Eastie Farm Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
475540982
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Boston, MA, USA
Phone
6174190787
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,570,928
Expenses
$1,432,029
Assets
$5,201,219
Liabilities
$147,234

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NADIA SALIM (PRESIDENT)
  • RICK CRESTA (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KANNAN THIRUVENGADAM (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KANNAN THIRUVENGADAM (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $122,786 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Eastie farm is dedicated to pursuing climate justice, improving food access, and fostering community resilience through the development of interactive urban agricultural spaces and environmental education programs in which residents of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged.

What it reported doing in 2025

Living lands: farming focused on growing community and regenerative agriculture in the following ways: hosted weekly harvest parties during the growing season. Helped gardeners get started with our annual seedling sale to over 100 persons.demonstrated climate solutions at various scales - we operate a zero-emissions geothermal greenhouse in east boston (first of its kind in new england), mitigate stormwater, increase soil health, offer urban composting, etc.demonstrated positive climate impact of local farming and local food consumption. Invested in and made partnerships with local ma farms that use regenerative farming methods and are owned by bipoc, minority, and socially disadvantaged community members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 51
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 76
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 40.5%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 69.9%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 44.3%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.63; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.6%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.8% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.6% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 40.5% of revenue deployed · 69.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $123K · 8 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $146K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 38/100.