Come Grow with Us Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 831978405
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2017–2019
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2019
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- Phone
- 6783824645
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $48,297
- Expenses
- $52,644
- Assets
- $1,653
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- DAMON WOOD (BOARD MEMBER)
- DELANO MASSEY (CHAIRMAN)
- DON DIXON (VICE CHAIRMAN)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Cgwu is a nonprofit organization which connects urban dwellers to agriculture with experiences including edible gardens, technology demonstrations and integrations, educational programing and informative events. Cgwu tells the story of agriculture in a way that inspires people to have a lifelong interest in health, the environment and fresh, locally sourced food.
What it reported doing in 2019
U.s. Farmers need the support of the greater community to grow and prosper. With 80% of americans living urban settings, the vast majority of consumers don't have a strong connection to rural farmers and the commodities they produce. Most urban dwellers don't think about where and how their food is grown and raised. Convenience foods, fast foods and packaged foods with high sugar and fat have replaced freshly prepared meals. Not only does this threaten public health, but it also negatively impacts agricultural economies. Consumers are buying fewer agricultural products and farmers are losing revenue. With limited resources and opportunities for marketing, farmers are looking for ways to promote their products to consumers. The goal of "come grow with us-fresh district agritourism at "the battery atlanta" project is to increase awareness, support and consumption of Georgia agricultural products. To achieve this goal cgwu, a nonprofit agriculture education program, is partnering with fresh district, an agriculturally based company with expertise in event planning and management. Programming will take place at the popular metro-atlanta entertainment district, the battery at suntrust park, home of the atlanta braves. At braves weekend home games, at each monthly farmers market, and during special events and festivals, cgwu will partner with fd to provide "agri-tainment", family-friendly interactive learning about Georgia agriculture, food tastings, cooking demonstrations and value-added products for sale. It is expected that this project will reach more than a million consumers.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 65
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 67.4%; rating input score 67
- Program expense ratio: 61.8%; rating input score 62
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -9%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 100% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 129% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 32.4% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 67.4% of revenue deployed · 61.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $33K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2017 to 2019
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.