Birdhouse Farmers Market Inc
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What it says it does
GROWING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH EDUCATION, NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH, AND A COMMITMENT TO LOCAL AGRICULTURE, CREATING A NOURISHED AND UNITED RICHMOND.
- Income
- $259,640
- Spending
- $235,886
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 124
- Highest pay
- $47,463, market manag
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
- $93,562 spent. LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES CAN PURCHASE DIRECTLY FROM OUR FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS FOR THEIR PANTRY CLIENTS. CURRENTLY, BIRDHOUSE IS PARTNERED WITH THE FOOD PANTRY AT SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE RAM PANTRY AT VCU.
- $64,196 spent. OUR SEASONAL FARMERS MARKET - A FRIENDLY, OPEN-AIR, ALL-WEATHER, MID-WEEK, FOOD-FOCUSED, SNAP-ACCEPTING AND MATCHING FARMERS MARKET - IS CENTRAL TO OUR ORGANIZATION, BUT FAR FROM OUR ONLY ACTIVITY. IN ADDITION TO THE SEASONAL, IN-PERSON FARMERS MARKET, WE OPERATE A YEAR-ROUND, ONLINE FARMERS MARKET WITH CURBSIDE PICKUP TO SERVE THOSE WITH MOBILITY ISSUES OR CUSTOMERS WHO MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO SHOP THE MARKET THEMSELVES.
- $1,387 spent. THE BIRDHOUSE COMMUNITY GARDEN IS AN EDUCATIONAL GATHERING SPACE BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY. EVERYTHING GROWN HERE IS BY THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORS ARE WELCOME TO PLANT, WORK AND HARVEST. THE GARDEN IS THERE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO CONNECT AND LEARN ABOUT LOCAL FOODS, GARDENING, NATIVE PLANTS, AND HEALTHY COOKING. A COMMUNITY COMPOSTING CENTER IS CO-LOCATED IN THE GARDEN ALLOWING NEIGHBORS TO REDUCE WASTE YEAR-ROUND.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 March 2026.
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 January 2024.
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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