2025-06-30T12:33:32-04:00 2024-12-31 465555252 Build Advisory 30700 Russell Ranch Rd Ste 250 Westlake Village CA 91362 990 2024-07-01 455415064 Fertile GroundWorks % Bob Cowgill FERT 9253449090 4743 East Avenue Livermore CA 945509683 BOB COWGILL CFO and Director 9253449090 2025-06-30 true true MARK HANCOCK CRTP P00857085 8056609263 2025-06-30 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Brenda Kusler 4743 East Avenue Livermore CA 945509683 210993 false X fertilegroundworks.org X 2012 CA Our mission is to teach and empower people and communities to increase their health, wellbeing, and self-reliance by growing food for themselves and others, organically and sustainably. (Continued on Schedule O, line 07.) 6 6 6 583 0 0 222590 157052 19303 2285 1218 2163 13193 38051 256304 199551 0 0 139980 80856 0 0 54887 53265 194867 134121 61437 65430 214984 280412 0 214984 280412 X Our mission is to teach and empower people and communities to increase their health, wellbeing, and self-reliance by growing food for themselves and others, organically and sustainably. (Continued on Schedule O, line 07.) false false 122813 2285 The last half of 2024 was a busy time for us. During our lessons with 583 individuals, including 183 young people, we finished planting the last 2,750 plants, mostly melons,beans and winter squashes, of the 7,067 summer crop plants we planted in our 94 beds. We also finished preparing eight new no-till beds (2,400 sq. ft. of beds) in Fertile GroundWorks Wish garden wish garden beds and planting the last 34 requested fruit trees in them. These trees were varieties requested during interviews with our food distribution partners clients when we asked what kind of produce do you wish to see in the pantry? Starting in September our lessons included replacing 6,900 summer plants, by gleaning and amending 90 beds with the 21,142 winter crop plants we planted into the prepared beds. We left four beds of kale, collards, and chard plants to harvest into 2025. All these plantings allowed us to harvest 16,914 pounds of fresh produce to provide to our neighbors. 122813 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 6 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false CA X X Bob Cowgill 9253449090 4743 East Avenue Livermore CA 945509683 Brenda Kusler Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 49176 0 0 Brooke Beyer Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Crawford Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Kraybill Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jay Desai Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Cowgill CFO and Director 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Angela Ko President and Director 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 49176 0 0 0 false false false 4174 152878 920 157052 You Pick sales 900099 2235 2235 Plant sales 900099 50 50 2285 2163 2163 49493 11442 38051 38051 199551 2285 0 40214 49176 49176 25804 25804 5876 5876 1109 1109 4585 4585 2562 1213 1349 3080 3080 17503 17503 5770 5770 Garden expenses 14981 14981 Miscellaneous 3550 3550 Education classes 125 125 134121 122813 11308 0 85915 131576 103357 140627 27033 18824 25712 8209 214984 280412 0 0 X 195792 280412 19192 214984 280412 214984 280412 X 65430 -2 X false false false X 176616 157281 178873 268730 197388 978888 176616 157281 178873 268730 197388 978888 314427 664461 13 194 1218 2163 3588 982476 0.67630 0.69090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 27033 18824 8209 8209 Fundraiser 47389 47389 11382 Garden Tasti 2104 2104 60 49493 49493 11442 11442 38051 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Fertile Groundworks engages a tax consultancy to prepare the Form 990 with oversight from the CFO. The CFO dustributes a complete copy of the draft Form 990 prior to efiling. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c Board members must disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest as they arise, and are required to certify they have disclosed any potential or actual conflicts of interest annually. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The Board used salary data from comparable organizations in the Bay Area to determine the Executive Directors compensation. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b The Board uses data from comparable organizations in the community and greater geographical region. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Governing documents are available to the public by written request. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 Rounding adjustment, -2 Part III response or note to any other line in Part III Produce from our garden is given to local food pantries and partnering organizations across our area to feed the needy. Fertile Groundworks also champions locally grown food and facilitates the creation and sustainable operation of community and school gardens.