2026-05-13T09:24:28-07:00 2025-12-31 461353670 Green Bean Counters LLC 587 Old Farrington Rd Chapel Hill NC 27517 990 2025-01-01 833696014 Utopian Seed Project Inc UTOP 8282540708 243 Haywood St Asheville NC 28801 Chris Smith Executive Director 8282540708 2026-04-24 true Tracy Kondracki EA P01214978 9192750094 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Chris Smith 1577 Alexander Rd Leicester NC 28748 879795 false X https://theutopianseedproject.org/ X 2018 NC Our mission is to cultivate, research, and celebrate resiliency in food and farming via crop diversity. Through innovative practices, education, and collaboration, we aim to build a thriving culture of seed sovereignty and agrobiodiversity. 6 6 4 10 0 0 362873 816625 33685 51451 3435 10163 982 1556 400975 879795 500 3100 0 190257 283103 0 1975 120559 241466 311316 527669 89659 352126 303489 660719 1363 6467 302126 654252 X Our mission is to cultivate, research, and celebrate resiliency in food and farming via crop diversity. Through innovative practices, education, and collaboration, we aim to build a thriving culture of seed sovereignty and agrobiodiversity. false false 230413 500 380309 Crop Trials: Our crop trials form the core research of our work. We conduct on-farm trials for crop and variety diversity. Our farms are also a site for education and learning, where we host interns, mentorship programs, and student groups. 42245 0 19362 Leichester Food Coalition: In 2025, we engaged with our hyper-local community to build deeper food and farming connections, which included a community dinner series, supporting the local Leicester Library Giving Garden, and supporting local food purchasing for local distribution. 53652 0 14908 Crop Stories: A multi-media project to celebrate and educate around crop diversity. In 2025 we published and distributed Peas, a crop-specific print magazine, recorded and launched an audio podcast companion to the Collard Magazine, and hosted Seed Story Gathering with video production. 118506 2600 435987 All Other Programs: Cultivating Resilience, Nurturing Diversity 118506 2600 435987 444816 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 24 0 true 4 true false false false false false true true false false false true false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X Green Bean Counters 9192750094 587 Old Farrington Rd Chapel Hill NC 27517 Chris Smith Executive Director 40.00 X 81869 0 2456 Yanna Fishman Chair 8.00 X X 0 0 0 Jamie Swofford Treasurer 6.00 X X 0 0 0 Jacob Rutz Secretary 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Jay Bost Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Luis Martinez Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Shelby Mandonado Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 81869 0 2456 false false false 91978 724647 17826 816625 Crop Stories Income 111000 4522 0 0 Shipping Income 111000 943 0 0 Event Sales 111000 22950 0 0 Product Sales 111000 18110 0 0 Crop Trial Income 111000 4099 0 0 827 0 0 51451 5362 0 0 4801 4801 4801 4801 0 0 Cash Back Income 111000 1556 1556 0 0 1556 879795 63170 0 0 350 350 2750 2750 81869 61869 20000 0 172320 146976 25344 0 7507 5177 2330 0 21407 17922 3485 0 18212 0 18212 0 78284 76721 1563 0 4325 3831 348 146 2194 843 1351 0 14850 14000 850 0 4731 3556 1065 110 17677 17677 0 0 101193 93144 6330 1719 527669 444816 80878 1975 182947 43679 71728 449978 34388 145390 126 0 2216 4867 66390 50019 11266 16371 468 434 350 0 303489 660719 1363 6467 1363 6467 X 302126 654252 302126 654252 303489 660719 X 352126 X true X false true false X 0 0 119927 252584 221526 362873 653801 1610711 22950 22950 8764 28907 26242 33685 27674 125272 0 128691 281491 247768 396558 704425 1758933 0 0 0 1758933 41 87 2621 3435 5362 11546 41 87 2621 3435 5362 11546 128732 281578 250389 399993 709787 1770479 0.99350 0.99460 0.00650 0.00540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 48564 40750 7814 0 17826 9269 8557 16371 Pt VI, Line 11b We ask questions and monitor in board meetings Pt VI, Line 15a The board reviews various information and decides the compensation of the ED Pt VI, Line 12c We ask questions and monitor in board meetings Pt XI Rounding Differences Pt VI, Line 19 We provide a copy of the 990 upon request Form 990, Part III, Line 4d All Other Programs: Cultivating Resilience, Nurturing Diversity 118506. 2600. 435987. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Contracted Services for Farmwork 78284. 76721. 1563. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Bank Fees 30. 30. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Merchant Service Fees 1727. 1685. 42. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Dues & Subscriptions 1390. 516. 454. 420. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Supplies 1065. 223. 842. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Utilities 276. 36. 240. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Equipment under $500 883. 0. 883. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Payroll Fee 869. 0. 869. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Program Expenses 82000. 80701. 0. 1299. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Website 1761. 1248. 513. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Licenses 202. 0. 202. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Employee Relations 1381. 118. 1263. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Postage 216. 24. 192. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Repairs & Maintenance 499. 433. 66. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Insurance - Liability 2528. 2401. 127. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Insurance - WC 6366. 5729. 637. 0.