Illinois · Nonprofit
THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT
THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT (Illinois) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $95,916 to it, the largest being MICHAEL FIELDS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE INC ($45,947). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $150k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $96k
- Net assets
- $141k
What The Motherland Gardens Community Project does
Mission
The motherland community project aims improve the health of underserved communities in urban settings by addressing disparities in access to healthy fresh food while inspiring youth and communities to engage in urban agriculture and entrepreneurship. Our vision is for a thriving community where everyone has equitable access to fresh and healthy food to live an active and healthy life.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Our program: at motherland gardens we offer a variety of programs and services to support our community. Our garden is run by volunteers and we welcome anyone who is interested in getting involved. We offer gardening workshops and classes as well as opportunities to help with planting harvesting and maintaining the garden.in addition to growing fresh produce we also partner with local organizations to distribute food to those in need. Our community kitchen provides healthy meals to those who might not have access to them otherwise.by working together we can create a healthier and more sustainable.
$45,800 spentof which $47,500 as grants44% of program spendingOur garden: our community garden is located on a beautiful piece of land that we cultivate with love and care. We have a barn on site that we use for events workshops and educational programs. Join us and become part of our community. Our program and focus activity are evolving around: 1. Sustainable agriculture and innovative roduction. Community gardens food hub agriculture incubation and entrepreneurship innovation 2. Conservation: native plants and pollinators compost production regenerative agriculture 3. Community development projects neighborhood revitalization and beautification land acquisition and development community services center agritourism 4. Advocacy 5. Apiary: beekeeping honey and honey byproducts
$32,505 spentof which $38,580 as grants31% of program spendingSeasonal harvest we grow a variety of fresh produce that changes with the seasons. Our volunteers help with planting watering and harvesting. All produce is donated to local food banks and soup kitchens to feed those in need.
$22,500 spentof which $25,089 as grants22% of program spendingOrganic gardening we use organic methods to grow our produce and make our own compost on site. Our garden is a sanctuary for bees butterflies and other pollinators. Come and learn about sustainable gardening and how to make a positive impact on the environment.
$10,250 spentof which $15,000 as grants10% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $103,505. The per-program figures do not add up to the total the return states; both are shown as filed.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 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 2024 to 2025, from $14k to $131k (+833%).
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.
95% of THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Chief executive
Yves Doumen
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $17k → $19k.
From the IRS filings of THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT leans on a few funders — its largest provides 48% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
100% 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 THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
52% of THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT has grown faster than three-quarters of the 13,917 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,917 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT?
- THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT (Illinois) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $95,916 to it, the largest being MICHAEL FIELDS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE INC ($45,947). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $95,916 in grants to THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT?
- MICHAEL FIELDS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE INC is the largest funder on record, with $45,947 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE MOTHERLAND GARDENS COMMUNITY PROJECT find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2024–2025), and the filings of 4 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