Reunity Resources

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
452298696
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Santa Fe, NM, USA
Phone
5056290836
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Recycling Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,934,747
Expenses
$2,051,366
Assets
$2,076,343
Liabilities
$1,244,789

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL CIANO (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL CIANO (PRESIDENT): $144,925 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide education and promote the use of recycling, sustainable practices alternative energy and community resources for the betterment of the environment and public at large.

What it reported doing in 2024

Farm & food access reunity resources farm continues to connect community, food, and sustainability in meaningful ways. In 2024, our farm stand and outreach programs expanded equitable access to fresh, healthy food for neighbors facing food insecurity. We supported food access and nutrition programs including snap, double up food bucks, wic, freshrx, and senior nutrition.our community fridge and pantry continued operating 24/7 with no-questions-asked access. It remained a vital resource for those in need, distributing more than 850 meals a month in farm produce and pantry staples, with hundreds more meals provided through community participation in its take-what-you-need, leave-what-you-can operation.through our farm stand and food access programs, we distributed over 6,400 meals featuring farm-fresh produce and donated 7,500 in farm cards to families in need. More than ten thousand pounds of farm-grown produce was provided to support local hunger relief and nutrition efforts. We continue to partner with sfps adelante, the santa fe indigenous center, many mothers, and other local organizations to ensure fresh, local food reaches those who need it most.reunity also supports a network of more than 15 other area farms and farmers by sharing greenhouse space, tools, cold storage, and distribution infrastructure. We purchase their products for sale in our farm stand or for inclusion in donated food distributions, strengthening the regional food system through shared resources and collaboration. Education & community engagement education is a core pillar of our mission, and 2024 saw strong growth in our programs. We served over 1,500 students across 34 classrooms, from preschool through college, through farm-based learning, field trips, and school partnerships.farm camp continued to flourish, serving more than 500 childrenthe largest number since the program began in 2021. Over 50 percent of campers received scholarships to attend. Camp provided essential summer childcare for working families while nurturing environmental awareness and connection to food and land.our volunteer program remained robust, with weeding wednesdays and seeding saturdays fostering community through shared work and regenerative practices. Groups such as the rotary club, local middle and high school service-learning classes, and scout troops joined in hands-on farm projects.we also hosted free public concerts, heritage-based storytelling events, and community gatherings, welcoming more than 3,500 attendees. Two pay-as-able farm dinners featuring fresh-harvested vegetables brought neighbors together to share food and connection on the land. Composting & waste diversion composting, waste diversion, and biofuel programs remain central to our environmental and climate resilience impact. In 2024, reunity diverted over 1.5 million pounds of food waste from local landfills, with a total of more than 4 million pounds of organic material processed across all compost and soil-amendment programs.we collected over 49,184 gallons of used cooking oil for conversion into biodiesel through our biofuel collective. Our network expanded to include more than 23 santa fe public schools (and several private schools) as well as 121 restaurant and business partners in santa fe and albuquerque participating in compost and biofuel programs.our residential doorstep compost program provided accessible food-waste composting to over 600 households in 2024. Healthy soils & land restoration as a contractor for santa fe county, we installed 33 backyard compost systems across the county, teaching participants to compost effectively in the high desert. In collaboration with the quivira coalition, we installed four aerated static-pile composting systems on rural farms and ranches, training producers and community members in on-site food and green-waste diversion.the compost we produced in 2024 was enough to cover 35 acres of land with one inch of compost, improving soil health, water retention,

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.8%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 66.5%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th 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: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: -6%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.01; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.6; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.1%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.7% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 25.6% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 34.5% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.8% of revenue deployed · 66.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $145K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.