Growing Together Aquaponics Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
861335598
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Mercer, PA, USA
Phone
3305732733
Rating
95
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Vocational Rehabilitation

Reported finances

Revenue
$153,404
Expenses
$160,303
Assets
$267,129
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARENA POWELL-TOTH MS (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • JENIFER BAKER RN (PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT ARNHOLD PHD (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID EVRARD MS (DIRECTOR)
  • JOHN DOLLMAN MS (DIRECTOR)
  • DREW CHELOSKY MS (DIRECTOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Providing employment through a sustainable aquaponic farming system and distributing natural produce for the surrounding communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

To provide individuals with disabilities with job-training skills leading to competitive, integrated employment. Program completers will serve as stewards of healthy nutrition and improved quality of life.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 75% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.1%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.5%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.67; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 48.1%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.1% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $157K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.