NonprofitsCultivating Community

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

Cultivating Community

PORTLAND, ME

Total revenue

$1.4M

Total expenses

$1.3M

Net assets

$81K

Grants received

$2.1M

112 grants

EIN

043607322

Tax year

2024

Mission

Cultivating Community grows sustainable communities through education, land and food access programs. Founded in 2001, our place-based programs prioritize people most likely to experience hunger and be excluded from access to fresh food and land.

Programs

2 programs

Urban Agriculture with 11 Portland Community Gardens where 485+ neighbors grow food on public land, including open harvest gardens and orchards. We build community connections through free workshops, volunteer days, and events throughout the growing season.

Expenses: $143K

Community Farm and Food Programs - Land, shared infrastructure, training, market development, 40,000 seedlings, and support for 50 immigrant and refugee farming families of color who produce over $500,000 of culturally familiar vegatables, including $115,000 for food pantries through Mainers Feeding Mainers and almost $100 in SNAP and WIC sales that are matched 100% at multilingual mobile farmstands.

Expenses: $672K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.1M
Program service revenue$290K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$3K
Total revenue$1.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$28K
Salaries & benefits$586K
Fundraising$71K
Other expenses$650K
Total expenses$1.3M
Total assets$418K
Net assets$81K

People

9 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Silvan Shawe

Executive Director

Board

$91K

40 hrs/wk

Roberto Rodriquez

Vice President

Board

$6K

2.5 hrs/wk

Gillian Cridler

Secretary

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Marcques Houston

President

Board

5 hrs/wk

Yusuf Escobedo

Director

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Amanda Scarpone

Director

Board

3 hrs/wk

Jeannie Verrando

Director

Board

3.75 hrs/wk

Khadija Ahmed

Director

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

James DeBaisi

Treasurer

Board

3.75 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 112 of 112

FromAmountPurposeYear
$79K
CHARITABLE
2024
$56K
General Operating Support
2024
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$20K
2024 NOURISHMENT GRANT
2024
$16K
ADVANCE 2025 NOURISHMENT GRANT
2024
$13K
General Support
2024
$12K
FOOD, NUTRITION
2024
$11K
Food Programs
2024
$10K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$350
General Fund
2024
$86K
Support for farmers markets
2023
$44K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$31K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$17K
Food Programs
2023
$15K
2023 NOURISHMENT GRANT
2023
$12K
FOOD, NUTRITION
2023
$10K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2023
$10K
Food distribution programs
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$6K
General Operating Support
2023
$4K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$500
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$61K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$40K
General Operating Support
2022
$35K
Food Programs
2022
$35K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$30K
IN SUPPORT OF OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH
2022
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$30K
MULTIPLE GRANTS TO HELP INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN THEIR USDA CHILD NUTRITIONS PROGRAMS.
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$15K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$15K
Capacity Building to Increase Fresh Food Access
2022
$12K
FOOD, NUTRITION
2022
$10K
Food distribution programs
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$3K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2022
$500
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
2022
$500
CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL
2022
$27K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$27K
MULTIPLE GRANTS TO HELP INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN THEIR USDA CHILD NUTRITIONS PROGRAMS.
2021
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2021
$10K
COMMUNITY GARDENS
2021
$10K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2021
$7K
CHILDHOOD HUNGER PROGRAMS
2021
$7K
CHILDHOOD HUNGER PROGRAMS
2021
$6K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2021
$5K
INCREASE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY GARDEN PLOTS FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS
2021
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$3K
General Operating Support
2021
$1K
CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL
2021
$50
charitable purposes
2021
$120K
General operating support
2020
$100K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$81K
Food Programs, COVID-19 Related Assistance
2020
$38K
Unrestricted
2020
$29K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$26K
General Purpose
2020
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$20K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$15K
General Support
2020
$13K
NOURISHMENT
2020
$12K
CHILDHOOD HUNGER PROGRAMS
2020
$12K
food distribution programs
2020
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$4K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$3K
GENERAL AND/OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE
2020
$3K
FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF
2020
$2K
Covid 19 Helping Grant
2020
$2K
CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL
2020
$33K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2019
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2019
$20K
ORGANIZING PLAN -PHASE III
2019
$10K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2019
$9K
COVID-19 Grant, Donor Designations
2019
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$12K
Unrestricted
2018
$10K
Craig Lapine Environmental Youth Grant
2018
$5K
Craig Lapine Environmental Youth Grant
2018
$50
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$27K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$2.1M from 46 funders · 112 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$247K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Elmina B Sewall Foundation

$222K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Sandy River Charitable Foundation

$170K · 7 grants · 2019–2023

Network For Good

$154K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Maine Community Foundation Inc

$144K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Rsf Social Finance Inc

$100K · 1 grant · 2020

Peter Alfond Foundation

$90K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN043607322
NTEE codeK30
Subsection03
Ruling date2003-04
Formed2001
Employees11
Volunteers962
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