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PIONEER VALLEY GROWS INVESTMENT FUND INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $25K · expenses $25K · assets $2.2M

EIN
47-4254347
Address
324 WELLS STREET, GREENFIELD, MA 01301-1636
Website
WWW.PVGROWS.NET
NTEE code
S31
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2016
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Mission

THE PVGROWS INVESTMENT FUND, INC. (PVGIF) PROVIDES FINANCING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL FARM AND FOOD BUSINESSES THROUGH COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS. PVGIF OFFERS AN INVESTMENT VEHICLE FOR INDIVIDUALS, INSTITUTIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS. IN 2015, THE PIONEER VALLEY GROWS INVESTMENT FUND, INC. ("PVGIF") WAS ESTABLISHED AS A SEPARATE ENTITY (SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO THE FCCDC) TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE FCCDC. PVGIF USES COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS TO PROVIDE FINANCING TO LOCAL FARM AND FOOD BUSINESSES. PVGIF OFFERS AN INVESTMENT VEHICLE FOR INDIVIDUALS, INSTITUTIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS TO INVEST IN BUILDING A HEALTHIER FOOD SYSTEM. ITS MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AND GROW THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY MORE VIBRANT FARM AND FOOD BUSINESSES, MORE LOCAL JOBS, AND MORE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
John Waite PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLER2016-2024 $146,134$997,473 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Margaret Christie DIRECTOR2016-2024 1 $0 reported 3
Rochelle Bellin DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 2
Nancy Hanson DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 2
Joe Shoenfeld (former) DIRECTOR2016-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Gary Gruber (former) DIRECTOR2016-2021 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $146K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN WAITE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLER40 $0$138,615$7,519 $146,1342
MARGARET CHRISTIE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
NANCY HANSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
ROCHELLE BELLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $129K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN WAITE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLER40 $0$124,010$5,084 $129,0942
MARGARET CHRISTIE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
JOE SHOENFELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $115K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN WAITE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLER40 $0$111,805$3,343 $115,1482
MARGARET CHRISTIE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
JOE SHOENFELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $117K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN WAITE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLER40 $0$111,805$5,553 $117,3582
MARGARET CHRISTIE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
GARY GRUBER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JOE SHOENFELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $111K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN WAITE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLER37 $0$107,307$3,208 $110,5152
MARGARET CHRISTIE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
GARY GRUBER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JOE SHOENFELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2019 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $101K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN WAITE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLER37 $0$100,537$0 $100,5372
MARGARET CHRISTIE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
GARY GRUBER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JOE SHOENFELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2018 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $98K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN WAITE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLER37 $0$97,773$0 $97,7732
MARGARET CHRISTIE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
GARY GRUBER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JOE SHOENFELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2017 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $93K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN WAITE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLER37 $0$93,316$0 $93,3162
MARGARET CHRISTIE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
GARY GRUBER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JOE SHOENFELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2016 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $88K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN WAITE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLERK37 $0$87,598$0 $87,5982
MARGARET CHRISTIE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
GARY GRUBER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JOE SHOENFELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,000$25,000 $2,231,499-$93,128 $0$25,000 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,000$24,964 $2,121,098-$93,128 $0$25,000 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,724$149,460 $2,439,684-$243,296 $0$68,559 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,721$89,027 $2,256,347-$92,476 $0$96,342 $008
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,307$84,354 $2,121,098-$93,128 $0$82,902 $008
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,791$136,395 $1,937,826-$90,319 $0$83,537 $008
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,600$64,168 $1,749,285-$39,715 $0$67,329 $008
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,228$46,042 $1,033,595-$45,147 $0$28,014 $008
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,738$32,196 $868,645-$29,333 $0$12,623 $008

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $12,500 in all, tax years 2022 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LYDIA B STOKES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PIONEER VALLEY GROWS INVESTMENT FUND INC” 2022 1$12,500 2022$12,500
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990 · $25,000 spent · pay $21,514 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $21,514$21,514-- 86.1%
Advertising and promotion $1,769$1,769-- 7.1%
Other (as described)GENERAL AND ADMINISTRAT $1,479$1,479-- 5.9%
Office expenses $222$222-- 0.9%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $16$16-- 0.1%
Total$25,000100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $24,964 spent · pay $21,580 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $21,580$21,580-- 86.4%
Advertising and promotion $2,104$2,104-- 8.4%
Other (as described)GENERAL AND ADMINISTRAT $1,040$1,040-- 4.2%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $240$240-- 1.0%
Total$24,964100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $149,460 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)LOAN LOSS RESERVE/BAD D $90,122$90,122-- 60.3%
Interest $54,437$54,437-- 36.4%
Advertising and promotion $3,730$3,730-- 2.5%
Other (as described)OTHER $1,100$1,100-- 0.7%
Fees: legal $71$71-- 0.0%
Total$149,460100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $89,027 spent · pay $11,906 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $65,264$65,264-- 73.3%
Payroll taxes $11,906$11,906-- 13.4%
Fees: legal $5,732$5,732-- 6.4%
Occupancy $2,880$2,880-- 3.2%
Other (as described)EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT $2,200$2,200-- 2.5%
Advertising and promotion $670$670-- 0.8%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $375$375-- 0.4%
Total$89,027100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $84,354 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $66,931$66,931-- 79.3%
Fees: legal $7,182$7,182-- 8.5%
Other (as described)EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT $4,085$4,085-- 4.8%
Other (as described)LOAN LOSS RESERVE $3,276$3,276-- 3.9%
Occupancy $2,880$2,880-- 3.4%
Total$84,354100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $136,395 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $270
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $68,044$68,044-- 49.9%
Other (as described)LOAN LOSS RESERVE $40,409$40,409-- 29.6%
Other (as described)EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT $22,111$22,111-- 16.2%
Fees: legal $3,761$3,761-- 2.8%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,800$1,800-- 1.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $270$270-- 0.2%
Total$136,395100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $64,168 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $46,594$46,594-- 72.6%
Other (as described)LOAN LOSS RESERVE $17,297$17,297-- 27.0%
Fees: legal $277$277-- 0.4%
Total$64,168100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $46,042 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $32,977$32,977-- 71.6%
Other (as described)LOAN LOSS RESERVE $12,872$12,872-- 28.0%
Fees: legal $193$193-- 0.4%
Total$46,042100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $32,196 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $25,906$25,906-- 80.5%
Other (as described)LOAN LOSS RESERVE $5,777$5,777-- 17.9%
Fees: legal $513$513-- 1.6%
Total$32,196100%

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