Nonprofit · EIN 27-2886262
SPACE ON THE FARM INC
Also known as SPACE ON RYDER FARM
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10013
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $359,689 | $465,117 | -$105,428 | $16,418 | $14,181 | $2,237 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $544,703 | $1,101,951 | -$557,248 | $942,191 | $684,520 | $257,671 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $322,034
- of which government grants
- $20,000
- Program service revenue
- $13,650
- Investment income
- $96
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $23,750
- Other revenue
- $23,909
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $121,378
- Other salaries and wages
- $131,421
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $287,646
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,892
- Occupancy
- $47,946
- Travel
- $717
- Depreciation
- $19,475
- Program services (functional)
- $242,987
- Management and general (functional)
- $98,206
- Fundraising (functional)
- $123,924
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $942,191
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,418
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,181
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,237
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,237
- Gross receipts
- $359,689
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY BURDICK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (LEFT 2024) Officer | 40 | $70,750 |
| ALLYSON DAVIS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $50,628 |
| JANET OLSHANSKY | CO-CHAIR (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| LEE SEYMOUR | CO-CHAIR (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| LAKISHA MAY | CO-VICE-CHAIR (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| DARREN ROBERTSON | CO-VICE-CHAIR (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| NINA CURLEY | TREASURER (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| EMILY SIMONESS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| THERESE BARBATO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAIR RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONET HURST-MENDOZA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY CODE HOLMES | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE FINNEGAN | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE KELLEN | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LIGUORI | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEEPA PURHOIT | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN RYDER | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL SHEA | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MFONSIO UDOFIA | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMARA WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY BURDICK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $150,972 |
| ALLYSON DAVIS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $120,884 |
| JANET OLSHANSKY | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| LEE SEYMOUR | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| LAKISHA MAY | CO-VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| DARREN ROBERTSON | CO-VICE-CHAIR & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| JOE FINNEGAN | INTERIM TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NINA CURLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY CADE HOLMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE KELLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEEPA PUROHIT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAIR RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN RYDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL SHEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MFONISO UDOFIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMARA WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 699, NEW YORK, NY 10013-0699
- In care of
- % JASON PLATT
- Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
- 155 Newell St 2B, Brooklyln NY 11222
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EMILY SIMONESS, PO BOX 699, NEW YORK, NY 10013
- Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
- Emily Simones, 155 Newell St 2B, Brooklyn NY 11222
- Signed the 990
- EMILY SIMONESS, BOARD PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (646) 833-8159
- Website
- spaceonryderfarm.com
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT SINGULAR IN ITS ABILITY TO INVIGORATE ARTISTS AND INNOVATORS AND THEIR WORK, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESOURCEFUL PRESERVATION OF ONE OF THE OLDEST ORGANIC FAMILY FARMS ON THE EAST COAST.
Program accomplishments
- SPACE ON THE FARM, INC. ("SPACE") WAS FOUNDED IN 2010 WITH THE MISSION TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT SINGULAR IN ITS ABILITY TO INVIGORATE ARTISTS AND INNOVATORS AND THEIR WORK, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESOURCEFUL PRESERVATION OF RYDER FARM, ONE OF THE OLDEST FAMILY-RUN ORGANIC FARMS ON THE EAST COAST. IN 2019, SPACE EXPANDED ITS ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE OPERATING THE AGRICULTURAL FARMING PROGRAMS OF RYDER FARM, AND RESTATED ITS PURPOSES AS FOLLOWS: TO FACILITATE RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS FOR ARTISTS, AND OTHER INNOVATORS ON THE GROUNDS OF NEW YORK'S RYDER FARM; TO CULTIVATE, PROMOTE, FOSTER, SPONSOR AND DEVELOP THE CREATIVE ENDEAVORS AND ABILITIES OF THOSE IN THE ARTISTIC, ACTIVIST, FARMING, AND FOOD COMMUNITIES; TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INTERCOURSE AMONGST THE ARTISTIC, ACTIVIST, FARMING AND FOOD COMMUNITIES AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF A "GREEN OR ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS SOCIETY, A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ARTS, SOCIAL ACTIVISM, AND AGRICULTURE; TO EDUCATE THE ARTISTIC AND ACTIVIST COMMUNITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES AND FOOD JUSTICE ISSUES; AND TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE FRESH ORGANIC PRODUCE TO LOCAL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. IN 2020, IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SPACE TEMPORARILY EXPANDED ITS ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE OFFERING ONLINE RESOURCES AND DIRECT GRANTS TO ITS ARTIST COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE SKILLS AND RESOURCES AT A TIME OF CRISIS. BEGINNING IN 2021, SPACE REOPENED ITS RESIDENCY PROGRAM, BUT AT A SMALLER SCALE AND WITH MULTIPLE SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE FOR BOTH THE RESIDENTS AND STAFF. IN 2022 SPACE CONTINUED WITH RESIDENCIES AT A SMALLER SCALE AND DID NOT OPEN A CSA PROGRAM TO ALLOW FOR CONTINUED SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR COVID-19. IN 2023 SPACE FINISHED FULFILLING ITS OBLIGATIONS TO RESIDENTS WHO HAD BEEN SELECTED FOR RESIDENCY PROGRAMS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN AND OPENED A ROBUST FARMSTAND FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PURCHASE PRODUCE. AS THE FUTURE UNFOLDS, SPACE PLANS TO CONTINUE ITS SUPPORT OF ARTISTS AND INNOVATORS, WHILE ALSO FINDING NEW AND EXCITING WAYS TO PROVIDE FRESH VEGETABLES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. IN 2024, SPACE MADE THE DIFFICULT BUT FINANCIALLY NECESSARY DECISION TO CEASE ITS CURRENT OPERATIONS AND PLACE THE ORGANIZATION INTO A HIATUS. ANNOUNCED IN MAY OF 2024, SPACE FULFILLED A PORTION OF ITS ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES FOR THE YEAR AND CONTINUED FARMING ACTIVITIES THROUGH AUGUST OF 2024. SPACE'S FARM LEASE WAS TERMINATED EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2024, HOWEVER SPACE WAS PERMITTED TO CONTINUE USING THE PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2024.Expenses $242,987 · revenue $37,400
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
- 27-2886262
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,418
- Income (IRS master file)
- $359,689
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $359,689 | $465,117 | $16,418 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $544,703 | $1,101,951 | $942,191 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $809,539 | $1,376,539 | $2,035,694 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2012 Officer: Emily Simones | December 31, 2012 | ≤ $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 27-2886262).
Questions about SPACE ON THE FARM INC
- What is the EIN of SPACE ON THE FARM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SPACE ON THE FARM INC is 27-2886262.
- Is SPACE ON THE FARM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to SPACE ON THE FARM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SPACE ON THE FARM INC 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 SPACE ON THE FARM INC 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 SPACE ON THE FARM INC 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 SPACE ON THE FARM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names EMILY SIMONESS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SPACE ON THE FARM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $70,750 (KELLY BURDICK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (LEFT 2024)).
- How much revenue does SPACE ON THE FARM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $359,689, expenses of $465,117 and total assets of $16,418 at year end.
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