Nonprofit · EIN 27-2021333
VEGGIELUTION
Tax-exempt · SAN JOSE, CA 95116
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,348,808 | $959,539 | $389,269 | $3,597,725 | $312,558 | $3,285,167 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,988,482 | $3,955,852 | -$967,370 | $3,265,583 | $365,843 | $2,899,740 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,668,240 | $3,352,747 | -$684,507 | $4,176,587 | $309,408 | $3,867,179 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $3,468,056 | $3,223,142 | $244,914 | $4,860,373 | $333,267 | $4,527,106 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,321,195
- of which government grants
- $572,024
- Program service revenue
- $2,842
- Investment income
- $9,246
- Net income from fundraising events
- $12,961
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,564
- Other revenue
- $15,525
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $38,378
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $73,196
- Other salaries and wages
- $254,357
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $435,497
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $20,979
- Accounting fees
- $29,048
- Occupancy
- $16,912
- Travel
- $241
- Depreciation
- $11,752
- Program services (functional)
- $808,970
- Management and general (functional)
- $82,365
- Fundraising (functional)
- $68,204
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,265,583
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,597,725
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $312,558
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,285,167
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $312,772
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,950,182
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,334,985
- Gross receipts
- $1,389,106
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 625
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK MEDEIROS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTIE ZAZUETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNIE CHANG | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RAY BRAMSON | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARIANA FAERRON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JO LERMA-LOPEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTANY ALVAREZ | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOBY MCCHESNEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN CHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY SCHWING | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
| SHAWN GERTH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMILY SCHWING | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $139,161 |
| MARIEBETH MILLARES | STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,606 |
| CLAUDIA DAMIANI | STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,187 |
| SHAWN GERTH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $65,077 |
| ANNIE CHANG | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK MEDEIROS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTIE ZAZUETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY BRAMSON | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARIANA FAERRON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JO LERMA-LOPEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTANY ALVAREZ | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOBY MCCHESNEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN CHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMILY SCHWING | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $99,659 | $7,408 |
| ANNIE CHANG | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANA FAERRON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY BRAMSON | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JO LOPEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOBY MCCHEESNEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTIE ZAZUETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MEDEIROS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN CHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY ALVAREZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN GERTH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAYCE HILL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $121,477 |
| KAVITA AIYAR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SAL ALVAREZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNIE CHANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS ESPARZA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIANA FAERRON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RYAN FONTANILLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IMELDA GONZALEZ | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN SCHAFER | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RAY BRAMSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JO LOPEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOBY MCCHEESNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 647 S KING RD, SAN JOSE, CA 95116-3557
- In care of
- % SHAWN L GERTH
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SHAWN GERTH
- Signed the 990
- SHAWN GERTH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (408) 203-0168
- Website
- WWW.VEGGIELUTION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RLA LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 27-2021333 or by the name VEGGIELUTION.
- 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
THE MISSION OF VEGGIELUTION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS THROUGH FOOD AND FARMING TO BUILD COMMUNITY IN EAST SAN JOSE. OUR AIM IS TO HELP OUR EAST SAN JOSE NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCE A RICHNESS OF COMMUNITY LIFE AND HEALTH THAT COMBATS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND PROVIDES THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO CREATE MORE ROBUST SOCIAL NETWORKS AND TAKE A POSITIVE ACTION IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- VEGGIELUTION'S EASTSIDE GROWN PROGRAM, FOUNDED IN 2018, GRADUATED ITS 4TH COHORT OF GRATUATES, BRINGINIG THE TOTAL NUMBER TO 80. THIS PROGRAM, WHICH IS PART OF THE SI SE PUEDE COLLECTIVE'S JOBS TO GROW INITIATIVE, FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC MOBILITY, NEIGHBORHOOD BELONGING, AND AGENCY FOR THE ENTREPRENEURS. MOST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE LOW INCOME LATINO IMMIGRANTS. MOST PARTICIPANTS REPORT ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACE AS THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGE, AND THE PROGRAM TEAM HAS ADAPTED ITS WORK TO HELP FIND THESE RESOURCES AND BROKER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS TO HELP THE BUSINESSES BECOME STABLE, THEREBY PROMOTING ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR THE ENTREPRENEURS.Expenses $54,240 · revenue $2,842
- CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY - VEGGIELUTION ADVANCES CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH PLACE-BASED PARTNERSHIPS THAT RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS, STRENGTHEN BIODIVERSITY, AND BUILD NEIGHBORHOOD-SCALE CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN EAST SAN JOSE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REGENERATIVE LAND STEWARDSHIP, HABITAT RESTORATION, CLIMATE-RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE DEMONSTRATION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, VEGGIELUTION IMPROVES SOIL HEALTH, WATER MANAGEMENT, URBAN COOLING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP WHILE SUPPORTING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN CLIMATE ADAPTATION EFFORTS.Expenses $42,965
- COMMUNITY RESILIENCY - VEGGIELUTION'S COMMUNITY RESILIENCY PROGRAM USES THE SIX-ACRE URBAN FARM AS A HUB FOR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. FAMILIES, YOUTH, AND RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN GARDENING, OUTDOOR LEARNING, MOVEMENT, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE WELLNESS ACTIVITIES THAT STRENGTHEN SOCIAL CONNECTION AND REDUCE ISOLATION. THE PROGRAM BUILDS RESILIENCE BY CREATING SAFE, WELCOMING SPACES FOR HEALING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ROOTED IN FOOD, LAND, AND SHARED EXPERIENCE.Expenses $368,016 · grants $38,378 · revenue $2,564
- FOOD JUSTICE - VEGGIELUTION ADVANCES FOOD JUSTICE BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO FRESH, CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOOD AND STRENGTHENING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS IN EAST SAN JOSE. PROGRAMS SUPPORT LOCAL AND BIPOC FARMERS, OPERATE COMMUNITY FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND FARMSTAND ACTIVITIES, DEVELOP FOOD BUSINESSES AND WORKER-OWNED COOPERATIVES, AND ENGAGE RESIDENTS IN ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY. TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS PROMOTE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM.Expenses $343,749
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-2021333
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,597,725
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,389,106
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,348,808 | $959,539 | $3,597,725 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2025 | $2,988,482 | $3,955,852 | $3,265,583 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $2,668,240 | $3,352,747 | $4,176,587 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $3,468,056 | $3,223,142 | $4,860,373 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $7,268,192 | $5,781,730 | $4,154,702 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 27-2021333).
Questions about VEGGIELUTION
- What is the EIN of VEGGIELUTION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VEGGIELUTION is 27-2021333.
- Is VEGGIELUTION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to VEGGIELUTION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VEGGIELUTION 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 VEGGIELUTION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VEGGIELUTION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VEGGIELUTION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SHAWN GERTH.
- Who are the officers and directors of VEGGIELUTION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does VEGGIELUTION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,348,808, expenses of $959,539 and total assets of $3,597,725 at year end.
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