EIN 83-3749203

KC Farm School at Gibbs Road

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
29
State
Year formed
2018
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Farm School at Gibbs Road offers on-farm vocational training with a mission to serve the community. Gibbs Road hosts over 20 market growers in their community greenhouse and has distributed over 5000 pounds of food through market, CSA, barter, and The Kansas City Food Hub. They also sell plants and soil amendments. In addition, their Farm School programming has successfully served over 1000 people through workshops, field trips, job skills training programs, volunteerism, food outreach, and digital media.
Also known as...
The Farm School at Gibbs Road
Total revenues
$652,267
2023
Total expenses
$648,248
2023
Total assets
$136,652
2023
Num. employees
29
2023

Program areas at KC Farm School at Gibbs Road

KC Farm School grows food and teaches people how to grow food. We bring 10K people onto the farm each year to learn hands-on how to start seeds, prep the soil, plant, care for, and harvest vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers. We train youth through a paid apprenticeship program. We host educational visitors for school groups. We host volunteer groups. We host a weekly farmers market. We donate food to pantries. We host community festivals, workshops, and meet-ups. We facilitate two coalitions of farmers and farmers markets. We encourage regenerative practices and prairie restoration.

Who funds KC Farm School at Gibbs Road

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Earth Rising FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$20,000
The Shumaker Family FoundationOperating Grant$20,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$20,000

Personnel at KC Farm School at Gibbs Road

NameTitleCompensation
Alicia EllingsworthExecutive Director$0
Kira KirkEducation Manager
Jennifer ThomasBoard Member$0
Lacy StephensBoard Vice Chair$0
Karan GuptaBoard Chair$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for KC Farm School at Gibbs Road

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$530,729
Program services$105,352
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$16,186
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$652,267

Form 990s for KC Farm School at Gibbs Road

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-03990View PDF
2021-122022-12-13990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-12-23990EZView PDF

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Data update history
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from Earth Rising Foundation
January 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $85,000 from Health Forward Foundation
July 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Employment organizationsAgricultural programsCharities
Issues
EducationHuman servicesAgricultureHunger
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
4223 Gibbs Rd
Kansas City, KS 66106
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS
County
Wyandotte County, KS
Website URL
kcfarmschool.org/ 
Phone
(816) 364-3836
IRS details
EIN
83-3749203
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2018
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
K20: Agricultural Programs
NAICS code, primary
61151: Technical and Trade Schools
Parent/child status
Independent
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