Urban Roots
Urban Roots
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About this organization
Mission
Urban Roots uses food and farming to transform the lives of young people and inspire, engage, and nourish the community.
About
Urban Roots provides paid internships for young people between the ages of 14-23 years old to grow food for the community on a 3.5 acre farm in East Austin. Throughout the year, over seventy youths graduated from multiple youth development programs, through which they gained critical life, job and leadership skills, healthy relationships with food, and a sense of social responsibility. Youth, staff, and volunteers grew over thirty thousand pounds of produce, donating over 40% to twelve different local hunger relief organizations and selling the rest at local farmers markets and at local grocery stores and restaurants.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is listed in the filing as “The organization's mission is to use food and farming to transform the lives of young people and inspire, engage, and nourish the community.”.
When discussing its operations, they were characterized as: “Program using food & farming to transform the lives of youth and inspire and nourish the community”.
- The non-profit's legally reported state of operation is TX.
- The filing states that the non-profit's address in the year 2020 is 4900 GONZALES STREET, AUSTIN, TX, 787025028.
- The form submitted by the non-profit for 2020 shows a total of 14 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $465,189.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2011.
- The organization pays $482,556 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $67,782 in fundraising expenses.