Public Charity

BOSTON FOOD FOREST COALITION

BOSTON FOOD FOREST COALITION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in JAMAICA PLAIN, MA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $4.6M, expenses of $1.8M, total assets of $4.7M. Imperigo tracks 28 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.5M.

EIN: 465327936 JAMAICA PLAIN, MA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.6M
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$4.7M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$2.5M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

AT THE INTERSECTION OF RACIAL EQUITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE, THE BOSTON FOOD FOREST COALITION IS A COMMUNITY OF NEIGHBORS TRANSFORMING VACANT LOTS INTO PUBLIC EDIBLE PARKS CALLED "FOOD FORESTS" FOR PERMANENT PROTECTION AND COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP. TOGETHER, WE ARE BUILDING RESILIENCE IN BOSTON THROUGH MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY GREEN SPACE AND GREATER CONNECTION TO EACH OTHER AND THE NATURAL WORLD.

Where $100 goes at Boston Food Forest Coalition

How Boston Food Forest Coalition divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$63 Programs the work itself
$21 Management running the organization
$16 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $63 for programs

$63
Transformed vacant lots into food forest public parks across the city of boston, prioritizing neighborhoods where there is inequitable access to parkland and its critical benefits
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Alex Alvanos
PRESIDENT Danielle Sommer
FINANCE DIRECTOR Drew Love
TREASURER Greg Gullickson
BOARD MEMBER Jesse Dambreville
SECRETARY Karen Spiller

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Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$2,002,000 4 grants
General Support
$486,836 20 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$12,555 2 grants
Animal Welfare
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.6M $1.8M $4.7M
2023 $2.0M $1.0M $1.8M
2022 $1.2M $681K $902K
2021 $575K $403K $358K
2020 $130K $178K $169K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $130K to $4.6M (+3461%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.7M.

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