Nonprofit · EIN 27-0959401
LOUISVILLE GROWS INC
Also known as LOUISVILLE GROWS
Tax-exempt · LOUISVILLE, KY 40203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $448,289 | $508,684 | -$60,395 | $527,539 | $12,192 | $515,347 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $201,786 | $413,544 | -$211,758 | $639,500 | $63,758 | $575,742 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $704,518 | $404,771 | $299,747 | $851,298 | $63,798 | $787,500 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $293,005
- Program service revenue
- $138,954
- Investment income
- -$135
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$135
- Other revenue
- $16,465
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $46,679
- Other salaries and wages
- $204,151
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $234,163
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $298
- Accounting fees
- $4,740
- Occupancy
- $9,522
- Travel
- $3,216
- Depreciation
- $24,053
- Program services (functional)
- $377,937
- Management and general (functional)
- $78,315
- Fundraising (functional)
- $52,432
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $639,500
- Total assets, end of year
- $527,539
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,192
- Net assets, end of year
- $515,347
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $367,817
- Gross receipts
- $448,289
- Employees
- 4
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- KY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Bushong | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Donna | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Wilkinson | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Garton | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Julianna Clarke | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mariah Baum | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shannon Delahanty | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Shaun Spencer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Miller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| McKenzie Gary | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Casey Foley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Henry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Dettlinger | Former Executive Director Former | 40 | $57,743 |
| James Bushong | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Donna | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Zoeller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Garton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julianna Clarke | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mariah Baum | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kaye McAfee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Erin Wallace-Wimsatt | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Caitlin Grimes | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shaun Spencer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Miller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jewel Miller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| McKenzie Gary | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Don Blocker | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Garth Padgett | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Wilkinson | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Shannon Delahanty | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Erica Ward | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rita Butler | Director Former | 1 | $0 |
| Abbey Bowman-Rogers | Director Former | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Hook | Director Former | 1 | $0 |
| Alicia Race | Director Former | 1 | $0 |
| Wade Jordahl | Director Former | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Malone | Director Former | 1 | $0 |
| Henry Spiller | Director Former | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Race | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kaye McAfee | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Garth Padgett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mariah Baum | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Julianna Clarke | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Garton | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Tracy Malone | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Robin Hook | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Donna | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shannon Delahanty | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Henry Spiller | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Rita Butler | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Abbey Bowman-Rogers | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Dettlinger | Executive Director Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| Jim Zoeller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Don Blocker | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| James Bushong | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Wade Jordahl | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Kelly Wilkinson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1641 PORTLAND AVE, LOUISVILLE, KY 40203-1459
- In care of
- % CHRISTINE BRINKMAN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
- 1708 Fernwood Ave, Louisville KY 40205
- Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
- Mason Roberts, 1708 Fernwood Ave, Louisville KY 40205
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTINE BRINKMAN, Executive Director
- Phone
- (502) 791-0966
- Website
- www.louisvillegrows.org
- Return prepared by
- Timothy J Darst CPA LLC
Mission
See Schedule O
Program accomplishments
- Louisville Grows urban forestry program focuses on rebuilding the tree canopy in neighborhoods with the greatest declining number of urban trees. We work with neighborhood groups and partners to plant trees with residents and businesses in these neighborhoods. Our trained Citizen Foresters work with the community to build capacity in urban forest management and stewardship. We focus on serving 21 disadvantaged, under-served neighborhoods in west and south Louisville who are most impacted by the Urban Heat Island Effect due to the loss of their tree canopy.Expenses $203,141 · revenue $221,008
- Louisville Grows urban agriculture program focuses on community gardens to build capacity within the community gardens by providing technical assistance, education and infrastructure. The program has the objective to sustain, improve, and increase revenue from vegetables produced at community operated gardens as well as to engage and educate volunteers and the community in starting plants from seed and repotting plant starts in our greenhouse.Expenses $153,331 · grants $46,616 · revenue $111,533
- Located at 1641 Portland Ave, Healthy House is an engaging, energy efficient, sustainable community space that connects residents and community partners to health, wellness, and green education. All programming, workshops and classes hosted at Healthy House focuses on healthy living, healthy eating, environmental education or environmental equality.Expenses $21,465
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0959401
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $527,539
- Income (IRS master file)
- $448,289
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $448,289 | $508,684 | $527,539 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $201,786 | $413,544 | $639,500 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $704,518 | $404,771 | $851,298 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $787,169 | $634,444 | $561,055 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2012 Officer: Mason Roberts | December 31, 2012 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0959401).
Questions about LOUISVILLE GROWS INC
- What is the EIN of LOUISVILLE GROWS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LOUISVILLE GROWS INC is 27-0959401.
- Is LOUISVILLE GROWS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to LOUISVILLE GROWS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LOUISVILLE GROWS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LOUISVILLE GROWS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LOUISVILLE GROWS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LOUISVILLE GROWS INC?
- The 990-N for 2012 names Mason Roberts.
- Who are the officers and directors of LOUISVILLE GROWS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LOUISVILLE GROWS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $448,289, expenses of $508,684 and total assets of $527,539 at year end.
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