Nonprofit · EIN 20-4124161
URBAN TILTH
Also known as 5 Local Coalition
Tax-exempt · RICHMOND, CA 94801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $13,837,802 | $9,430,060 | $4,407,742 | $31,459,350 | $12,842,306 | $18,617,044 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,098,214 | $9,127,085 | -$2,028,871 | $27,233,152 | $12,879,835 | $14,353,317 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $12,257,256 | $4,333,152 | $7,924,104 | $26,530,302 | $10,153,904 | $16,376,398 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 (amended) | $9,576,619 | $3,103,768 | $6,472,851 | $8,569,487 | $117,193 | $8,452,294 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,048,424
- of which government grants
- $1,353,060
- Program service revenue
- $692,364
- Investment income
- $97,014
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $146,234
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,279,466
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,101,529
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $311,887
- Depreciation
- $424,900
- Program services (functional)
- $7,241,253
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,033,164
- Fundraising (functional)
- $155,643
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $27,233,152
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,459,350
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,842,306
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,617,044
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $23,902,527
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,751,056
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,865,988
- Gross receipts
- $13,837,802
- Employees
- 107
- Volunteers
- 8,910
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doria Robinson | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $146,234 |
| Christy Leffall | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jen Loy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Abby Khodayari | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alfonso Leon | board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dana Perls | Board Chair Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Erwin Lee Acox Jr | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Blackie | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nate Shaffran | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tania Pulido | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Ly | Board Member Trustee or director | 11 | $0 |
| Adam Boisvert | Deputy Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doria Robinson | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $149,089 |
| Christy Leffall | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jen Loy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Abby Khodayari | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Alfonso Leon | board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dana Perls | Board Chair Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Erwin Lee Acox Jr | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Blackie | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nate Shaffran | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tania Pulido | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Holgado | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Ly | Board Member Trustee or director | 11 | $0 |
| Adam Boisvert | Deputy Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doria Robinson | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $137,354 |
| Christy Leffall | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jen Loy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alfonso Leon | board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dana Perls | Board Chair Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Erwin Lee Acox Jr | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Blackie | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nate Shaffran | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tania Pulido | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Holgado | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Ly | Board Member Trustee or director | 11 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doria Robinson | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $143,000 |
| Jen Loy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alfonso Leon | board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dana Perls | Board Chair Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Erwin Lee Acox Jr | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Blackie | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nate Shaffran | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tania Pulido | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Holgado | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Ly | Board Member Trustee or director | 11 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 323 BROOKSIDE DR, RICHMOND, CA 94801-1301
- In care of
- % DORIA ROBINSON
- Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
- 5651 N Arlington Blvd, San Pablo CA 94806
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Doria Robinson, 323 Brookside Drive, Richmond, CA 94801
- Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
- Park Guthrie, 5651 N Arlington Blvd, San Pablo CA 94806
- Signed the 990
- Doria Robinson, Executive Director
- Phone
- (510) 778-5886
- Website
- www.urbantilth.org
- Return prepared by
- Joyce P Smail CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 20-4124161 or by the name URBAN TILTH.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Urban Tilth is a California nonprofit organization committed to educate diverse communities about organic gardening and to support a network of gardens dedicated to sustainable, local food production. Urban Tilth insipires, hires, and trains local residents to cultivate agriculture, feed our community, and restore relationships to land to build a more sustainable food system, within a just and healthier community.
Program accomplishments
- Fiscal sponsorship relates to costs associated with the management and review of administrative functions for organizations that do not have formal 501c3 status and which have arranged to operate under the umbrella of Urban Tilth. Several of these organizations include Cooperation Richmond, It Takes a Village, Rich City Rides, Moving Forward, Richmond Grows Seed Library, and fCypher Healing Herbs Podcast Project.Expenses $2,476,672 · grants $4,168,985 · revenue $294,508
- Education Programs is a farm, classroom, and community program at Richmond High School. The institute constitutes an in-class accredited class called "Urban Ecology and American Food Systems": an on-site 8000 square foot farm and a CSA program serving the school community. In addition the Education Program has afterschool programs called; The Healing Movement, The Urban Naturalists, Urban Watershed, and Naturalists Club. The Education and Urban Agriculture also includes our elementary school programs at Verde elementary and Lincoln elementary. At these two sites we manage large gardens, in-school and after-school gardening, nutrition and science programs. It also includes a 40,000 square foot urban farm at Adams Middle School, an abandoned middle school campus in partnership with the west conta costa unified school district. Lastly, The Basins of Relations Watershed Stewardship Program includes training in watershed technology, community engagement, and development of a community trail.Expenses $1,732,508 · grants $435,297 · revenue $856
- Heal programs support the distribution of healthy foods to food deserts in West Contra Costa County as well as offer healthy and active living workshops, classes, cooking demos, and nutrition classes for the community. This work includes Farm to Table & farmers to families CSA's, Veggie RX, Free farm stands, and community workshops and classes.Activate includes community engagement and outreach supporting raising of awareness of enviromental justice issues and climate change challenges facing the fenceline community of Richmond. It includes mutual aid projects like our wildfire preparedness kits that offer resources such as herbs and teas to ease respiratory issues and conditions exacerbated by wildfire and refinery pollution. It includes participation in fire kits and community art projects to raise awareness. Activate also includes hosting cohorts of community members to learn about the topics through the year.Expenses $1,494,858 · grants $708,901 · revenue $397,000
- Community Programs is a project open-to-all community farms, gardens, and edible streetscapes located at sites through Richmond. This is centered on nearly two acres of the Richmond Greenway, a former railway line, where we have planted and manage a Berryland, an Edible Forest. Also includes a 42 raised bed community garden also on the Richmond Greenway. We also operate a Garden Technical Assistance team which employs and trains local youth to help other schools, community organizations and churches build and maintain their own gardens.Expenses $1,321,160 · grants $809,520
- CAPITAL PROJECT is the purchase and development of the North Richmond Farm, a 3 acreurban farm in North Richmond. Plans are to build a permanent greenhouse, shade house,farm store, interior produce wash and pack and community meeting room, as well as an outdoor amphitheater, cafe and community commercial kitchen and a permanent office and home for Urban Tilth. The capital campaign is raising funds for this major construction project.Expenses $216,055 · grants $1,501,779
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Check at the IRS |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-4124161
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C42)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $32,778,036
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,808,719
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $13,837,802 | $9,430,060 | $31,459,350 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,098,214 | $9,127,085 | $27,233,152 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,257,256 | $4,333,152 | $26,530,302 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | $9,576,619 | $3,103,768 | $8,569,487 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2008 Officer: Park Guthrie | December 31, 2008 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-4124161).
Questions about URBAN TILTH
- What is the EIN of URBAN TILTH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of URBAN TILTH is 20-4124161.
- Is URBAN TILTH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to URBAN TILTH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does URBAN TILTH file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of URBAN TILTH due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did URBAN TILTH last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of URBAN TILTH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Doria Robinson.
- Who are the officers and directors of URBAN TILTH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $146,234 (Doria Robinson, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does URBAN TILTH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $13,837,802, expenses of $9,430,060 and total assets of $31,459,350 at year end.
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