Urbiculture Community Farm Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274755229
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2015
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2015, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
3039492901
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$124,930
Expenses
$85,868
Assets
$85,391
Liabilities
$1,150

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CANDICE ORLANDO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • HEATHER PARRISH (PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTINA BERRY (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CANDICE ORLANDO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • HEATHER PARRISH (PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTINA BERRY (VICE PRESIDENT)

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 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Commitment to providing produce to all people of all income levels by growing affordable local produce in the denver metro-area

What it reported doing in 2015

Urban farming program objectives include: educating the community about urban gardening; aiding the community to maintain urban gardens; and helping distribute locally grown produce to the community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 83% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.8%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 78.3%; rating input score 78

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.3%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21.3%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 109.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 39.4% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 49% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.8% of revenue deployed · 78.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $67K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2013 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.