Institute of Soil and Soul
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 991921401
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Glencoe, IL, USA
- Phone
- 8472085945
- Rating
- 40
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Food Programs
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $100,200
- Expenses
- $0
- Assets
- $100,200
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
People named in this filing
- PAUL BLAKEY (TREASURER)
- LARRY GOULD (SECRETARY)
- SARAH COHN (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
The institute of soil and soul is a nonprofit jewish community farm that practices regenerative agriculture, donates all of its produce to local food pantries, and provides agricultural education rooted in jewish wisdom. Our mission is to make nutrient-dense food more accessible while addressing food insecurity in the greater chicago area. We also offer educational programs and meaningful community-building experiences to local jewish schools, synagogues, and organizations.
What it reported doing in 2024
Our flagship program, branches of learning, is a season-long jewish regenerative agriculture immersion designed for jewish institutions. Each participating organization receives four customized farm visits that include hands-on farming, text study, and reflection, along with at least one onsite visit from our team to their congregation. This program follows a 25-lesson curriculum developed for k-12 learners but adaptable for adult education, blending jewish texts, traditions, and regenerative agriculture practices. The curriculum is designed to build ecological literacy, spiritual connection, and community through food and farming.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 9
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: Limited
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: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.