The Urban Farm
The Urban Farm
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About this organization
Mission
The mission of The Urban Farm at Stapleton (TUF) is to provide experiential learning and practical work experience for young people in a farm setting. Our purpose is to inspire excitement for learning while fostering personal confidence, resilience, teamwork, and real-world problem solving skills.
About
The Urban Farm (TUF) is a unique working farm in the city that offers impactful youth development activities and an engaging educational venue for visitors. In cooperation with the City and County of Denver, TUF inspires excitement for learning through practical and fun experiences in a farm setting and encourages the development of character strengths that are critical to success in life. Our vision is to empower youth with a spirit of creativity, independence, hard work, and compassion. Youth learn about animals, plants, and the environment while discovering their own strengths and interests. We house horses, poultry, cattle, sheep, and goats (over 100 animals), as well as gardens, the Gompers Greenhouse, and the Mike Nelson Weather Station (in progress) and provide an important educational visitor attraction to the Northeast Denver area. While there are other organizations that focus on gardening, animal husbandry, or equine education, TUF is unique in offering them all on one site to create a learning environment that can engage a diversity of young people, especially those who have difficulty finding a home for their interests in a traditional school setting. Completing farm chores, caring for an animal or nurturing plants are wonderful ways of learning about our larger world and our responsibilities to it, as well as developing character strengths necessary for success in life. Our programs offer a unique opportunity for city-based youth to experience a working farm and we ensure that our programs are accessible to children from low-income backgrounds by offering free and reduced-fee programs as well as individual scholarships. Through all TUF programs offered in 2018, we served almost 4,000 youth and 1,000 adults and an additional 2,100 people visited the farm under general admission for self-guided toursin totalTUF served 7509 youth and 4710 adults. Farm to School Program: Students participate in field trips that provide an introduction to the farm through guided tours led by volunteers who follow carefully crafted field trip curriculum materials. Our Farm to School Program also includes experiential learning programs for urban middle and high school students. In 2018, 2,100 youth and 618 adults participated in 71 field trips at TUF. Of the youth who participated, 674 were reduced fee or free.Summer Discovery: We offer a variety of camps and classes throughout the summer. Youth participate in equine, animal husbandry, urban agriculture, and horticulture tracks. We served 282 children through 26 camps in 2018 (12 Equine, 1 GoWild 100% scholarship Equine camp, 7 Urban Agriculture and Ranch, and 6 Storybook Farm.)Cultivating Change in Youth(CY): HYPE Partnership: Our partnership with Denver Public Safety Juvenile Services resulted in a diversion project for youth involved in the justice system who are working to return to high school, employment, and/or their community. Youth visit the farm weekly and TUF provides learning opportunities using outdoor, animal-based interactions to build communication, team work, and leadership skills. The purposes are to provide youth with an opportunity to complete required community service or obtain credit while working toward a GED. The ultimate goal is to help these young adults successfully re-engage with education or gainful employment. This program served 84 youth in 2018 through 30 trips to the farm.The TUF Equestrian Program: Participants learn the basics of equestrian activities including horsemanship and animal husbandry and have the opportunity to progress from beginner to advanced levels. Almost 300 youth participated in our horsemanship program in 2018, 21 of whom received scholarships to do so.TUF Kids: TUF Kids is our signature program for developing teen leaders. This program allows teens to learn and practice leadership, citizenship, and life skills. TUF Kids devote volunteer hours, act as ambassadors, and instruct youth programs alongside adult staff. TUF Kids use these experiences to strengthen their employment, college, and scholarship applications. There were 15 TUF Kids in 2018.GoWild All Around the Farm: Through a partnership with Aurora Public Schools, TUF travels to Aurora Compass to provide after-school and summer programs for students that include animal interaction and group activities that teach youth about horticulture and animal husbandry and emphasize our character strengths. We served 104 youth in 2018 with 24 visits that were entirely free of charge. A second partnership with multiple Boys & Girls clubs brought 259 club youth to the farm for this same programming through 26 visits and, again, this program was free.GoWild One Day Horsemanship: This program brought 80 kids to the farm in 2018, all on scholarship, to participate in a one-day horsemanship education program through which children who have never experienced horses learn about horse safety and care, basic information about horse breeds, and enjoy a riding experience.4H Programs: The Urban Farm has one of the largest 4H Programs on the Front Range and is unique in allowing participants to use animals that live at the farm (so they may participate even if they dont own animals themselves). 44 families currently participate in 4H through TUF.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “The mission of the urban farm at stapleton (tuf) is to provide experiential learning and practical work experience for young people in a farm setting. our purpose is to inspire excitement for learning while fostering personal confidence, resilience, teamwork, and real-world problem solving skills.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “The mission of the urban farm at stapleton (tuf) is to provide experiential learning and practical work experience for young people in a farm setting. our purpose is to inspire excitement for learning while fostering personal confidence, resilience, teamwork, and real-world problem solving skills.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is CO.
- The non-profit's address for 2019 is listed as 10200 Smith Road, Denver, CO, 80239 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 7 employees as of 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $30,032.
- The CEO compensation package within the organization is determined through a review and endorsement by a neutral party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 9 independent voting members.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $197,344 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $5,653 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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