Fields to Families
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO EMPOWER THOSE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY AREA OF SOUTH CAROLINA WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE BY PROVIDING FRESH PRODUCE OPTIONS FROM LOCAL FARMS AND GARDENS. VOLUNTEERS GLEAN AT LOCAL FARMS OR COLLECT DONTATIONS FROM FARMERS MARKETS AND GARDENS, HELPING TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY FOOD WASTE. FIELDS TO FAMILIES ORGANIZES THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS FRESH PRODUCE TO AGENCIES INCLUDING FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, SHELTERS, AND CHURCHES WORKING TO FEED THE HUNGRY AT NO CHARGE. FIELDS TO FAMILES ALSO GROWS AND DISTRIBUTES PRODUCE FROM THEIR OWN GARDEN LOCATED IN JOHNS ISLAND, SC. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATES COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES ON HOW TO GROW THEIR OWN PRODUCE AND THE BENEFITS OF INCORPORATING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES INTO THEIR DIETS REGULARLY.
- Income
- $183,729
- Spending
- $196,724
- Reserves
- 7.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $176,912 spent. COLLECTED IN-KIND DONTATIONS OF 49,682 POUNDS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FROM LOCAL FARMS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND GARDENS, HELPING TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY FOOD WASTE. ALL PRODUCE WAS DISTRIBUTED AT NO COST TO PARTNER AGENCIES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FOOD INSECURE RESIDENTS OF THE SC LOWCOUNTRY AREA AND/OR TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND ADULTS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF HEALTHY EATING HABITS.
- $923 spent. HAUT GAP MIDDLE SCHOOL GARDEN: ENRICHMENT PROGRAM THAT CREATES A COMMUNITY GARDEN WHICH CONNECTS STUDENTS TO FOOD, HEALTH, CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY SERVING AS AN OUTDOOR LEARNING LABORATORY, PERFECT FOR REITERATING CLASSROOM CURRICULA THROUGH APPLIED LEARNING EXPERIENCES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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