EIN 01-0944615

Urban Roots Garden Classrooms

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
20
City
State
Year formed
2009
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Urban Roots Garden Classrooms grows healthy minds, bodies, and communities through garden-based education. Using gardening as a lens for teaching lessons that bolster academic achievement, increase healthy behaviors, inspire environmental consciousness, and cultivate a spirit for community service, Urban Roots provides year-round programming during the Washoe County school year. They planted, tended, harvested, and provided 890 pounds of produce to their community from their teaching farm in Reno. Their produce is locally sourced and nutrient-dense.
Total revenues
$676,567
2023
Total expenses
$626,871
2023
Total assets
$613,626
2023
Num. employees
20
2023

Program areas at Urban Roots Garden Classrooms

School year programming:urban Roots uses gardening as a lens for teaching lessons that bolster academic achievement, increase healthy behaviors, inspire environmental consciousness, and cultivate a spirit for community service. During the washoe county school district school year. Urban Roots hosted 635 campers at our farm camp, taught 124 preschoolers, hosted 1,708 students on field trips, taught 399 community memers at gardening cooking workshops, and taught 225 homeschoolers.
Urban Roots planted, tended, harvested, and provided 920 pounds of produce to our community. Grown at the Urban teaching farm, our fresh, locally grown produce was a source of nutrient-dense resources.

Who funds Urban Roots Garden Classrooms

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Nell J Redfield FoundationTo Underwrite Salary of Full Time Field Trip Coordinator for One Year$35,000
The Marshall R Matley FoundationTo Support Accessibility at the Farm and Education$30,000
The E L Cord FoundationGeneral Purpose$15,000
...and 11 more grants received

Personnel at Urban Roots Garden Classrooms

NameTitleCompensation
Jenny AngiusExecutive Director of Development and Operations$62,181
Sydney RobertsExecutive Director of Programs and Staff
Kelsey HoffmanCommunity Programs Director
Cheryl SkibickiStewardship Operations Manager
Deborah HugFarm Manager
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for Urban Roots Garden Classrooms

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$465,329
Program services$211,174
Investment income and dividends$64
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$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$676,567

Form 990s for Urban Roots Garden Classrooms

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-15990View PDF
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-10-19990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
February 5, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
November 23, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from The E L Cord Foundation
August 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $35,000 from The Nell J Redfield Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $6,961 from American Online Giving Foundation
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
EducationChildren
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1700 E 2nd St
Reno, NV 89502
Metro area
Reno, NV
County
Washoe County, NV
Website URL
urbanrootsnv.org/ 
Phone
(775) 636-5105
IRS details
EIN
01-0944615
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2009
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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