Nonprofit · EIN 46-0944829
GENESIS GARDEN
Tax-exempt · MACOMB, IL 61455
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $815,646 | $811,165 | $4,481 | $519,872 | $97,685 | $422,187 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $769,244 | $753,793 | $15,451 | $504,229 | $86,523 | $417,706 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $344,854 | $244,499 | $100,355 | $466,232 | $63,977 | $402,255 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $803,140
- of which government grants
- $658,604
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $11,156
- Other revenue
- $1,350
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $458,876
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $5,420
- Other salaries and wages
- $211,216
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $246,607
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,800
- Occupancy
- $18,348
- Travel
- $6,057
- Depreciation
- $8,218
- Program services (functional)
- $758,785
- Management and general (functional)
- $51,480
- Fundraising (functional)
- $900
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $504,229
- Total assets, end of year
- $519,872
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $97,685
- Net assets, end of year
- $422,187
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $215,251
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $364,812
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $57,375
- Gross receipts
- $815,646
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 43
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Calhoun | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $5,420 |
| David Monninger | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Merrill | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Kathryn Stoner-Lasala | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Marie Blome | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Calhoun | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| David Monninger | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Merrill | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Kathryn Stoner-Lasala | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| William Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Blome | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA CALHOUN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MARK MERRILL | TREAS & SEC Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE MONNINGER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARIE BLOME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YOUNGSHIM PITCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY STONER-LASALA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 307 E CARROLL ST, MACOMB, IL 61455-2351
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 133 SS Randolph St Suite 207, Macomb IL 61455
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Melissa Calhoun, 307 E Carroll Street, Macomb, IL 61455
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- William Wetzel, 133 SS Randolph St Suite 207, Macomb IL 61455
- Signed the 990
- Melissa Calhoun, President
- Phone
- (309) 326-3075
- Website
- www.genesis-garden.org
- Return prepared by
- ADDUCCI VEGA FINANCIAL GROUP LLC
Mission
Sharing food, providing shelter and empowering community.
Program accomplishments
- Housing Initiatives. Genesis Garden provides an continuum of services to assist individuals and families who are unstably housed or without housing. During the fiscal year, 122 individuals in 47 households received eviction prevention assistance, 2 individuals in 2 households were successfully diverted to housing options other than emergency shelter, 69 individuals in 46 households were provided emergency shelter, 84 individuals in 47 households who were without housing were re-housed in permanent housing through the rapid re-housing and permanent supportive housing programs. Genesis Garden also participates in regional and state networks, sharing best practices, with a goal of making homelessness in our area brief, rare and non-recurring.Expenses $573,626 · grants $288,722 · revenue $613,692
- Food Initiatives.Genesis Garden serves as fiscal sponsor for Loaves & Fishes, Inc., an ecumenical organization with a pending application for 501(c)(3). Loaves & Fishes distributes food vouchers to McDonough County households for food purchases at area grocery stores. Loaves & Fishes serves an average of 480 households per month. Loaves & Fishes, Inc. expenses totaled $130,569.Genesis Garden also provides summer meals for kids through the ISBE/USDA SFSP program. During the summer of 2025, Genesis Garden provided 4,748 meals to children and youth under 18. Summer meals expenses totaled $25,182.Expenses $156,312 · grants $147,750 · revenue $134,369
- Community Empowerment Initiatives. Empowerment-focused initiatives continued during the year. (1) the Family Dinner Project which promotes food, fun and conversation about things that matter. (2) The Open Table which focuses on community assets that are renewable, sustainable, and transformational through organizing and investing relational and social capital. A group of volunteers develops long-term, reciprocal relationships with an individual or family. Tables meet weekly to share friendship and access social networks to support life goals. (3) Mental Health Resiliency training and peer supports to improve mental wellness in the community, and(4) becoming a HUD-certified Housing Counseling agency. As a Housing Counseling agency, Genesis Garden will offer groupeducation and one-on-one counseling to individuals on topic such as landlord-tenant interactions, improving credit scores,pre-home purchase counseling and foreclosure prevention.Expenses $28,847 · grants $94 · revenue $29,444
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-0944829
- 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
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $519,872
- Income (IRS master file)
- $815,646
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $815,646 | $811,165 | $519,872 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $769,244 | $753,793 | $504,229 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $344,854 | $244,499 | $466,232 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $227,081 | $227,548 | $371,203 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: William Wetzel | August 31, 2015 | ≤ $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 46-0944829).
Questions about GENESIS GARDEN
- What is the EIN of GENESIS GARDEN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GENESIS GARDEN is 46-0944829.
- Is GENESIS GARDEN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to GENESIS GARDEN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GENESIS GARDEN 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 GENESIS GARDEN due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GENESIS GARDEN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GENESIS GARDEN?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Melissa Calhoun.
- Who are the officers and directors of GENESIS GARDEN?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $5,420 (Melissa Calhoun, President).
- How much revenue does GENESIS GARDEN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $815,646, expenses of $811,165 and total assets of $519,872 at year end.
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