EIN 27-2617454

Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
33
Year formed
2010
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments is committed to developing a sustainable and just community food system. The organization brings together diverse groups of people, with a focus on youth development, to establish community gardens, urban agriculture and combat urban blight. Their urban farm program provides healthy and affordable food to local residents while enjoying partnerships with local restaurants. Furthermore, the organization has established nineteen community gardens throughout Binghamton, Johnson City, Endwell, Vestal and Endicott.
Total revenues
$545,146
2022
Total expenses
$436,849
2022
Total assets
$946,069
2022
Num. employees
33
2022

Program areas at Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments

Urban Farm & Youth Program: The organization's urban farm program provides healthy and affordable food to local residents and combats the pervasiveness of urban blight in the downtown region. The urban farm enjoys healthy partnerships with local restaurants and organizations to support its programming. The urban farm produce is available for sale through VINES Farm Share program. A portion of the produce is purchased and used by several local restaurants and another portion is donated to the Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (CHOW), which distributes the produce to local food pantries and families in need. As part of this program VINES manages growing space in the Town of Conklin for CHOW, on which VINES grows food for both VINES' & CHOW's programs. In addition, VINES runs a Grow Binghamton Youth Program, which is a year-round youth employment program designed for youth, ages fourteen to twenty-one, to build life skills while growing food for the community. Youth also help run the Build a Garden Program through which youth construct and prepare raised garden beds at people's homes and portable garden bags that allow people to safely grow food at their homes while avoiding lead contamination.
Farm Share: The organization works with local farms to help individuals eat produce that is harvested in the area through a weekly subscription to a box of produce. As part of the program, the organization offers different size subscriptions, income based discounts, flexible payment plans, and provides weekly education to subscribers. As a result of the discounts offered and the additional contributions and grants received to support the program,the organization shows a loss on the sale of the produce but receives sufficient support for the program to cover the loss.
Community Gardens: As of the end of 2022, the organization has twenty-two (22) community gardens; fifteen (15) located in the City of Binghamton, one (1) located in the Village of Johnson City, one (1) located in Endwell, one (1) located in the Town of Vestal, two (2) located in the Village of Endicott, one (1) in the Town of Fenton, and one (1) in the Town of Dickinson. At a community garden, individuals can rent a raised garden bed for their own use for a yearly fee. The garden bed comes built and ready for planting with fertile soil and on-site water as well as access to compost, water, and seeds.

Who funds Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Green Mountain Energy Sun Club22kw Solar System and Geothermal Heating/cooling System$169,000
United Way of Broome CountyFarm Share, Green Thumb Workshop, Wellness Wagon, and Grow Binghamton Program$81,547
The Blackbaud Giving FundGeneral Support$5,293
...and 1 more grant received

Personnel at Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments

NameTitleCompensation
Amelia LodolceExecutive Director$51,375
Tshijuka NelsonProgram Manager
Cynthia AverettUrban Farm Manager
Johan JelsmaGarden Manager
Nikki Nesbit, FarmShare Manager
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$526,625
Program services$9,084
Investment income and dividends$1,889
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$18,731
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$-11,183
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$545,146

Form 990s for Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-13990View PDF
2021-122022-11-03990View PDF
2020-122021-11-12990View PDF
2019-122021-02-26990View PDF
2018-122019-10-28990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $169,000 from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 30, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsCharities
Issues
Religion
Characteristics
ReligiousPartially liquidatedFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 3104
Binghamton, NY 13902
Metro area
Binghamton, NY
County
Broome County, NY
Website URL
vinesgardens.org/ 
Phone
(607) 205-8108
IRS details
EIN
27-2617454
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2010
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X00: Religion: General
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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