Program areas at Kansas City Community Gardens
Individual and family Gardens: providing gardening resources and education for individuals and families to grow food for themselves in backyards, vacant lots and Community Gardens.
Community partner Gardens: providing gardening resources and education for Community groups who wish to establish and sustain food-producing Gardens.
Giving grove: providing resources and education to plant orchards at schools, churches, and other vacant land in order to grow, harvest, and share healthy food.
Schoolyard Gardens and beanstalk children's garden
Who funds Kansas City Community Gardens
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Kansas City Community Gardens
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Ben Sharda | Executive Director Emeritus | $82,226 | 2024-10-24 |
| Jennifer Meyer | Executive Director | | 2024-10-24 |
| Madeline Marak | Director of Development and Marketing | | 2024-10-24 |
| Hannah Ebling-Artz | Director of Programs | | 2024-10-24 |
| Phil Meyer | Director of Facilities | | 2024-10-24 |
| ...and 2 more key personnel |
Financials for Kansas City Community Gardens
| Revenues | FYE 09/2023 | FYE 09/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,173,386 | $1,371,503 | -14.4% |
| Program services | $86,583 | $108,473 | -20.2% |
| Investment income and dividends | $2,860 | $840 | 240.5% |
| 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 | $-7,185 | $-11,589 | 38% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $77,317 | $71,152 | 8.7% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $1,857 | $3,572 | -48% |
| Total revenues | $1,334,818 | $1,543,951 | -13.5% |
Organizations like Kansas City Community Gardens
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Growing Gardens of Boulder County | 501(c)(3) | Boulder, CO | $1,644,679 |
| Seed St Louis | 501(c)(3) | Saint Louis, MO | $1,108,827 |
| Grow Pittsburgh | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,800,307 |
| Urban Harvest | 501(c)(3) | Houston, TX | $2,418,730 |
| Bountiful Cities Project | 501(c)(3) | Asheville, NC | $492,164 |
| The Giving Grove | 501(c)(3) | Kansas City, MO | $1,324,792 |
| Eco City Farms | 501(c)(3) | Riverdale, MD | $475,394 |
| La Semilla Food Center | 501(c)(3) | Anthony, NM | $4,409,773 |
| Denver Urban Gardens | 501(c)(3) | Denver, CO | $3,035,529 |
| Charleston Parks Conservancy (CPC) | 501(c)(3) | Charleston, SC | $1,113,347 |
Data update history
October 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
September 30, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
September 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
September 23, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Horticultural organizationsFood banksCharities
Issues
EnvironmentHunger
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 6917 Kensington
- Kansas City, MO 64132
- Metro area
- Kansas City, MO-KS
- County
- Jackson County, MO
- Website URL
- kccg.org/Â
- Phone
- (816) 912-3699
IRS details
- EIN
- 43-1356677
- Fiscal year end
- September
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1984
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- C42: Garden Club, Horticultural Program
- NAICS code, primary
- 624210: Community Food Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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