Nonprofit · EIN 83-3364077
PROJECT BIOME INC
Also known as FARMERS FOOTPRINT
Tax-exempt · CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22911
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,200,906 | $1,976,061 | -$775,155 | $689,077 | $201,877 | $487,200 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,683,073 | $2,037,200 | $645,873 | $1,474,031 | $212,284 | $1,261,747 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,183,813
- Program service revenue
- $10,685
- Investment income
- $2,206
- Other revenue
- $4,202
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $103,994
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $132,482
- Other salaries and wages
- $315,758
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $532,658
- Professional fundraising fees
- $66,600
- Legal fees
- $7,112
- Accounting fees
- $43,440
- Travel
- $17,248
- Program services (functional)
- $1,552,664
- Management and general (functional)
- $136,593
- Fundraising (functional)
- $286,804
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,474,031
- Total assets, end of year
- $689,077
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $201,877
- Net assets, end of year
- $487,200
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$79,041
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $566,241
- Gross receipts
- $1,200,906
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STELLA HORGAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $36,000 |
| ZACH BUSH | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| BRIAN DAWSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SCOTT CARLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TONY ELVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN KEMPF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RUTENDO NGARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REGINALD PILLAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID LEON | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $145,070 | $14,883 |
| AUBREY YEE | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $55,885 | $0 |
| ZACH BUSH | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN DAWSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT CARLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY ELVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KEMPF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NQOBIZITHA NDLOVU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTENDO NGARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE TWIST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4351 SEMINOLE TRL, CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22911-8225
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STELLA HORGAN, 4351 SEMINOLE TRAIL, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911
- Signed the 990
- STELLA HORGAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (949) 292-4283
- Website
- FARMERSFOOTPRINT.US
- Return prepared by
- QUIGLEY & MIRON
Mission
PROJECT BIOME EXISTS TO UNITE, INSPIRE, AND EMPOWER THE MOVEMENT TOWARDS REGENERATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS AS A MEANS TO RESTORE HUMAN AND PLANETARY HEALTH.
Program accomplishments
- 10 TREES: THE 10 TREES PROJECT LAUNCHED ON JUNE 1, 2023, SPONSORED BY THE ORGANIZATION. IT IS A REGENERATIVE PLATFORM FOR GLOBAL COLLABORATION INITIATED BY DR. ZACH BUSH, MD. THEIR VISION IS "A HUMANITY IN WHICH EVERY ENDEAVOR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INCREASES HEALTHY SOIL, WATER, AIR SOCIO-ECONOMICS AND BIODIVERSITY OF ALL LIFE". RATANANG COLAB: A REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE IN MPUMALANGA, SOUTH AFRICA. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION, IT WILL BE THE FIRST AGRIHUB IN THE REGION. GEASPHERE: A NON-PROFIT THAT WORKS TO REGENERATE THE LANDSCAPE AROUND BUSHBUCK RIDGE AND SABI IN MPUMALANGA, SOUTH AFRICA. BIOME CONSTELLATION: A PLATFORM FOR RADICAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN PRACTITIONERS WORKING IN SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL REWILDING, REGENERATING AND RECONNECTING. IT PROVIDES A SPACE THROUGH WHICH MEMBERS CAN CONTRIBUTE THEIR SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO CATALYZE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE. COMPRISES CHANGEMAKERS WHO ASCRIBE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S VISION AND VALUES, AND WHO WANT TO ENGAGE IN COLLABORATIVE AND COLLECTIVE ACTION. BIOME SOLUTIONING CENTER: A VIRTUAL INNOVATIVE HUB THAT COORDINATES THE COLLABORATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF SKILLS, RESOURCES, AND STAKEHOLDERS TO CATALYZE SOCIOECOLOGICAL RESTORATION. PROJECTS ARE WEAVED TOGETHER WITH THE BIOME CONSTELLATION AND BIOME FELLOWS, THEN ACTIVATED THROUGH THE EXPERTISE HOUSED WITHIN THE BIOME SOLUTION CENTER IN FIELDS SUCH AS ECOLOGICAL DESIGN, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, FUNDRAISING, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, GREEN TECHNOLOGY, SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE, BIOMIMICRY, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION. THE ORGANIZATION CAREFULLY SCOPE AND VALIDATE CONTRIBUTING STAKEHOLDERS AND ON-THE-GROUND PROJECTS TO ENSURE THAT THE SUPPORT PROVIDED CONTRIBUTED TO OUR MISSION TO REGENERATE, REWILD, AND RECONNECT THROUGH LIVING SYSTEMS THINKING. BIOME FELLOWS: HARNESSES AND ELEVATES YOUTH VOICES ON ISSUES OF REWILDING, REGENERATING AND RECONNECTION SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. IT DOES THIS THROUGH A CURATED LEARNING AND EXPRESSION JOURNEY COMPRISING FACILITATION OF NOVEL-CURRICULA, INTERNSHIPS, SISTER CITY CAMPAIGNS AND CO-DESIGNED EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS. LEARNING CURRICULA ENCOMPASSES TOPICS SUCH AS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, RADICAL COLLABORATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, REWILDING AND AGROECOLOGY, COMMUNICATION AND FACILITATION SKILLS, AMONG OTHERS.Expenses $1,552,664 · grants $103,994 · revenue $10,685
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-3364077
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K2B)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $689,077
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,200,906
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,200,906 | $1,976,061 | $689,077 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,683,073 | $2,037,200 | $1,474,031 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,863,722 | $1,443,611 | $1,113,750 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 83-3364077).
Questions about PROJECT BIOME INC
- What is the EIN of PROJECT BIOME INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PROJECT BIOME INC is 83-3364077.
- Is PROJECT BIOME INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to PROJECT BIOME INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PROJECT BIOME 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 PROJECT BIOME INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PROJECT BIOME INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PROJECT BIOME INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STELLA HORGAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of PROJECT BIOME INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $36,000 (STELLA HORGAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PROJECT BIOME INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,200,906, expenses of $1,976,061 and total assets of $689,077 at year end.
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