Nonprofit · EIN 45-3591508
TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10023
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,311,006 | $2,776,146 | $534,860 | $3,562,784 | $82,715 | $3,480,069 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,502,593 | $2,450,222 | $52,371 | $3,142,017 | $246,087 | $2,895,930 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,847,299 | $1,998,003 | -$150,704 | $3,083,338 | $202,852 | $2,880,486 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,735,869
- of which government grants
- $804,488
- Program service revenue
- $480,422
- Investment income
- $94,715
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $24,067
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $385,354
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,327,804
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,993,629
- Professional fundraising fees
- $6,708
- Accounting fees
- $163,633
- Occupancy
- $61,501
- Travel
- $18,608
- Depreciation
- $1,287
- Program services (functional)
- $2,019,762
- Management and general (functional)
- $535,867
- Fundraising (functional)
- $220,517
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,142,017
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,562,784
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $82,715
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,480,069
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,257,892
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,010,069
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $470,000
- Gross receipts
- $9,155,504
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE SOLL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $210,561 | $3,183 |
| GABRIELLE MOSQUERA | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $157,396 | $8,076 |
| TARA SMITH SWIBEL | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDOLPH STERN | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANA CHENFELD | VICE CHAIR AND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIDGET ALAMEDA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE SOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEJANDRO MUNOZ-SUAREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCY WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN FORSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMIE FERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSHMA DWIVEDI JINDAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE BRENNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LOW | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE SOLL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $203,726 | $3,308 |
| GABRIELLE MOSQUERA | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $153,230 | $9,863 |
| TARA SMITH SWIBEL | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDOLPH STERN | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANA CHENFELD | VICE CHAIR AND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIDGET ALAMEDA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BEARDSLEY | TREASURER (ENDED 5/8/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE SOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEJANDRO MUNOZ-SUAREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCY WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA TSOU | DIRECTOR (ENDED 2/15/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE SEAWELL | DIRECTOR (ENDED 2/16/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMEL BRADLEY | DIRECTOR (ENDED 12/13/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE SOLL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $180,130 | $0 |
| GABRIELLE MOSQUERA | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,552 | $6,286 |
| TARA SMITH SWIBEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANA CHENFELD | VICE CHAIR AND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BEARDSLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIDGET ALAMEDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE SOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDOLPH STERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEJANDRO MUNOZ-SUAREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA TSOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE SEAWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMEL BRADLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA GALINDEZ | DIRECTOR- RESIGNED NOV 2022 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY SCHOENBERG | DIRECTOR-RESIGNED JULY 22, 2022 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER FINER | SECRETARY-RESIGNED DEC 9, 2022 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY GORDON SMITH | DIRECTOR-RESIGNED DURING YEAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 33 W 60TH STREET 1211, NEW YORK, NY 10023-7905
- In care of
- % KATHERINE SOLL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MEGHAN GROOME, 33 W 60TH STREET 1211, NEW YORK, NY 100232676
- Signed the 990
- MEGHAN GROOME, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (833) 524-2742
- Website
- TEENSFORFOODJUSTICE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SAX ADVISORS LLC
Mission
TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE (TFFJ) IS BUILDING A FOOD-SECURE FUTURE THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED, YOUTH-LED HYDROPONIC FARMING, PROVIDING LOCAL, SUSTAINABLY-GROWN PRODUCE TO FOOD DESERT COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY EQUITY FOR ALL NEW YORKERS AND BEYOND.
Program accomplishments
- LAUNCHED TWO NEW STUDENT-LED HYDROPONIC FARMS IN MANHATTAN (AT THE MURRY BERGTRAUM EDUCATIONAL CAMPUS) AND IN FAR ROCKAWAY, QUEENS (AT MS053), FEEDING A COMBINED TOTAL OF MORE THAN 1,800 STUDENTS AND ENGAGING MORE THAN 300 STUDENTS IN PROGRAMMING; EXPANDED THE ADVOCACY REACH OF OUR FOOD POLICY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BY SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN TESTIFYING BEFORE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL, WRITING A PUBLISHED OP-ED IN SUPPORT OF THE HEALTHY KIDS' MEAL BILL, AND SPEAKING AS PANELISTS AT A NATIONAL CONVENING HOSTED BY THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST (CSPI); AND HELD OUR LARGEST-EVER STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WITH MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS FROM 14 SCHOOLS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY.Expenses $2,019,762 · revenue $480,422
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
- 45-3591508
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,562,784
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,155,504
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,311,006 | $2,776,146 | $3,562,784 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,502,593 | $2,450,222 | $3,142,017 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,847,299 | $1,998,003 | $3,083,338 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,250,008 | $1,715,098 | $3,080,630 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 45-3591508).
Questions about TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC
- What is the EIN of TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC is 45-3591508.
- Is TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE 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 TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC 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 TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC 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 TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MEGHAN GROOME.
- Who are the officers and directors of TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $210,561 (KATHERINE SOLL, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,311,006, expenses of $2,776,146 and total assets of $3,562,784 at year end.
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