Nonprofit · EIN 72-1562616
CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · SAN JOSE, CA 95126
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $666,559 | $641,959 | $24,600 | $37,262 | $7,745 | $29,517 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $500,177 | $499,888 | $289 | $39,152 | $13,077 | $26,075 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $332,388 | $328,191 | $4,197 | $42,893 | $14,634 | $28,259 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $82,505
- Program service revenue
- $578,154
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $5,900
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $100
- Other salaries and wages
- $177,279
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $221,932
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $98,618
- Travel
- $907
- Program services (functional)
- $569,447
- Management and general (functional)
- $69,407
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,105
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $39,152
- Total assets, end of year
- $37,262
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,745
- Net assets, end of year
- $29,517
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,900
- Gross receipts
- $666,559
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2004
- 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, 2023, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Blum | President Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| Sherry Kaufman | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Steven Sanders | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Sanhita Datta | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Allegra Watson | Secretary Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| Arike van de Water | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Dennis Dowling | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Harvey Darnell | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jessicka Chamberlin | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| David Shapiro | Treasurer Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| x | x | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Sanders | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Sanhita Datta | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Allegra Watson | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Arike van de Water | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Harvey Darnell | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Melissa Blum | Secretary Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| Nancy Hirstein Smith | President of the Board Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| Alrie M Middlebrook | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Blum | Board Secretary Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Steven Sanders | Board Treasurer Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Allegra Watson | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Sanhita Datta | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Alrie M Middlebrook | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $0 |
| Arike van de Water | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Harvey Darnell | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Nancy Hirstein Smith | President of the Board Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 76 RACE ST, SAN JOSE, CA 95126-3126
- In care of
- % ALRIE MIDDLEBROOK
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 76 Race Street, San Jose CA 95126
- Principal officer (990 for 2023)
- Alrie Middlebrook, 76 Race St, San Jose, CA 95126
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Alrie Middlebrook, 140 Wissahickon Avenue, Los Gatos CA 95030
- Signed the 990
- Alrie Middlebrook, Executive Director
- Phone
- (408) 666-1518
- Website
- www.cngf.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 72-1562616 or by the name CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION.
- 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
To roll out a new land-use model in order to leverage urban spaces for education, workforce development and climate resiliency, through partnerships. In this way, we can build food security and food sovereignty for our communities, while restoring local ecology, and giving youth the ethic and the skills for a more sustainable future.
Program accomplishments
- Design/Build/Manage: We design, build, and manage approximately 15 native and sustainable regenerative food gardens per year. Approximately 20% are teaching gardens at schools which we use CNGF volunteer labor to help build. The remaining 80% are private homes, churches or small businesses. Clients served: The schools we have built gardens for have approximately 750 students. Our private clients are approximately 45 people per year, churches are 250 people per year, and or businesses are 15 people per year.Expenses $422,655 · revenue $566,500
- Nature Camp: Our summer camp is held at our Sustainable Sites.org internationally certified ELSEE (Environmental Lab for Sustainability and Ecological Education) teaching gardens. We are the only certified teaching garden recognized in Santa Clara County, with 200 bench marks that protect ecosystems services in our urban environment. We taught between 50 students for seven weeks. Camp begins at 9am and ends at 3pm. We also offer early drop and late pick up options for working families. Besides at ELSEE, the classes are also taught at Hester Farms, a nearby teaching, training and research farm largely managed by volunteers and overseen by professional staff. The teachers are college students majoring in Early Childhood Education, Environmental Science, Biology, or the Arts. The program is managed by a professional pre-K and a specialist in 6-12-year-old outdoor learning. Over the years, CNGF has developed up to 100 lesson plans in outdoor STEAM education, specifically designed to be taught in a SITES-certified outdoor classroom. Once a week, the campers take field trips led by a naturalist who studied with Native American tribes, and takes campers and families to city and county parks with natural plant communities and riparian.Expenses $5,395 · revenue $8,100
- Plant Sales/Farmers Market: Weekly farmers market; sales of native plants at our gardenExpenses $3,179 · revenue $3,554
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 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Not on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 72-1562616
- 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
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $37,262
- Income (IRS master file)
- $666,559
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2017
- Posted by the IRS
- July 18, 2017
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2017
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2023 | $666,559 | $641,959 | $37,262 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $500,177 | $499,888 | $39,152 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | $332,388 | $328,191 | $42,893 | XML |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Alrie Middlebrook | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $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 72-1562616).
Questions about CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION is 72-1562616.
- Is CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2017 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2017.
- Are donations to CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION 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 CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2023.
- Who is the principal officer of CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 names Alrie Middlebrook.
- Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 it reported revenue of $666,559, expenses of $641,959 and total assets of $37,262 at year end.
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