California · Nonprofit
ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT
ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT (California) receives grants from 70 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,865,085 to it, the largest being LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION ($600,000). 36 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.0M
- Funders on record
- 70
- Grants received
- $4.9M
- Net assets
- $3.7M
What Acta Non Verba Youth Urban Farm Project does
Mission
Acta non verba: youth urban farm project (anv) elevates the quality of life for youth & families by challenging oppressive dynamics & environments through urban farming. Deepening their knowledge of agriculture and nature
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Anv creates safe, creative outdoor spaces for children, youth, & families in oakland, ca. On its 3 farms, anv increases their understanding of nutrition and healthy living & strengthens ties to the community. Using the model of garden-as-classroom, children are encouraged to actively engage in a variety of activities. As each child moves through our programs, they have an opportunity to mentor others, the complexity of projects and tasks increases to reflect their age and skill set. We believe that with each concept mastered, the child is empowered to attempt the next, and that this process is necessary in order to excel at future endeavors, academically and otherwise.
$232,950 spent$86,777 earned by the program16% of program spendingActa non verba conducts camp anv during seasonal sessions from 7:30am to 6:00pm serving youth that engages primarily oakland children in outdoor organic gardening and related indoor & outdoor physical educational activities and offers instruction and hands-on practice. During farming sessions, youth learn the science of how food is grown. Using organic practices, campers plan, plant, harvest & sell the produce grown. 100% of the profit from these sales is placed into individual savings accounts (ida's) which can only be used for educational purposes. Additionally, camp anv exposes youth and their families to opportunities that may not be the norm for children in our communities such as swimming, camping and hiking trips.
$720,017 spent48% of program spendingAnv after school program (asp) & no limit leadership program (nllp) anv's after school program provides tutoring, mentoring & enrichment classes to youth in tassafaronga village and beyond. We provide homework help,farming, cooking and art classes. Meanwhile, anv's no limit leadership program provides college and career coaching, community engagement opportunities, and leadership development for teens. Our extended day program provides a safe space where youth have the opportunity to achieve academic goals and become critical thinkers while creating bonds with other youth in their community. It is our mission to create a great working relationship between our staff, parents, and teachers for the well-being of our youth.
$91,324 spent6% of program spendingThe beetbox csa (community supported agriculture) sources seasonal produce from anv's three farms as well as 13+ poc family owned and operated farms who employ natural farming practices in alignment with a more sustainable food system, our 'sister farms'. We support farmers and families while generating funds for youth savings accounts. These intentional components of our csa program operate to maintain a more localized and just food system for our community. We offer pickup and delivery options once a week to over 130 households.
$447,524 spent$149,970 earned by the program30% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,491,815.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $165k to $4.4M (+2586%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 8% · 2018 27% · 2019 3% · 2020 5% · 2021 7% · 2022 14% · 2023 6% · 2024 15%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
81% of ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 26 funders, grant income rose $143k → $1.1M.
17 of 70 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 36% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 70 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 12% of grant income, and it takes 8 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 8 funders to its left
60% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 52% · 2018 35% · 2019 34% · 2020 21% · 2021 28% · 2022 35% · 2023 29% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
41% of ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 51% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
62% of ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT has grown faster than half of the 1,928 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,928 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT?
- ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT (California) receives grants from 70 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,865,085 to it, the largest being LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION ($600,000). 36 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT have?
- IRS filings report 70 organizations giving $4,865,085 in grants to ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT, 36 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT?
- LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $600,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 70 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing