Ron Finley Project
Ron Finley Project
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About this organization
Mission
Unite communities through common gardening to transform unused public space into community gardens to regenerate their lands into creative business models and to educate the community on nutrition and self-sustainability and provide a constructive outlet for youths in the communities.
About
Determined to change South Los Angeles from food desert to food forest, he wants his actions to be educational, inspiring, and nutritious. He wants kids to grow up with the option of healthy food, instead of fried, fattening staples. He wants to sweep up and transform his street, his hood, the city of LA and communities everywhere. In 2014, converted an unused strip of land into community garden. In 2017, purchased headquarters to act as a facility to teach the virtues of gardening and self-sustainability.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “Conversion of unused parkways and vacant lots to into urban garden in south central los angeles, to serve the community as a gathering place where the community learns about nutrition and joins together to plant and work in the garden. this creates myriad jobs for local residents and is a self-sufficient ecosystem of gardening, education, cooking, business learning and management.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “Unite communities through common gardening to transform unused public space into community gardens to regenerate their lands into creative business models and to educate the community on nutrition and self-sustainability and provide a constructive outlet for youths in the communities.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is CA, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2020 was PO BOX 3664, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 90212.
- The form of the non-profit reports 5 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue is between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$40,554.
- The organization has 1 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2014.
- The organization pays $86,200 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $36,917 in fundraising expenses.