Program areas at Growing To Give
Reached 94,000 lbs of food grown and donated to underfed Mainers since 2017.Provided 1,600 student contact hours and 73 visits for 540 local youth.Engaged 37 businesses in sponsorships and on-farm volunteer groups.Benefited from over 4,000 hours of valuable help from approximately 200 volunteers. Partnered with Merrymeeting Food Council, Goodwill Industries, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust to host a Farm Skills Training Program to train eligible high school students and adults in skills for farm jobs. Through our partnerships with gleaning organizations, supplied food to more than 30 access sites and contributed produce to Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Programs new community kitchen for processing and freezing for winter months.Deepened relationships with Indigenous and New Mainer communities by expanding our crops to include nine vegetables native to their cultures.
Who funds Growing To Give
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Growing To Give
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Ellen Rodgers | Managing Director | $25,000 | 2023-12-31 |
| Barbara Guffin | Trustee | $0 | 2024-05-08 |
| Patty Carton | Vice President | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Christine Sloan | President | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| John Newlin | Past Executive Director | $0 | 2021-05-04 |
Financials for Growing To Give
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $184,621 | $147,159 | 25.5% |
| Program services | $9,291 | $8,021 | 15.8% |
| Investment income and dividends | $4,853 | $854 | 468.3% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $8,150 | -100% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $7,699 | | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $7,741 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $214,205 | $183,050 | 17% |
Organizations like Growing To Give
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Meals On Wheels of Coweta | 501(c)(3) | Newnan, GA | $326,114 |
| Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen | 501(c)(3) | Rock Hill, SC | $257,526 |
| Operation143 | 501(c)(3) | Pottstown, PA | $257,590 |
| Meals on Wheels - Industry | 501(c)(3) | City of Industry, CA | $214,618 |
| Positive Community Kitchen | 501(c)(3) | Eugene, OR | $257,263 |
| Eighth Day Farm | 501(c)(3) | Holland, MI | $217,302 |
| Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens | 501(c)(3) | Madison, WI | $517,806 |
| Healing Meals Foundation Corporation | 501(c)(3) | Bloomfield, CT | $897,376 |
| North Port Meals on Wheels | 501(c)(3) | North Port, FL | $285,421 |
| Share A Meal | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $92,084 |
Data update history
July 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
July 14, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
June 28, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Food banksFood and nutrition programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 30 E Coxon Rd
- Brunswick, ME 04011
- Metro area
- Portland-South Portland, ME
- County
- Cumberland County, ME
- Website URL
- growingtogive.farm/Â
- Phone
- (207) 504-3489
IRS details
- EIN
- 82-1075994
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2017
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K30: Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs
- NAICS code, primary
- 624210: Community Food Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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