Public Charity

URBAN GROWERS COLLECTIVE INC

Based in CHICAGO, IL, URBAN GROWERS COLLECTIVE INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.7M in revenue, $4.3M in expenses, $5.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 69 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $9.3M.

EIN: 823336616 CHICAGO, IL Nutrition NTEE: K40 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.7M
Total Expenses$4.3M
Total Assets$5.4M
Grant Records69
Funding Total$9.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

URBAN GROWERS COLLECTIVE'S WORK AIMS TO ADDRESS THE INEQUITIES AND STRUCTURAL RACISM THAT EXIST IN THE FOOD SYSTEM AND IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. ROOTED IN GROWING FOOD, UGC CULTIVATES NOURISHING ENVIRONMENTS WHICH SUPPORT HEALTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALING, AND CREATIVITY THROUGH URBAN AGRICULTURE.

Where $100 goes at Urban Growers Collective Inc

How Urban Growers Collective Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$76
Urban Growers Collective operates eight urban farms, totalling 11 acres of land, primarily located on the south side of Chicago, a 30-acre peri-urban farm in Chicago heights established…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 11 acres of land
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
2024 Community Fund Disbursement
$40,000
2025
CATALYST AWARD
$10,000
2024
GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT
$1,100,300
$1,000,000

Showing up to 5 of 69 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Camille Kerr
CEO OPERATIONS Erika Allen
PRESIDENT Erika Dudley
TREASURER Janelle St John
BOARD MEMBER Jessica Perez
CEO FINANCIALS Laurel Sims

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,753,610 43 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$1,049,500 6 grants
Economic Development
$682,666 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$655,000 3 grants
Training & Professional Development
$400,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.7M $4.3M $5.4M
2023 $2.9M $4.0M $5.0M
2022 $3.7M $3.0M $6.0M
2021 $4.4M $2.1M $5.2M
2020 $3.6M $1.6M $2.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.6M to $4.7M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.4M.

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