2026-08-21T18:06:51-04:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 844521040 Parker Learning Gardens PARK 5415258788 31241 Lanes Turn Road Coburg OR 97408 Nathan Tilley Director 5415258788 2026-08-24 false 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X X 104903 X 63948 40933 22 0 0 0 104903 75339 740 7754 21111 104944 -41 12200 63684 75843 X 0 20772 1200 40250 11000 24821 12200 85843 0 10000 12200 75843 Parker Learning Gardens was formed to provide inclusive hands-on educational experiences that reconnect people with land food systems ecology and community through regenerative agriculture and environmental stewardship. The organization exists to create accessible opportunities for youth families and community members to learn practical life skills related to gardening food production sustainability habitat restoration animal care and natural resource conservation. Through educational farm programs workshops seasonal classes camps volunteer opportunities and community food access initiatives Parker Learning Gardens promotes environmental responsibility healthy food systems outdoor learning and community resilience. The organization also works to preserve and steward agricultural land and biodiverse habitat while making educational and nature-based experiences accessible to families of varying income levels. Parker Learning Gardens operates an educational farm and community learning space dedicated to providing inclusive hands-on environmental and agricultural education for youth families volunteers and community members in Lane County Oregon. The organization combines regenerative agriculture ecological stewardship outdoor education and practical life skills training to help participants build meaningful connections with food systems land stewardship biodiversity and community resilience. Programs primarily serve children teens families homeschool groups volunteers and low-income community members with a strong emphasis on accessibility through sliding-scale participation and reduced-cost educational opportunities. Activities are designed to support participants of varying backgrounds learning styles and experience levels through experiential outdoor-based learning. Core programming includes weekly seasonal educational classes summer camps workshops volunteer learning opportunities farm-based enrichment activities and community food access initiatives. Educational topics include gardening soil health regenerative agriculture composting habitat restoration orchard care animal husbandry food preservation natural building ethnobotany natural dyes pollinator education environmental science and sustainable living skills. The organization operates multiple educational gardens orchard systems demonstration spaces and habitat restoration areas used for year-round instruction and hands-on learning. Participants engage directly in planting harvesting irrigation composting seed saving food preparation ecological observation and stewardship projects. Educational farmstand activities also provide opportunities for youth and families to learn about food systems community agriculture harvesting produce handling and equitable food access. During the reporting year Parker Learning Gardens facilitated seasonal educational programming serving youth and families through recurring weekly classes and community events. The organization offered programs such as Childrens Garden Club Youth Discovery Project family and early childhood classes and educational workshops focused on sustainable agriculture and ecological skills. Programs incorporated science environmental literacy teamwork creativity and practical problem-solving through direct participation in farm and land-based activities. The organization also maintained volunteer and educational hosting opportunities that allowed participants to learn practical agricultural and stewardship skills while supporting farm operations. Volunteers participated in activities such as orchard maintenance garden preparation mulching irrigation invasive species management habitat restoration food production infrastructure improvement and educational project support. Community food access remained an important component of the organizations mission. Produce grown through educational programming was distributed through community-oriented farmstand efforts educational events donations and reduced-cost access initiatives. Educational harvest activities helped connect participants to healthy foods while teaching sustainable growing practices and responsible stewardship of agricultural resources. Measurable accomplishments during the year included: * Providing weekly educational programming across multiple seasonal sessions for children teens and families. * Maintaining and stewarding approximately 33 acres of educational agricultural and habitat space. * Supporting hands-on participation in gardening ecological restoration food production and environmental education activities. * Operating educational gardens orchard systems and demonstration areas used for community learning. * Expanding accessibility through sliding-scale participation and reduced-cost educational opportunities for low-income families. * Facilitating volunteer engagement and experiential agricultural learning opportunities. * Producing and distributing farm products connected to educational programming and community food access efforts. * Hosting workshops and community events focused on regenerative agriculture sustainability and environmental stewardship. * Maintaining habitat areas that support pollinators wildlife wetland function and biodiversity education. The organizations activities promote charitable and educational purposes by increasing access to environmental education encouraging healthy community food systems fostering practical life skills and supporting long-term stewardship of agricultural land and natural ecosystems. 0 89000 89000 Annie Soto President 4 0 0 0 Robert Hulihan Board Treasurer 4 0 0 0 Marsha Sundquist Board Secretary 2 0 0 0 Jenna Tilley Executive Director 25 17000 0 0 Nathan Tilley Farm Manager 25 17000 0 0 Sarah Kelly Programs Director 25 16000 0 0 Carla Cogburn Bookkeeper 10 4500 0 0 false false false false false false false false false OR Carla Cogburn 31241 Lanes Turn Road Coburg OR 97408 5415258788 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 0 0 67724 97103 164827 0 0 0 41413 42833 84246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109137 139936 249073 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 249073 0 0 0 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 0 0 0 109137 139980 249117 0.9998 1.00 0.0001 0.00 X Part III - Line 1, Unusual Grant Lists | Name of the Contributor:, Date of Grant:, Year:, Amount:, Description:| Donor, 07 20 2025, "2025", $7000, One-time grant for habitat restoration.| Donor, 07 20 2025, "2025", $7000, One-time grant for habitat restoration.| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Item B - Amended Return Parker Learning Gardens is amending its 2025 Form 990-EZ to correct financial information reported on the originally filed return so that it reflects the organizations year-end accounting records for the year ended December 31 2025. The amendments affect Part I Revenue Expenses and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances; Part II Balance Sheets; and related Schedule A public-support calculations and Schedule O disclosures. Revenue expense asset liability and net asset amounts are being reconciled to the organizations accounting records. Other portions of the return will be amended only as necessary to reflect these corrected financial amounts. Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Office supplies and software, $281| Animal care, $3435| Workers compensation insurance, $586| Farm supplies equipment maintenance fuel irrigation and animal feed, $9101| Advertising marketing and outreach, $864| Educational supplies and program materials, $6307| Fundraising expenses, $489| Payment processing fees, $48| Part I, line 20 | Description:, Explanation:, Amount:| , Adjustment to reconcile net assets previously reported with the organizations year-end accounting records. The adjustment reflects assets and liabilities that were omitted or differently classified on prior filings including fixed assets and prior-period equity adjustments. The amended balance sheet reflects the organizations book balances as of December 31 2025., $63684| Part II, line 24 | Asset Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| Machinery & Equipment, $11000, $20000| Other Fixed Assets, 0, $3000| Payroll tax withholding receivable or prepaid payroll taxes, 0, $1821| Part II, line 26 | Liabilities Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| Mortgages or other loans payable, 0, $10000|