTERVENED WITH THREE INDIVIDUALS EXPRESSING SUICIDAL IDEATION, SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTING THEM TO CRISIS RESOURCES AND CONTINUED SUPPORT. 155411 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WA X X TARA STEPHENSON 3603952842 419 SOUTH 1ST ST SUITE 207 MOUNT VERNON WA 98273 JESSI BORDER BOARD PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CONNOR HEGARTY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ZACH MINDEL BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD FORSELL SECRETARY OF THE BOARD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FRASER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE HACKETT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOGAN HILGERS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/2/25) 40.00 X X 13076 0 0 CODY CALL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/3/25) 40.00 X 40986 0 0 54062 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18953 175294 194247 DIRT THERAPY PROGRAM 624210 1341 1341 1341 1270 1270 3462 776 2686 2686 200 0 200 200 OTHER INCOME 900099 2781 2781 2781 202525 1341 0 6937 54062 38384 15678 77944 55340 22604 11397 8092 3305 7659 7659 3082 2188 894 164 164 859 859 6906 6906 16044 16044 84 60 24 2107 2107 1165 1165 FARMING SUPPLIES 19271 19271 PEER SUPPORT 13925 13925 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 1522 1261 261 216191 155411 60355 425 59823 47634 41303 51369 47249 28997 16520 18252 117646 117255 2852 16127 2852 16127 X 114794 101128 114794 101128 117646 117255 -13666 0 X 0 0 0 X 269049 268199 303616 128671 194247 1163782 269049 268199 303616 128671 194247 1163782 1163782 30 66 204 205 1270 1775 5798 250 1108 1192 2981 11329 1176886 69310 0.98890 0.99050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18055 9812 8243 21660 11651 10009 7534 7534 0 18252 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 TO STRENGTHEN LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY, THE ORGANIZATION MADE THE STRATEGIC DECISION TO CLOSE ITS GREENBANK FARM LOCATION AND CONSOLIDATE OPERATIONS AT LYNDEN, ENSURING PROGRAM STABILITY AND CONTINUED COMMUNITY IMPACT FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 RICHARD FORSELL AND CHRISTOPHER BROWN HAVE A FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE IN ACCORDANCE WITH BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY, THE BOARD VOTES ON COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR OFFICERS USING COMPARABLE DATA FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ANY DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.