Public Charity

BACKYARD GROWERS INC

Based in GLOUCESTER, MA, BACKYARD GROWERS INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $671K in revenue, $700K in expenses, $171K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 34 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $704K.

EIN: 471553021 GLOUCESTER, MA Food Programs NTEE: K30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$671K
Total Expenses$700K
Total Assets$171K
Grant Records34
Funding Total$704K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BACKYARD GROWERS CULTIVATES HEALTHY, CONNECTED, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND FIGHTS FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. WE INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO VEGETABLE GARDENS AND THE RESOURCES PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES NEED TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD.

Where $100 goes at Backyard Growers Inc

How Backyard Growers Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$68 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$20 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$68
School programming in Gloucester public schools
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE
$114,000
$15,000
2024
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
$15,000
2024
Environment/Wildlife/Agriculture
$10,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,900

Showing up to 5 of 34 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Alison Woitunski Difiore
VICE PRESIDENT Allison Mueller
PRESIDENT Jen Perry
CLERK Karen Taggart
DIRECTOR Paul Romary
TREASURER Sharon Lawlor

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Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$271,500 8 grants
General Support
$138,577 12 grants
Human & Social Services
$67,800 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$45,000 3 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$40,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $671K $700K $171K
2024 $557K $621K $200K
2023 $198K $324K $260K
2022 $490K $549K $411K
2021 $487K $425K $443K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $487K to $671K (+38%), with total assets most recently reported at $171K.

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