Harvest Time in Brentwood

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942411933
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Brentwood, CA, USA
Phone
9255137336
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$90,263
Expenses
$82,221
Assets
$86,267
Liabilities
$22,922

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEVE GURSKY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CECIL ADAMS (DIRECTOR)
  • JESSICA ENOS (DIRECTOR)
  • JOE GHIGGERI (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of harvest time in brentwood is to promote the u-pick farms, roadside stands and agricultural retail marketing outlets in east contra costa county. Harvest time and its members offer unique and rewarding ag- tourism opportunities to visitors to enjoy farm fresh, delicious products, learn about farming, its history, and appreciate the nutritious and economical value of locally grown farm products.

What it reported doing in 2024

Harvest time is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the general public about farming and its products, while improving agri-tourism in the brentwood, California region of east contra costa county. Each year, we produce an educational farm trail map that directs you to more than 40 growers who sell direct to the consumer, generating over 200,000 visitors to the agricultural core of contra costa county. Farm-fresh produce is just naturally more delicious and nutritious when you buy directly from the farmer. Its more economical too whether you prefer picked produce, or enjoy picking your own, we have fresh, delicious, sun- ripped, fruits, vegetables, and nuts waiting for you. We also have wine, pies, gift baskets, gourmet treats and nursery stock. We encourage you to visit brentwood californias bountiful agricultural region to celebrate harvest time, enjoy our agricultural heritage and learn about farming in our greater bay area region.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 96% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.1%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.9%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.6% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.5% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $82K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.