Program areas at DeKalb County Community Gardens
Dekalb County Community Gardens (dccg) strengthened the Community by installing garden beds and growing of food at various garden locations. The garden locations included schools, Community centers, city owned vacant lots, medical centers, businesses, churches, and the local ymca. Many volunteers worked in the Gardens. The food grown was donated to local food pantries, Community meal centers, senior citizen low income housing locations and children's learning centers. The volunteers included at-risk youth who volunteered through a partnership between dccg and the local youth service bureau.
Who funds DeKalb County Community Gardens
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at DeKalb County Community Gardens
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Heather Edwards | Executive Director | $61,122 | 2023-12-31 |
| David Castro | President | $0 | 2024-07-03 |
| Michaela Holtz | Secretary | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Andy Wanek | Vice President | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Paul Stoddard | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| ...and 1 more key personnel |
Financials for DeKalb County Community Gardens
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $863,317 | $870,390 | -0.8% |
| Program services | $126,708 | $97,465 | 30% |
| Investment income and dividends | $23,469 | $3,043 | 671.2% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $144,108 | $108,523 | 32.8% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $7,486 | $15,290 | -51% |
| Total revenues | $1,165,088 | $1,094,711 | 6.4% |
Organizations like DeKalb County Community Gardens
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| City Sprouts | 501(c)(3) | Omaha, NE | $742,326 |
| Sprout City Farms | 501(c)(3) | Denver, CO | $944,510 |
| Grow Benzie | 501(c)(3) | Benzonia, MI | $291,987 |
| Ecological Farming Association | 501(c)(3) | Santa Cruz, CA | $892,123 |
| Seedleaf | 501(c)(3) | Lexington, KY | $322,331 |
| Organic Association of Kentucky | 501(c)(3) | Lexington, KY | $678,315 |
| Urban Harvest STL | 501(c)(3) | Saint Louis, MO | $832,915 |
| Cultivate Kansas City | 501(c)(3) | Kansas City, MO | $1,368,574 |
| Grow It Forward | 501(c)(3) | Manitowoc, WI | $1,062,169 |
| Gorge Grown Food Network | 501(c)(3) | Hood River, OR | $497,550 |
Data update history
August 30, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 29, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
July 15, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Donors Forum January 10, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 9, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsAgricultural programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCommunity improvementAgriculture
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsState / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 2280 Bethany Rd
- Dekalb, IL 60115
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- County
- DeKalb County, IL
- Website URL
- dekalbgardens.org/Â
- Phone
- (779) 212-9543
IRS details
- EIN
- 46-3681206
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2013
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K20: Agricultural Programs
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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