Greenagers Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461728356
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2014
Location
South Egremont, MA, USA
Phone
4136449090
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Agricultural Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,303,821
Expenses
$2,049,751
Assets
$4,402,976
Liabilities
$541,102

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WILLIAM CONKLIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • WILLIAM CONKLIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $90,812 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Greenagers works to inspire children and young adults to develop deep connections to land, work, and community. We prepare youth for success in work and life by offering paid jobs and education in the areas of conservation, sustainable farming, and related trades.

What it reported doing in 2025

EducationOur educational programs engaged over 896 students this year.Explore!: Middle school students from local public schools participate in after-school and summer programs focused on environmental education. Activities include exploring nature, learning about climate change, and engaging in service-learning projects that benefit both the community and the environment.Workshops: We host various workshops annually, emphasizing farming, gardening, sustainable building, and traditional skills and arts.Volunteer Days, School Visits, and Open Tours: Greenagers has site-specific curricula for April Hill to enhance our educational offerings. With 100 acres of diverse habitats, we welcome youth from rural, suburban, and urban areas to participate in hands-on activities and service projects that foster a deeper connection with the environment. Visits range from half-day to week-long experiences.Trades & Build Crew : In partnership with local high schools, this program introduces students to various trades through site visits and hands-on projects. Participants engage in construction, and trail maintenance tasks, earning school credit and a weekly stipend. The program aims to connect students with apprenticeships in fields they are interested in pursuing.Summer Build Crew: provides employment to area youth through projects at April Hill Conservation and Education Center, as well as at job sites in the community and conservation sites assisting the trail crews. The Build Crew learn a variety of building and construction skills in addition to working with, and gaining knowledge of, other construction trades. Crew members use and learn the proper operation of Greenagers woodworking shop and equipment, with a focus on traditional skills and sustainable practices.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 71% 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.
  • 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: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 48.4%; rating input score 48
  • Program expense ratio: 75.1%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.76 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd 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: Limited
  • 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: 38%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.15; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.3% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 24.4% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 48.4% of revenue deployed · 75.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $91K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 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 48/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.