EIN 27-0334905

Planting Justice

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
69
Year formed
2009
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
We work to address the structural inequalities inherent within the production, distribution, and consumption of industrial foods, specifically recognizing the issues of race, class, privilege, and oppression.
Total revenues
$3,413,336
2022
Total expenses
$4,114,461
2022
Total assets
$3,802,203
2022
Num. employees
69
2022

Program areas at Planting Justice

Commercial Organic Nursery: In fall of 2015, Planting Justice purchased Rolling River Commercial Organic Nursery, in order to create more jobs and demonstrate the organizations ability to promote and manage social benefit enterprises that can accomplish the mission without necessarily requiring charitable support or public funding. In addition to the commercial nursery, Planting Justice will construct and operate aquaponics greenhouses, which can be replicated on urban lots, paved areas, or toxic soils, using an innovative technique to grow vegetables above self-contained fish tanks.
Food Justice Education: The Planting Justice Education Team leads workshops using its self-designed curriculum in food justice, culinary arts, and permaculture design that empowers participants with the skills and knowledge they need to transform their common spaces into productive and educational organic gardens.
Aquaponics Farm. Planting Justice acquired the historic Neishi Brothers Nursery site at 359 105th Avenue just down the block from PJ nursery, which has been vacant for 15 yrs, as the site for its Aquaponics Incubator Farm. With support from UC Davis Aquaponics program, PJ will build an educational aquaponics farm that is estimated to produce 170,000 lbs of certified organic vegetables herbs and over 150,000 nursery starts, each year, in a community that currently has zero access to organic, affordable produce. Like PJ nursery, this farm will be led by long-term residents in deep East Oakland with barriers to employment, and as an educational incubator farm, its goal is to create a replicable and scalable model for sustainable organic food production, economic justice, re-entry job creation, frontline BIPOC leadership, and cooperative land business ownership in Environmental Justice communities. Upon completion, PJ will open-source its technology and model to support a Producers Cooperative that can replicate this project on empty lots throughout East Oakland, owned and operated by long-term residents most impacted by economic social injustice. This farm is projected to create approximately at least 12 full-time living-wage benfitted jobs for formerly incarcerated youth and adults, recent immigrants, and others with barriers to employment, while serving as an educational center that will serve over 1,000 youth and adults per year with hands-on learning in sustainable urban agriculture.

Who funds Planting Justice

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)Environment$380,000
ImpactAssetsGeneral Support$366,500
Stupski FoundationTo Support the Renovation of Planting Justice's Newly Acquired Plant Nursery and Community Food Enterprise Space in Deep East Oakland.$350,000
...and 48 more grants received totalling $2,858,093

Personnel at Planting Justice

NameTitleCompensation
Salvador MateoDirector$70,451
Lynn VidalBoard Member$44,864
Cynthia GreenNursery Office Manager
Andre LoyolaHuman Resources Manager
Samuel LustigKitchen and Retail Manager El Sobrante Planting Justice Since
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for Planting Justice

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,995,702
Program services$226,010
Investment income and dividends$87
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$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$188,841
Miscellaneous revenues$2,696
Total revenues$3,413,336

Form 990s for Planting Justice

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-10-05990View PDF
2021-122022-11-10990View PDF
2020-122021-11-12990View PDF
2019-122021-03-02990View PDF
2018-122020-02-06990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Mcdowell LfacMarion, NC$1,297,682
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North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS)Minneapolis, MN$1,648,068
Soul Fire Farm InstitutePetersburgh, NY$4,940,944
Slow Food USABrooklyn, NY$940,542
Northeast Organic Farming Association of NySyracuse, NY$2,878,802
Meals on Wheels of Central AlabamaBirmingham, AL$907,594
Meals on Wheels San AntonioSan Antonio, TX$15,291,384
Data update history
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 13 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF)
June 28, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 23 new grant, including a grant for $380,000 from Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)
November 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 28, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsFood and nutrition programsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
EnvironmentHuman servicesFood and nutrition
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
319 105th Ave
Oakland, CA 94603
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
Alameda County, CA
Website URL
plantingjustice.org/ 
Phone
(510) 290-4049
Facebook page
plantingjustice 
Twitter profile
@plantingjustice 
IRS details
EIN
27-0334905
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2009
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
K30: Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Awaiting Reporting
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0158891
FTB Entity ID
3196931
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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