Transplanting Traditions Community
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TTCF provides refugee youth and adults access to land, healthy food, education, and leadership & entrepreneurial opportunities as a means to reduce food insecurity and poverty amoung the refugee community.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $854,987
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 56%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 34
- Highest pay
- $60,108, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 26% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 65% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (5)
- $328,812 spent. Business Development Program: In 2024, TTCF staff supported 85 current and aspiring farmers farmers and 20 farm businesses with agricultural education opportunities, farm technical assistance, , aggregated marketing, customer communication, and financial management. Participants were from Alamance, Wake, Orange, Henderson, Sampson and Harnett counties. Participants received more than 520 hours of one-on-one agricultural technical assistance, educational programming, field trips and conferences. 15 partner farmers in Central North Carolina (CNC), based at our main site in Chapel Hill, generated $407,074 in market sales, increasing their income by 16% this past year. parts of North Carolina
- $86,996 spent. Food Access Program: (also referred to as Share a Share) uses community donations to buy cultural produce and crops from TTCF farmers and donates the purchased food to address food insecurity in the refugee community. 3153 pounds of culturally significant food were grown by TTCF farmers and distributed to 960 food insecure individuals in 2024 through local food access partners.
- $47,338 spent. Refugee Teen Leadership Program: focused on leadership development through food justice activism, environmental and social justice. Over 160 hours of mentorship, workshops, training were provided to the 13 youth from the refugee community in topics of college access, culture, academic success, food justice and climate justice. The youth contributed over 1000 hours of community service such as tutoring, providing farm tours, supporting the organization during events, and etc.
- $310,844 spent. Other programs including Childrens, Farmers Business, CSA, and Leadership Development
- Other programs including Childrens, Farmers Business, 310844. 0. 347851.
Source: Form 990 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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