Nonprofit · EIN 27-5103914
CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE
Tax-exempt · CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22903
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,364,292 | $1,034,179 | $330,113 | $765,255 | $56,046 | $709,209 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,005,524 | $1,281,690 | -$276,166 | $498,407 | $119,311 | $379,096 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,217,001 | $1,407,613 | -$190,612 | $804,402 | $149,140 | $655,262 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,355,322
- of which government grants
- $201,929
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,356
- Other revenue
- $5,614
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $197,904
- Other salaries and wages
- $473,518
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $799,666
- Professional fundraising fees
- $5,835
- Accounting fees
- $42,552
- Occupancy
- $33,282
- Travel
- $4,526
- Depreciation
- $6,800
- Program services (functional)
- $730,805
- Management and general (functional)
- $237,564
- Fundraising (functional)
- $65,810
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $498,407
- Total assets, end of year
- $765,255
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $56,046
- Net assets, end of year
- $709,209
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $36,951
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $659,209
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $50,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,364,292
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 225
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleen Carey | Co-Exec. Dir Officer | 40 | $87,177 | $9,554 |
| Ryan Thayer | Co-Exec. Dir Officer | 40 | $55,500 | $4,242 |
| Matt Darring | Board Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Waters | Board Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Deanna McDonald | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CL Bohannon | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Bianca Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Gander | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Julia Prince | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEANETTE ABI-NADER | CO-EXEC. DIR Officer | 40 | $121,144 | $11,730 |
| ALEEN CAREY | CO-EXEC. DIR Officer | 40 | $81,040 | $6,606 |
| RICHARD MORRIS | CO-EXEC. DIR Officer | 40 | $53,395 | $12,594 |
| BIANCA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY GANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA PRINCE | PHILANTHROPY COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WATERS | BOARD CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DARRING | BOARD CO-CHAIR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CL BOHANNON | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANNA MACDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEANETTE ABI-NADER | CO-EXEC. DIR Officer | 40 | $93,042 | $10,445 |
| RICHARD MORRIS | CO-EXEC. DIR Officer | 40 | $89,965 | $12,458 |
| BIANCA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY GANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA PRINCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WATERS-WICKS | BOARD CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DARRING | BOARD CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CL BOHANNON | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANNA MACDONALD | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- SUITE 2, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22903-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Deanna McDonald, PO Box 5282, Charlottesville, VA 22905
- Signed the 990
- Aleen Carey, Co-Exec. Director
- Phone
- (434) 365-4529
- Website
- cultivatecharlottesville.org
- Return prepared by
- Pilc & Moseley LLC
Mission
Cultivate Charlottesville engages youth and community in building an equitable, sustainable food system through garden-based experiental learning, growing and sharing healthy food, amplifying community leaders, and advocating for food justice.
Program accomplishments
- CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE AIMS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO CREATE A HEALTHY AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEMPERSONALLY, IN COMMUNITY, AND ACROSS SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES. WE DO THIS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FROM THREE CORE PROGRAMS: CITY SCHOOLYARD GARDEN (CSG), URBAN AGRICULTURE COLLECTIVE (UAC), AND FOOD JUSTICE NETWORK (FJN). CITY SCHOOLYARD GARDEN ENGAGES YOUTH IN CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY SCHOOLS BY ESTABLISHING SCHOOL GARDENS AND COLLABORATING WITH TEACHERS TO HOST CLASSES THERE. ORIGINALLY FOUNDED AS THE QUALITY COMMUNITY COUNCIL IN 2007, URBAN AGRICULTURE COLLECTIVE BUILDS FOOD EQUITY BY WORKING WITH PUBLICHOUSING RESIDENTS TO GROW FRESH HEALTHY FOOD IN COMMUNITY PRODUCTION GARDENS. AT ITS HEIGHT, UAC HAS GROWN AS MUCH AS 17,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE PER YEAR, WHICH IS SHARED, AT NO COST, WITH LOCAL FAMILIES.Expenses $730,805
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 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-5103914
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $765,255
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,364,292
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,364,292 | $1,034,179 | $765,255 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,005,524 | $1,281,690 | $498,407 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,217,001 | $1,407,613 | $804,402 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,019,318 | $1,125,290 | $887,717 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 27-5103914).
Questions about CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE
- What is the EIN of CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE is 27-5103914.
- Is CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE 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 CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE 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 CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE 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 CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Deanna McDonald.
- Who are the officers and directors of CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $87,177 (Aleen Carey, Co-Exec. Dir).
- How much revenue does CULTIVATE CHARLOTTESVILLE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,364,292, expenses of $1,034,179 and total assets of $765,255 at year end.
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