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SANCTUARY FARM PHILA

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $554K · expenses $406K · assets $729K

EIN
82-0901546
Address
2337 W BERKS ST # 2345, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121-2048
Website
https://sanctuaryfarmphila.org
NTEE code
K30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2018
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Mission

Sanctuary Farm seeks to address the health inequities resulting from systemic racial oppression and economic injustice by converting abandoned and neglected areas in our community into spaces that promote safety, hospitality, nutrition and growth. With the help of neighbors, volunteers, and other non-profit partnerships, Sanctuary Farm "broke ground" on an empty lot in North Philadelphia in May 2017. Since it opened in 2017, Sanctuary Farm has planted, grown, and harvested over 25,000 pounds of fresh produce. The produce has been distributed to over 1000 families in the community, free of charge.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 31 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

31 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
Jay Thayakaran Treasurer2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michelle Sipics President2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Saideep Raj Vice-President2024 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Justice Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lester Cohen Board Member2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kate Gormley Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Carolyn Clark Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Maria Termini Romano Board Member2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Deborah Callahan Secretary2022-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Rhonda Carter Board Member2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa Greenspan Board Member2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Abbe Stern Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Melissa Morris Board Member2021-2024 1 $0 reported 2
King Paramore Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Donta Rose Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Patrick Sillup Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Shivanee Raj (former) Vice President2021-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Metty Vithayathil (former) President2023 1 $0 reported 1
Marie Kelly (former) Board Member2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Michelle Spics (former) Board Member2023 1 $0 reported 1
Margie Winters (former) Board Member2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Priscilla Bennett (former) Board Member2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Diane Scutti (former) Board Member2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Mira Olson (former) Board Member2023 1 $0 reported 1
Metty VIthaythil (former) President2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Patricia Bennett (former) Board Membr2022 1 $0 reported 1
Mira Olsen (former) Board Member2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Ronda Carter (former) Board Member2022 1 $0 reported 1
Sara Francesconi (former) Board Member2021 1 Not reported 1
Margaret Winters (former) Board Member2021 1 Not reported 1
Catherine Gormley (former) Board Member2021 1 Not reported 1

People by year

2024 · 16 people listed · none paid · 9 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jay Thayakaran Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Michelle Sipics President1 $0$0$0 $01
Saideep Raj Vice-President1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Justice Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Lester Cohen Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Kate Gormley Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Carolyn Clark Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Maria Termini Romano Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Deborah Callahan Secretary1 $0$0$0 $02
Rhonda Carter Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Greenspan Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Abbe Stern Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Morris Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
King Paramore Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Donta Rose Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Patrick Sillup Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 19 people listed · none paid · 6 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Metty Vithayathil President1 $0$0$0 $01
Shivanee Raj Vice President1 $0$0$0 $02
Jay Thayakaran Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Lester Cohen Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Kate Gormley Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Deborah Callahan Secretary1 $0$0$0 $02
Marie Kelly Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Justice Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Maria Termini Romano Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Michelle Spics Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Margie Winters Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Carolyn Clark Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Rhonda Carter Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Morris Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Lisa Greenspan Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Priscilla Bennett Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Diane Scutti Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Donta Rose Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Mira Olson Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 18 people listed · none paid · 5 employees · 141 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Metty VIthaythil President1 $0$0$0 $01
Marie Kelly Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Diane Scutti Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Shivanee Raj Vice President1 $0$0$0 $02
Lester Cohen Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Margie Winters Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Patricia Bennett Board Membr1 $0$0$0 $01
Mira Olsen Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Morris Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Michelle Sipics Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Kate Gormley Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Ronda Carter Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Maria Romano Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Jay Thayakaran Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Justice Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Deborah Callahan Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Carolyn Clark Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Donta Rose Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 13 people listed · none paid · 8 employees · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Metty Vithaythil President1 --- $01
Shivanee Raj Vice President1 --- $02
Diane Scutti Treasurer1 --- $01
Marie Kelly Secretary1 --- $01
Sara Francesconi Board Member1 --- $01
Priscilla Bennett Board Member1 --- $01
Lester Cohen Board Member1 --- $01
Mira Olsen Board Member1 --- $01
Maria Termini Romano Board Member1 --- $01
Melissa Hamilton Morris Board Member1 --- $02
Margaret Winters Board Member1 --- $01
Michelle Sipics Board Member1 --- $01
Catherine Gormley Board Member1 --- $01

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 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$554,188$406,259 $729,035$629,605 $554,174$0 $09-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$541,453$271,130 $588,870$497,027 $540,447$1,000 $06-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$361,091$294,849 $323,493$226,703 $357,600$3,491 $05141
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$251,681$162,790 $165,314$162,661 $251,681$0 $0835

Funders of this organization

13 grantors reported grants to this organization, $310,518 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$83,479 2024$14,576
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PATRICIA KIND FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Sanctuary Farm Phila” 2021-2023 3$75,000 2023$25,000
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JUSTAMERE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SANCTUARY FARM PHILA” 2023-2024 2$40,000 2024$20,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2022, 2024 2$23,550 2024$17,050
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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$22,620 2024$13,500
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RAINBOW PRIVATE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SANCTUARY FARM PHILA” 2024 1$20,100 2024$20,100
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LEO AND PEGGY PIERCE FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SANCTUARY FARM PHILA” 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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THE W W SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SANCTUARY FARM PHILA” 2024 1$12,000 2024$12,000
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PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$10,000 2020$10,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$5,510 2022$5,510
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HENRIETTA TOWER WURTS MEMORIAL Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SANCTUARY FARM PHILA” 2023 1$2,000 2023$2,000
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HENRY DOLFINGER 2 TR UW Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SANCTUARY FARM PHILA” 2024 1$1,000 2024$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SANCTUARY FARM PHILA” 2021-2023 3$259 2023$167
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $406,259 spent · pay $190,065 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $172,196$117,654$54,542- 42.4%
Fees: other services $85,398$85,398-- 21.0%
Other (as described)Farm Supplies $41,399$41,399-- 10.2%
Occupancy $33,321$29,989$3,332- 8.2%
Depreciation and depletion $15,971$12,777$3,194- 3.9%
Other (as described)Programming $13,532$13,532-- 3.3%
Insurance $13,384$12,046$1,338- 3.3%
Payroll taxes $13,173$9,001$4,172- 3.2%
Office expenses $7,195$5,756$1,439- 1.8%
Other employee benefits $4,696$0$4,696- 1.2%
Information technology $4,566$3,653$913- 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $1,428$1,142$286- 0.4%
Total$406,259100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $271,130 spent · pay $161,442 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $159,333$102,667$56,666- 58.8%
Other (as described)Programming $21,638$21,638-- 8.0%
Occupancy $21,174$19,057$2,117- 7.8%
Other (as described)Farm Supplies $15,709$15,709-- 5.8%
Insurance $14,966$13,469$1,497- 5.5%
Depreciation and depletion $12,872$10,298$2,574- 4.7%
Fees: other services $9,785$8,500$1,285- 3.6%
Advertising and promotion $6,100$4,880$1,220- 2.2%
Office expenses $5,369$4,295$1,074- 2.0%
Payroll taxes $2,109$1,359$750- 0.8%
Information technology $2,075$1,660$415- 0.8%
Total$271,130100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $294,849 spent · pay $167,515 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $154,474$111,155$43,319$0 52.4%
Occupancy $57,004$51,304$5,700$0 19.3%
All other expenses $16,428$16,428-- 5.6%
Other employee benefits $13,041$9,384$3,657$0 4.4%
Insurance $12,971$11,674$1,297- 4.4%
Office expenses $12,566$10,053$2,513$0 4.3%
Fees: other services $10,937$10,937$0$0 3.7%
Advertising and promotion $10,915$8,732$2,183$0 3.7%
Depreciation and depletion $5,302$4,242$1,060- 1.8%
Information technology $1,211$969$242$0 0.4%
Total$294,849100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $162,790 spent · pay $95,773 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $87,880$55,393$32,487- 54.0%
Occupancy $44,859$44,859-- 27.6%
Office expenses $9,972$9,972-- 6.1%
Fees: other services $8,962-$8,962- 5.5%
Pay: disqualified persons $7,893$5,009$2,884- 4.8%
Insurance $3,224$3,224-- 2.0%
Total$162,790100%

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