Nonprofit · EIN 47-2225742
GROWING VETERANS
Tax-exempt · LYNDEN, WA 98264
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $202,525 | $216,191 | -$13,666 | $117,255 | $16,127 | $101,128 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $139,898 | $241,895 | -$101,997 | $117,646 | $2,852 | $114,794 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $307,655 | $281,521 | $26,134 | $219,262 | $2,471 | $216,791 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $194,247
- of which government grants
- $18,953
- Program service revenue
- $1,341
- Investment income
- $1,270
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,686
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $200
- Other revenue
- $5,667
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $54,062
- Other salaries and wages
- $77,944
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $143,403
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,659
- Occupancy
- $16,044
- Depreciation
- $2,107
- Program services (functional)
- $155,411
- Management and general (functional)
- $60,355
- Fundraising (functional)
- $425
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $117,646
- Total assets, end of year
- $117,255
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16,127
- Net assets, end of year
- $101,128
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $18,252
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $101,128
- Gross receipts
- $203,301
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 821
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CODY CALL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/3/25) Officer | 40 | $40,986 |
| LOGAN HILGERS | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/2/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $13,076 |
| JESSI BORDER | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CONNOR HEGARTY | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ZACH MINDEL | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD FORSELL | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FRASER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE HACKETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JARED BOCEK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $64,368 |
| LOGAN HILGERS | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $10,598 |
| CHRISTOPHER BROWN MSW | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| JESSI BORDER | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| RICHARD FORSELL | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FRASER | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CONNER HEGARDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MIKE HACKETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BILL SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JERED BOCEK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $60,769 |
| SEAN DALGARN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $17,500 |
| CHRISTOPHER BROWN MSW | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD FORSELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FRASER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CONNER HEGARDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSI BORDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE HACKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6458 MARTIN PL, LYNDEN, WA 98264-9628
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CODY CALL, 6458 MARTIN PLACE, LYNDEN, WA 98264
- Signed the 990
- CODY CALL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (360) 553-3577
- Website
- GROWINGVETERANS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LARSON GROSS ADVISORS LLC
Mission
WE EMPOWER VETERANS TO CULTIVATE PURPOSE AND BELONGING BY GROWING FOOD, COMMUNITY, AND EACH OTHER.
Program accomplishments
- DIRT THERAPY PROGRAM: IN 2025, GROWING VETERANS ADVANCED ITS MISSION OF IMPROVING VETERANS' MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMMING. THROUGH ITS DIRT THERAPY PROGRAM AT THE LYNDEN FARM, THE ORGANIZATION COMBINED HANDS-ON FARMING WITH PEER CONNECTION TO FOSTER BELONGING, PURPOSE, AND COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION. COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 1,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS, AND THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED 2,603 HOURS OF PAID VETERAN INTERNSHIPS. APPROXIMATELY 6,200 POUNDS OF ORGANIC PRODUCE WERE GROWN AND DONATED, WITH ROUGHLY 95% DISTRIBUTED WITHIN WHATCOM AND ISLAND COUNTIES TO FOOD BANKS AND SHELTERS.Expenses $85,352 · revenue $1,341
- PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM: IN 2025, GROWING VETERANS ALSO DELIVERED THREE PEER SUPPORT TRAINING (PST) SESSIONS (BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL), GRADUATING 33 PARTICIPANTS, 75% OF WHOM WERE VETERANS. THE CURRICULUM EQUIPS PARTICIPANTS WITH TOOLS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, MINDFULNESS, AND RELATIONAL SKILLS. IN 2025, THESE SKILLS WERE APPLIED IN REAL-WORLD CRISIS SITUATIONS, WHERE STAFF INTERVENED WITH THREE INDIVIDUALS EXPRESSING SUICIDAL IDEATION, SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTING THEM TO CRISIS RESOURCES AND CONTINUED SUPPORT.Expenses $70,059
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 | 990 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
- 47-2225742
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $117,255
- Income (IRS master file)
- $203,301
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $202,525 | $216,191 | $117,255 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $139,898 | $241,895 | $117,646 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $307,655 | $281,521 | $219,262 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $303,469 | $292,704 | $195,521 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about GROWING VETERANS
- What is the EIN of GROWING VETERANS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GROWING VETERANS is 47-2225742.
- Is GROWING VETERANS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to GROWING VETERANS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GROWING VETERANS 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 GROWING VETERANS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GROWING VETERANS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GROWING VETERANS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CODY CALL.
- Who are the officers and directors of GROWING VETERANS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $40,986 (CODY CALL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/3/25)).
- How much revenue does GROWING VETERANS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $202,525, expenses of $216,191 and total assets of $117,255 at year end.
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