Nonprofit · EIN 80-0892277
KEEP GROWING DETROIT
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48207
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,516,986 | $2,248,837 | $268,149 | $2,758,350 | $32,968 | $2,725,382 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,814,894 | $1,429,367 | $385,527 | $2,488,825 | $31,592 | $2,457,233 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,298,498
- Program service revenue
- $216,368
- Investment income
- $2,120
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $652,137
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $229,616
- Other salaries and wages
- $539,922
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $935,109
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,500
- Accounting fees
- $34,775
- Occupancy
- $29,632
- Travel
- $10,988
- Depreciation
- $3,910
- Program services (functional)
- $2,111,912
- Management and general (functional)
- $90,105
- Fundraising (functional)
- $46,820
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,488,825
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,758,350
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $32,968
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,725,382
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $381,532
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,510,805
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,214,577
- Gross receipts
- $2,516,986
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 1,534
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY PIELACK | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $67,253 | $16,736 |
| ASHLEY ATKINSON | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $76,132 | $264 |
| ROSEBUD SCHNEIDER | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $57,214 | $12,017 |
| DARIUS HARDRICK | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA JONES-FOSTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA BUDIONGAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AZRI AFEWORK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUKYIA COLVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN GRIFFIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEON HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY PIELACK | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $63,662 | $13,168 |
| ASHLEY ATKINSON | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $76,109 | $0 |
| TEPFIRAH RUSHDAN | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $47,234 | $12,094 |
| DARIUS HARDRICK | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA JONES-FOSTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA BUDIONGAN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AZRI AFEWORK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUKYIA COLVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN GRIFFIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEON HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASENATH ANDREW | FORMER BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEKAH GALANG | FORMER BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WYNONA THOMAS | FORMER BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1445 ADELAIDE ST, DETROIT, MI 48207-2601
- In care of
- % ASHLEY E ATKINSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ASHLEY ATKINSON, 1445 ADELAIDE ST, DETROIT, MI 48207
- Signed the 990
- ASHLEY ATKINSON, CO-DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (313) 656-4769
- Website
- DETROITAGRICULTURE.NET
- Return prepared by
- COLE NEWTON & DURAN CPAS
Mission
KEEP GROWING DETROIT EXISTS TO PROMOTE A FOOD SOVEREIGN CITY WHERE THE MAJORITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DETROITERS CONSUME ARE GROWN BY RESIDENTS WITHIN THE CITY'S LIMITS.
Program accomplishments
- GARDEN DEVELOPMENT & GARDEN RESOURCE PROGRAM THE GARDEN RESOURCE PROGRAM PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY SEEDS, SUSTAINABLY GROWN VEGETABLE TRANSPLANTS, AND OTHER GARDEN RESOURCES TO FAMILIES, COMMUNITY, SCHOOL, AND MARKET GARDENS IN 2024 REACHING ALMOST 25,000 RESIDENTS IN DETROIT, HAMTRACK, AND HIGHLAND PARK MICHIGAN.Expenses $473,584 · revenue $53,617
- EDUCATION & CAPACITY BUILDING KEEP GROWING DETROIT'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ONE-ON-ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SESSIONS TO THE GARDENERS AND FARMERS SERVED IN AREAS RANGING FROM NEW GARDEN DEVELOPMENT AND BASIC GARDENING TO FARM BUSINESS PLANNING, SEASON EXTENSION, AND MARKETING PRODUCE. IN 2024, THERE WERE 38 CLASSES HELD REACHING 759 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE CITY.Expenses $285,010 · revenue $18,253
- FARM & MARKET OPERATIONS KEEP GROWING DETROIT HAS A FARM IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT WHERE THE ORGANIZATION GROWS PLANTS, HOSTS SERVICE PROJECTS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, AND GROWS PRODUCE FOR MARKET AND DONATION TO LOCAL EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS. OUR GROWN IN DETROIT PROGRAM IS BASED AT THE KGD FARM. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTED DOZENS OF GROWERS IN GAINING ACCESS TO FARMERS' MARKETS AND OTHER SALES OUTLETS. TOGETHER THESE GROWERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 20,000 POUNDS OF FRESH, LOCALLY-GROWN PRODUCE TO DETROIT'S FOOD SYSTEM.Expenses $408,097 · revenue $144,498
- DETROIT BLACK FARMER LAND FUND DBFLF HAS MISSION TO REBUILD INTER-GENERATIONAL LAND OWNERSHIP FOR BLACK FARMERS IN DETROIT. THIS FUND IS NOW ADMINISTERED BY DETROIT BLACK COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY NETWORK. KEEP GROWING DETROIT TRANSFERED ALL ACCUMULATED ASSETS TO THEM IN 2024.Expenses $945,221 · grants $652,137
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 | Not 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
- 80-0892277
- 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
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,758,350
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,516,986
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,516,986 | $2,248,837 | $2,758,350 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,814,894 | $1,429,367 | $2,488,825 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,392,135 | $1,168,874 | $1,951,957 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 80-0892277).
Questions about KEEP GROWING DETROIT
- What is the EIN of KEEP GROWING DETROIT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KEEP GROWING DETROIT is 80-0892277.
- Is KEEP GROWING DETROIT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to KEEP GROWING DETROIT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KEEP GROWING DETROIT 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 KEEP GROWING DETROIT 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 KEEP GROWING DETROIT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of KEEP GROWING DETROIT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ASHLEY ATKINSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of KEEP GROWING DETROIT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $67,253 (LINDSAY PIELACK, CO-DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does KEEP GROWING DETROIT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,516,986, expenses of $2,248,837 and total assets of $2,758,350 at year end.
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