Nonprofit · EIN 45-3084814
VALLEY VERDE
Tax-exempt · SAN JOSE, CA 95126
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $442,252 | $704,283 | -$262,031 | $422,167 | $437 | $421,730 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $512,952 | $649,903 | -$136,951 | $683,781 | $20 | $683,761 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $765,057 | $548,214 | $216,843 | $820,781 | $69 | $820,712 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $422,692
- of which government grants
- $115,102
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $16,235
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,125
- Other revenue
- $3,325
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $110,240
- Other salaries and wages
- $405,793
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $589,035
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,803
- Occupancy
- $6,292
- Program services (functional)
- $582,951
- Management and general (functional)
- $60,924
- Fundraising (functional)
- $60,408
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $683,781
- Total assets, end of year
- $422,167
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $437
- Net assets, end of year
- $421,730
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,424
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $336,543
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $85,187
- Gross receipts
- $442,252
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 53
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovepreet Kaur | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $110,240 | $5,123 |
| Olivia Nunez | President/Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachelle Harding | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Isaura Cruz | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lucy O Diekmann | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovepreet Kaur | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $106,340 | $15,213 |
| Olivia Nunez | President/Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Isaura Cruz | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lucy O Diekmann | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovepreet Kaur | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $99,667 | $5,466 |
| Olivia Nunez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amalia Carbajal | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jo Lerma Lopez | President/Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lucy O Diekmann | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 691 W SAN CARLOS ST, SAN JOSE, CA 95126-3529
- In care of
- % RAUL LOZANO
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Lovepreet Kaur, 691 W San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA 95126
- Signed the 990
- Lovepreet Kaur, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (408) 831-1481
- Return prepared by
- Kirk Walukiewicz CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 45-3084814 or by the name VALLEY VERDE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
VALLEY VERDE INCREASES SELF-SUFFICIENCY, HEALTH, AND RESILIENCE, THROUGH A CULTURALLY INFORMED COMMUNITY BASED FOOD SYSTEM TO PROMOTE FOOD JUSTICE.
Program accomplishments
- SHARED GARDEN PROGRAM: VALLEY VERDE PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS. CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT TO GARDEN AT SCHOOL, WHILE THEIR PARENTS GARDEN AT HOME. FAMILIES ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM ARE PROVIDED RAISED-BED GARDENS AT HOME, ALONG WITH THE SUPPLIES NEEDED TO GROW FRESH VEGETABLES; SUCH AS SOIL, COMPOST, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, AND SEEDLINGS. FAMILIES ATTEND A FULL YEAR OF MONTHLY WORKSHOPS WHERE THEY LEARN ABOUT BEST PRACTICES IN ORGANIC URBAN AGRICULTURE. WE ALSO SHARE IDEAS FOR HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE AND DELICIOUS MEALS. IN ADDITION TO BUILDING SKILLS,WORKSHOPS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A STRONGER SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITH OTHERFAMILIES. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR, MANY HOME GARDENING ALUMNI STAY INVOLVED BY PICKINGUP FREE SEEDLINGS EACH SEASON FOR THEIR HOME GARDENS AND CONTINUING TO RECEIVETECHNICAL ADVICE FROM THE VALLEY VERDE COMMUNITY. DEEP ROOTS: AFTER A YEAR OF PARTICIPATION IN THE SHARED GARDEN PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTSARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEEP ROOTS PROGRAM, WHERE THEY LEARN ADVANCED GARDENING SKILLS, SUCH AS PROPAGATING, SEED GERMINATION, AND WATER CONSERVATION. IT'S A SIX MONTH PROGRAM. SUPER JARDINEROS: A TWO-YEAR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR DEEP ROOTS PROGRAM ALUMNI.PARTICIPANTS LEARN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND JOB SKILLS TRAINING AS APPRENTICES AND LEARN TO GROW COMMERCIAL-QUALITY ORGANIC SEEDLINGS. THE SEEDLINGS ARE USED TO SUPPLY THE SHARED GARDEN PROGRAM AND/OR ARE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC. THE SEEDLINGS THAT ARE GROWN REFLECT THE CULTURAL PREFERENCES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY'S LARGEST ETHNIC GROUPS, I.E. MEXICAN,VIETNAMESE, INDIAN, CHINESE, AND FILIPINO. HOMELAND NURSERY: VALLEY VERDE STARTED IT'S OWN NURSERY IN 2021. COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN PURCHASE MULTI-ETHNIC VEGETABLE SEEDLINGS FOR THEIR GARDEN.COMPOSTING: UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SIX MONTH COMPOSTING PROGRAM, WHERE THEY LEARN HOW TO TURN FOOD WASTE INTO COMPOST USING A COMPOST BIN OR A WORM BIN.Expenses $582,951
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
- 45-3084814
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $422,167
- Income (IRS master file)
- $442,252
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $442,252 | $704,283 | $422,167 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $512,952 | $649,903 | $683,781 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $765,057 | $548,214 | $820,781 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $687,559 | $554,456 | $615,539 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 45-3084814).
Questions about VALLEY VERDE
- What is the EIN of VALLEY VERDE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VALLEY VERDE is 45-3084814.
- Is VALLEY VERDE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to VALLEY VERDE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VALLEY VERDE 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 VALLEY VERDE 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 VALLEY VERDE 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 VALLEY VERDE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Lovepreet Kaur.
- Who are the officers and directors of VALLEY VERDE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,240 (Lovepreet Kaur, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does VALLEY VERDE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $442,252, expenses of $704,283 and total assets of $422,167 at year end.
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