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BACKYARD GROWERS INC

GLOUCESTER, MAEIN: 47-1553021Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

BACKYARD GROWERS INC BACKYARD GROWERS STRIVES TO BUILD HEALTHY, CONNECTED, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. WE DO SO THROUGH OUR ROBUST SCHOOL PROGRAMMING WHERE WE OPERATE SCHOOL GARDENS, GARDEN PROGRAMS AND TASTE TESTS AT GLOUCESTER'S 5 PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THE PUBLIC PRESCHOOL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE ALSO OPERATE SIX COMMUNITY GARDENS IN GLOUCESTER AND THIS PAST YEAR WE LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY-BASED FARMERS MARKET IN DOWNTOWN GLOUCESTER. WE OFFER A YEAR-ROUND CALENDAR OF WORKSHOPS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR FARMERS MARKET.

Local (City/County Level)
Food Security & Nutrition
Early Childhood Education (Pre-K)
Direct Service Delivery
Education & Awareness
K-12 Education
Children (Ages 0-12)
Capacity Building & Technical Assistance

Annual Revenue

$557,116

Known Funders

34

Grants Received

69

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$557,116$621,444$199,553
2022$490,195$548,535$411,404
2021$487,453$424,986$443,437
2020$443,641$317,624$374,602
2019$305,284$301,986$246,942
2018$306,757$298,130$241,821
2017$355,865$262,998$232,411
2016$203,444$200,974$131,944

Top Funders

$58,500 (2022)
$38,500 (2021)
$30,000 (2021)
$25,000 (2022)
WESTERN PHILANTHROPIES INC

PO BOX CHICAGO, IL

$25,000 (2022)
$25,000 (2023)
WESTERN PHILANTHROPIES INC

PO BOX CHICAGO, IL

$25,000 (2023)

Showing top 10 of 34 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2023 IRS 990 filing

J

JEN ZOLA

BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 02/2024)

S

SUZANNE CLERKIN

BOARD MEMBER

M

MOLLY OLDFIELD

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 08/2023)

A

ALEXIS HARWOOD

BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 09/2023)

J

JENNIFER PERRY

PRESIDENT

Officer
A

ALLISON MUELLER

VICE PRESIDENT

Officer
S

SHARON LAWLER

TREASURER (AS OF 06/2024)

Officer
K

KRISTIN BARR

TREASURER (LEFT 04/2024)

Officer
K

KAREN TAGGART

CLERK

Officer
A

ALISON WOITUNSKI DIFIORE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Officer

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