Program areas at The Big Garden
taught 4752 students in low income areas across the Omaha Metro area the skills neded to grow, prepare and preserve their own food.
Planted, tended and harvested over 6000 pounds of fresh produce that was donated to food banks, shelters and pantries to be passed out to those in need of food as a healthy alternative to canned goods typically found at these establishments.
Built, repaired or expaned several community gardens and fruit tree groves in comminuties to help grow food sources for neighbors, pantries and food banks in need.
Who funds The Big Garden
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at The Big Garden
| Name | Title | Date of data |
|---|
| Thomas Neal | Executive Director | 2025-01-06 |
Financials for The Big Garden
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $498,996 | $811,598 | -38.5% |
| Program services | $36,425 | $27,344 | 33.2% |
| Investment income and dividends | $1,211 | $176 | 588.1% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $1,250 | -100% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $1,363 | $713 | 91.2% |
| Total revenues | $537,995 | $841,081 | -36% |
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Data update history
October 23, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $101,928 from Collective for Youth January 7, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 5, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Parks and recreation centersCharities
Issues
ReligionHunger
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianState / local levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 5602 Read St
- Omaha, NE 68152
- Metro area
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- County
- Douglas County, NE
- Website URL
- biggarden.org/Â
- Phone
- (402) 898-9862
IRS details
- EIN
- 47-0583236
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1977
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- X20: Christian
- NAICS code, primary
- 713940: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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