Nonprofit · EIN 82-2990802
FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE
Also known as BEACON FOOD FOREST
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98118
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $182,369 | $136,980 | $45,389 | $102,085 | $0 | $102,085 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $142,374 | $137,600 | $4,774 | $56,696 | $0 | $56,696 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $129,945 | $115,803 | $14,142 | $51,922 | $0 | $51,922 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $177,367
- Program service revenue
- $2,630
- Investment income
- $2,372
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $113,447
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $5,943
- Occupancy
- $1,060
- Printing, publications and postage
- $311
- Other expenses
- $16,219
- Program services (functional)
- $121,597
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $56,696
- Total assets, end of year
- $102,085
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $102,085
- Cash, savings and investments
- $93,380
- Gross receipts
- $182,369
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-EZ for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Landis | President | 5 | $0 |
| Holis Hamilton | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Donald Comstock | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Ada Alstom | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Mathews | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Janee McNeil | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Dani Pelkowski | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Will Rak | Director | 8 | $0 |
| Ryan Swick | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Brandi Williams | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Capree X | Director | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended October 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Landis | President | 5 | $0 |
| Anna Constant | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Holis Hamilton | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Donald Comstock | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Clare Cooper | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Janee McNeil | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Suresh Murty | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Dani Pelkowski | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Will Rak | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Brandi Williams | Director | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended October 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priya Marita Diaz | Director | 5 | $2,700 |
| Will Rak | President | 10 | $0 |
| Anna Constant | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Donald Comstock | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Clare Cooper | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jason Lang | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jesse Lindquist | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Janee McNeil | Director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 28785, SEATTLE, WA 98118-8785
- In care of
- % MATTHEW LAPORA
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 1410 S LANDER ST, SEATTLE WA 981445041
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- Elise Evans, 1410 S LANDER ST, SEATTLE WA 981445041
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Donald Comstock, Board Treasurer
- Phone
- (206) 375-9129
- Return prepared by
- Rising Sun Accounting
Mission
Community Grows Here. We cultivate a community dedicated to building equitable food systems for all people, and steward our environment for the benefit of all species. We believe in Caring for the Earth. We steward our local ecosystem by building healthy soil and increasing the diversity of plants and habitat. We believe in Caring for the People. We bring people together to grow and share food, learn from each other, and know their neighbors. We work to create a Fair Share for all. We are on land stolen from the Duwamish, Suquamish, Muckleshoot, and other peoples, stewards and co-creators of abundance with the land since time immemorial. We work to dismantle an unjust food system rooted in white supremacy and conquest by nurturing its replacement, already alive and ready to grow. Through open harvest and collaboration within and among communities, we work to create a fair share for all.
Program accomplishments
- FFC is the 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that oversees the Beacon Food Forest (BFF), an thirteen-year-old volunteer-driven project to design, plant and grow an edible urban forest garden that inspires our community to gather together, grow our own food and rehabilitate our local ecosystem. BFF is widely known not just in Seattle but nationally and internationally as the largest and most developed urban food forest on public land. It now occupies over three acres on the west slope of Jefferson Park at 15th Ave and Dakota Street and is continuing to grow. In Fiscal Year 2025, we greatly expanded a garden dedicated to Black, Indigenous and People of Color neighbors. We donated 600 pounds to the food bank, hosted 40 work parties, and logged 10,800 volunteer hours while members of the Beacon Hill community harvested 2,000 pounds of food.Expenses $121,597
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 October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-2990802
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $102,085
- Income (IRS master file)
- $182,369
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | October 2025 | $182,369 | $136,980 | $102,085 | XML |
| 990-EZ | October 2024 | $142,374 | $137,600 | $56,696 | XML |
| 990-EZ | October 2023 | $129,945 | $115,803 | $51,922 | XML |
| 990-EZ | October 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | October 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Elise Evans | October 31, 2018 | ≤ $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 82-2990802).
Questions about FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE
- What is the EIN of FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE is 82-2990802.
- Is FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE 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 FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE?
- The 990-N for 2017 names Elise Evans.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVE have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $182,369, expenses of $136,980 and total assets of $102,085 at year end.
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