Nonprofit · EIN 20-4625643
FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND
Tax-exempt · PROVIDENCE, RI 02909
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,867,556 | $8,210,833 | -$343,277 | $19,654,212 | $9,838,831 | $9,815,381 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,729,713 | $7,316,677 | $1,413,036 | $20,605,818 | $10,085,743 | $10,520,075 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,082,639
- of which government grants
- $2,627,298
- Program service revenue
- $3,282,479
- Investment income
- $189,751
- Net rental income
- $123,558
- Net income from fundraising events
- $112,035
- Other revenue
- $312,687
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,156,088
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $133,404
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,473,172
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,152,913
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $38,861
- Accounting fees
- $25,900
- Occupancy
- $267,206
- Travel
- $101,535
- Depreciation
- $100,907
- Program services (functional)
- $7,498,062
- Management and general (functional)
- $406,148
- Fundraising (functional)
- $306,623
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $20,605,818
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,654,212
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,838,831
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,815,381
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $328,919
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,128,946
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,686,435
- Gross receipts
- $8,206,332
- Employees
- 79
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- RI
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSE RYE | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $132,894 | $9,201 |
| JOHN AUGER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE SABATINI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA BRUSH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA BRUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA BRANCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGEL MENDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLEY MCSHANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE MERZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ANDREOZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAYDEN PUDDINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON FLEET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSE RYE | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $130,075 | $7,945 |
| JOHN AUGER | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE SABATINI | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA BRUSH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE MERZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ZABELIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGEL MENDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAUREEN LUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLEY MCSHANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA BRANCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE TILLINGHAST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TJ DELLEDONNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10 SIMS AVE APT 103, PROVIDENCE, RI 02909-1165
- In care of
- % PAULA / JESSE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JESSE RYE, 10 SIMS AVENUE, PROVIDENCE, RI 02909
- Signed the 990
- JESSE RYE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (401) 312-4250
- Website
- WWW.FARMFRESHRI.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WADOVICK & COMPANY
Mission
PRESERVE RHODE ISLAND FARMLAND AND OUR AGRICULTURAL AND CULINARY KNOWLEDGE. BUILD HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. INCREASE ACCESS TO FRESHER, TASTIER FOOD. IMPROVE IMPACT OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ON OUR ENVIRONMENT. STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-BASED BUSINESSES.
Program accomplishments
- HARVEST KITCHEN-PART OF FARM FRESH'S INTIATIVE TO INCREASE THE VARIETY OF VALUE-ADDED LOCAL FOOOD PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AND CREATE A COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM ENGAGES YOUTHS FROM THE JOB-READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM WITHIN THE DIVISION OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS TO CREATE A LINE OF HIGH-QUALITY PRESERVED FOODS USING INGREDIENTS SOURCED FROM LOCAL FARMERS AT A CERTIFIED KITCHEN. PRODUCTS MADE IN HARVEST KITCHEN ARE SOLD AT LOCAL STORES, FARMERS MARKETS, AND TO MARKET MOBILE CUSTOMERS. THE PROGRAM TEACHES YOUTHS MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF CULINARY TECHNIQUE AND JOB SKILLS.Expenses $792,057 · revenue $173,499
- FOOD ACCESS-PART OF FARM FRESH'S MISSION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS, THE PROGRAM IS PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH GRANT AWARDS TO SUBSIDIZE CONSUMER PURCHASES AT FARMER MARKETS. THE GUSNIP GRANT AWARD HAS INCREASED THE SIZE AND VISIBILITY OF THE PROGRAM AS IT SEEKS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING.Expenses $2,055,687 · grants $1,156,088 · revenue $147,055
- MARKET MOBILE-A FARM TO BUSINESS DELIVERY SERVICE THAT SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN THE TIES OF BUSINESS AND THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO REBUILD A MORE EFFICIENT LOCAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT HELPS SAVES FARMERS AND BUYERS BOTH TIME AND MONEY. THE PROGRAM ALSO SEEKS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF QUALITY FRESH FOODS INTO UNDERSERVED RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITIES.Expenses $2,644,491 · revenue $1,889,445
- FARM FRESH'S OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE COMMUNICITY EDUCATION, OPERATING THE FOOD HUB CAMPUS IN PROVIDENCE, FARMER MARKETS ACROSS RHODE ISLAND, AND FOOD SYSTEM MODELING.Expenses $2,005,827 · revenue $1,072,480
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 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-4625643
- 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)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,654,212
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,206,332
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,867,556 | $8,210,833 | $19,654,212 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,729,713 | $7,316,677 | $20,605,818 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,182,639 | $5,478,353 | $19,700,490 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 20-4625643).
Questions about FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND
- What is the EIN of FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND is 20-4625643.
- Is FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND 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 FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND 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 FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JESSE RYE.
- Who are the officers and directors of FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $132,894 (JESSE RYE, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,867,556, expenses of $8,210,833 and total assets of $19,654,212 at year end.
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