KATIES KROPS

Financials

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, 2023, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1714 CONGRESSIONAL BLVD, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483-5132

In care of

% JOHN STAGLIANO

Principal officer (990 for 2023)

STACY STAGLIANO, 1714 CONGRESSIONAL BLVD, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483

Signed the 990

STACY STAGLIANO, PRESIDENT

Phone

(843) 327-3366

Website

WWW.KATIESKROPS.COM

Return prepared by

TAYLOR MILES & ASSOCIATES PA

Mission

THE MISSION OF KATIE'S KROPS IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO START AND MAINTAIN VEGETABLE GARDENS OF ALL SIZES AND DONATE THE HARVEST TO HELP FEED PEOPLE IN NEED, AS WELL AS TO ASSIST AND INSPIRE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

Program accomplishments

• IN 2023, THE KATIE'S KROPS GARDENS KEEP GROWING ACROSS THE NATION AND IN AFRICA, AND THE FANTASTIC CHILDREN THAT BRING THESE GARDENS TO LIFE CONTINUE TO INSPIRE, IMPRESS, AND NURTURE OUR SOULS. IT WAS A YEAR OF BREAKING RECORDS, SAVING ENDANGERED SPECIES, CARING FOR NEIGHBORS, TREMENDOUS HONORS, AND, SADLY, SIGNIFICANT LOSS. PERHAPS THE MOST INCREDIBLE HONORS WAS BESTOWED AT THE END OF 2023, WITH SOUTHERN LIVING MAGAZINE NAMING KATIE 'SOUTHERNER OF THE YEAR' IN THEIR HOLIDAY DOUBLE ISSUE. KATIE AND FOUR OTHERS RECEIVED THIS HONOR AS 'THE TRAILBLAZERS SUPPORTING AND PRESERVING OUR REGION'S PEOPLE, PLACES, AND TRADITIONS.' FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF OUR YOUNG VOLUNTEERS, WE LAUNCHED AN EXTENSIVE EFFORT TO SAVE THE ENDANGERED MONARCH BUTTERFLY. WE CONSTRUCTED A BUTTERFLY HOUSE IN OUR FLAGSHIP GARDEN IN THE AREA THAT IS NOW KNOWN AS MONARCH MEADOWS. THE FIRST-YEAR EFFORTS WERE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS OUR YOUNG GROWERS TREMENDOUSLY IMPACTED THEIR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND WELL- BEING BY SHARING THEIR HARVEST. THESE YOUNG GARDENERS GREW IN THEIR BACKYARDS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, FARMS, AND ANYWHERE THEY COULD ACCESS LAND TO GROW A BETTER TOMORROW. WE ARE PROUD TO SHARE THAT COLLECTIVELY, WE DONATED AN ASTOUNDING 71,702 POUNDS OF PRODUCE IN 2023 WE BROKE RECORDS IN 2023 WE HARVESTED AND DONATED 8,820 POUNDS OF PRODUCE FROM OUR FLAGSHIP GARDEN. WE ATTRIBUTE THIS SUCCESS TO INCREASING OUR VERTICAL GROWING SPACE, USING SOIL HUMMUS COMPOST, INCREASING OUR VOLUNTEER BASE, AND IMPROVING OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM. IN 2023, WE ALSO UNVEILED OUR BUTTERFLY HOUSE, DESIGNED AND BUILT BY KEVIN ARNOLD, A STUDENT WITH CLEMSON'S ARCHITECTURAL GRADUATE PROGRAM THIS BUTTERFLY HOUSE OUR YOUTH LED TEAM MONARCH RELEASE 205+ MONARCH BUTTERFLIES BACK INTO THE WILD TO HELP THE ENDANGERED MONARCH BUTTERFLIES. IN 2023 WE HOSTED OVER 76 PROGRAMS IN OUR OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, ENGAGING 140 FAMILIES IN FUN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN A BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR SETTING. 34% OF VISITORS BECAME GARDEN VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR, WE PARTNERED WITH CHEF STEPHEN, THE CULINARY DIRECTOR AT GLOWFISCH HOSPITALITY TO OFFER COOKING CLASSES IN THE GARDEN THESE CLASSES WERE A WONDERFUL WAY TO TRANSFORM OUR HARVESTS FROM THE GARDEN INTO DELICIOUS SNACKS AND MEALS OUR COOKING CLASSES WERE AN INCREDIBLY POPULAR HANDS ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOWFISCH IN 2024 IN 2023, WE CELEBRATED 13 YEARS OF FREE GARDEN-TO-TABLE DINNERS. THIS YEAR, WE WELCOMED OUR YOUNG VOLUNTEERS INTO THE KITCHEN TO PREPARE OUR MEALS. THEY HAVE BEEN AN INCREDIBLE HELP, AND WE LOVE THAT THEY CAN MEET THE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THEY ARE HELPING. ADDITIONALLY, WE PARTNERED WITH FORT DORCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL'S CULINARY PROGRAM TO CREATE A SIDE DISH FOR EVERY DINNER. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR SUCH AN EXCELLENT TEAM THAT HELPS MAKE OUR DINNERS POSSIBLE EACH DINNER WE SERVE 675+ MEALS IN TOTAL, 21, 989 HOURS OF YOUTH SERVICE WENT INTO THE KATIE'S KROPS DINNERS IN 2023. FOR ARIANE "ARI," A 9-YEAR-OLD FOURTH GRADER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, IT ALL BEGAN WITH A SQUASH SEED. IN 2021, AS PART OF A SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON ON THE MUSTARD SEED, SHE AND HER CLASSMATES WERE GIVEN SQUASH SEEDS TO TAKE HOME AND GROW. KATIE'S KROPS WAS MENTIONED DURING THE LESSON, AND VOILA, A NEW GARDENER WAS BORN. IN HER FIRST YEAR GROWING WITH KATIE'S KROPS IN 2022, SHE GREW 50 POUNDS. BUILDING ON WHAT SHE LEARNED, SHE INCREASED HER PRODUCTION AND GREW 225 POUNDS IN 2023 ARI ENTHUSIASTICALLY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE OFFERED TO OUR GROWERS THIS YEAR. "HER ENTHUSIASM IS CONTAGIOUS WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER INCREDIBLE WORK IN HER COMMUNITY AND BECOMING A ROLE MODEL FOR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE. WE LOVE THAT ARI'S GARDEN IS MULTIGENERATIONAL AND IS GROWING MEMORIES AND LESSONS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME," NOTED KATIE. ARI IS ALSO ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO GARDEN. AS A JUNIOR GIRL SCOUT, SHE AND SOME MEMBERS OF HER TROOP ARE WORKING ON A GROUP PROJECT TO EARN THEIR BRONZE AWARD. THEY PLAN TO HAVE A SEPARATE GARDEN PLOT AT HER GRANDPARENTS' HOME (THOSE 6 ACRES THEY OWN ARE COMING IN HANDY), AND SHE WORKS IN THE CHURCH GARDEN STARTED BY THE YOUTH CHOIR. ARI'S GRANDPARENTS HAVE BEEN VITAL TO HER GARDENING JOURNEY, AND WE THANK THEM FOR SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO HELP ARI GROW. CONGRATULATIONS ARI WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU ARI WILL BE HONORED AS THE 2023 GROWER OF THE YEAR AND A 500 SCHOLARSHIP FOR HER HIGHER EDUCATION. IN 2023, WE HOSTED OUR FIRST SPRINGFEST THIS EVENT FEATURED OUR LOCAL PARTNERS AND INVITED THE COMMUNITY TO OUR FLAGSHIP GARDEN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR EFFORTS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS WE WORK WITH. THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY WE HAD 11 COMMUNITY PARTNERS ATTEND, ALONG WITH 307 COMMUNITY MEMBERS OUR YOUNG VOLUNTEERS GAVE GARDEN TOURS, WE UNVEILED OUR NEW BUTTERFLY HOUSE, HOSTED ARTS AND CRAFTS, GAVE AWAY SEEDLINGS, AND MUCH MORE SALLY CLARKE, CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT SUMMERVILLE HIGH, HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH KATIE'S KROPS SINCE SHE WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HAS BECOME SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE KATIE'S KROPS FAMILY. SALLY CLARKE HAS CREATED SUCH A SPECIAL BOND WITH OUR DINNER GUESTS, GREETING EACH AND EVERY ONE WITH HER INFECTIOUS SMILE AND LOVE AND KINDNESS. SHE HAS HELPED TO RECRUIT WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS TO KATIE'S KROPS, INCLUDING THE SUMMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING TEAM AND WONDERFUL STUDENTS FROM THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. SALLY CLARKE WILL BE AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP TO ACCOMPANY THIS HONOR. CONGRATULATIONS WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO TO HELP US FIGHT HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. "WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE SALLY CLARKE AS A PART OF THE KATIE'S KROPS FAMILY. SHE IS SUCH A LIGHT AND HER SMILE IS CONTAGIOUS THE GUESTS THAT WE HELP HAVE BUILT SUCH SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER AND HAVE SUCH LOVE FOR HER. NOT ONLY IS SALLY CLARKE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE KATIE'S KROPS DINNERS, BUT SHE HELPS ANY OPPORTUNITY SHE CAN TO SHARE OUR WORK AND GAIN SUPPORT.I COULDN'T IMAGINE ANYONE MORE DESERVING IN DECEMBER, WE WORKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE SUMMERVILLE BED AND BREAKFAST ASSOCIATION TO HOST A HOLIDAY PORCH STROLL. THIS LOVELY EVENT TOOK ATTENDEES ON A TROLLEY RIDE OF DOWNTOWN SUMMERVILLE, STARTING WITH A HOLIDAY TOUR OF THE GARDEN BY OUR YOUNG VOLUNTEERS AND TAKING THEM TO HISTORIC HOMES DECORATED FOR THE HOLIDAYS, WITH FOOD, DRINKS AND ACTIVITIES. THE STROLL RAISED 5,860 FOR KATIE'S KROPS, WHICH WAS SUCH A BLESSING TO OUR WORK WE CONTINUE TO CREATE AND FOSTER WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS HEARTS FOR SUMMERVILLE, DORCHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EXPANDING THE TABLE, CHARLESTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND GOD'S KITCHEN AT THE MURRARY CHURCH, WHERE WE SHARE OUR HARVEST WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. EACH YEAR, WE LOOK TO EXPAND OUR REACH AND FIND NEW PLACES TO SHARE OUR HARVEST WITH WE HAVE WORKED ALONGSIDE BEYOND BASIC AND THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN'S CLUB TO CREATE UNIQUE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR MEMBERS AND ATTENDEES THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND OUR REACH AND INTRODUCE NEW VOLUNTEERS TO THE GARDEN AND MAKING AN IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. GROWER HIGHLIGHTS: ONE OF MY HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR WAS WHEN I WAS DONATING PEACHES AND TOMATOES. WHEN I PUT THE DONATIONS ON THE COUNTER OF THE FOOD PANTRY TO WEIGH THE FOOD, THE PANTRY MANAGER SAW MY DONATION, AND SHE WANTED TO TAKE A PICTURE OF ME. THEN, SHE POSTED THE PICTURE ON THE FOOD PANTRY'S FACEBOOK PAGE, WHICH MADE ME FEEL SPECIAL. - JACKSON B FROM ILLINOIS DURING THE SPRING OF 2023, EVA AND NORAH DRUMMING, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THEIR NANA, DECIDED TO TAKE A BASKET OF PRODUCE PICKED FROM THEIR GARDEN TO MS. MARY, A FRIENDLY, ELDERLY CHURCH ACQUAINTANCE. AT THE TIME, MS. MARY WAS FEEBLE. SHE COULD NO LONGER TEND TO HER GARDEN, NOR COULD SHE DRIVE TO A GROCERY STORE TO BUY FRESH FRUITS AND VEGGIES. IN HAND WITH A BASKET OF TOMATOES, CUCUMBERS, AND CABBAGE FROM THEIR GARDEN, EVA, NORAH, AND THEIR NANA MADE THE DRIVE TO MS. MARY'S HOUSE. UPON GIVING MS. MARY THE BASKET, SHE WAS FILLED WITH JOY AND TEARED UP. THIS MADE EVA AND NORAH FEEL "REALLY NICE" BECAUSE THEY'D MADE SOMEONE FEEL "REALLY GOOD." WHAT A BEAUTIFUL, IMPACTFUL MOMENT THESE TWO YOUNG GIRLS EXPERIENCED, THANKS TO THEIR NANA AND THE SUPPORT OF KATIE KROPS AND OUR SPONSORS. NORAH AND EVA FROM SC ONE OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES IN 2023 WAS BEING ABLE TO GROW ENOUGH CABBAGES IN OUR GARDENS TO BLESS 1200 KIDS WITH A CABBAGE TO TAKE HOME. WE LIMIT OUR FEEDING AT OUR HOPE CENTERS DAILY TO ELDERLY AND CHILDREN TO NOT ENABLE ADULTS TO NOT WORK. ONE GIRL, WHEN I HANDED HER A CABBAGE, SAID NOW MY FAMILY CAN EAT TODAY. AND SHE SAID MY MOM IS GOING TO BE SO HAPPY. GROWING THROUGH KATIE'S KROPS HELPS MAKE FEEDING OUR COMMUNITY POSSIBLE. THANK YOU ALL -CLAIRE BROWN KRIEL, DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF LYDIA'S MISSION SOUTH AFRICA.
  Expenses $205,565

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.

IRS record

EIN

45-4257162

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

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Food, agriculture and nutrition (K30)

Assets (IRS master file)

$237,935

Income (IRS master file)

$320,505

Filing history

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 45-4257162).

Questions about KATIES KROPS

What is the EIN of KATIES KROPS?

The employer identification number (EIN) of KATIES KROPS is 45-4257162.

Is KATIES KROPS tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.

Are donations to KATIES KROPS tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does KATIES KROPS 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 KATIES KROPS 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 KATIES KROPS last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2023.

Who is the principal officer of KATIES KROPS?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 names STACY STAGLIANO.

Who are the officers and directors of KATIES KROPS?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $48,000 (STACY STAGLIANO, PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does KATIES KROPS have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 it reported revenue of $320,505, expenses of $250,886 and total assets of $237,935 at year end.

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