Big Green's network
8 people6 organisationsi8 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimbal Musk Chair | CEO, Director & Executice Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Don Degnan (also filed as Don Degnan) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dorsey Hopson | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kasey Stark | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Larry Mueller | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Tang | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Patrick Drake | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Wendy LEA (also filed as Wendy Lea) | Director/ Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Gonzalez-Avram | VP Program | 2020 |
| Dianna Zeegers | VP of Program/ Secretary | since 2022 |
| Erin Macguire | CFO/Treasurer (Thru 8/21) | since 2019 |
| Isaiah Weatherspoon | VP of Operations | 2024 |
| Katherine Waller | Employee | 2019 |
| Keegan Amrose | Director of Technology | 2023 |
| Lisa Heros Ellis | Dir. of Advancement As of 2/21 | 2022 |
| Madeleine Nelson | VP of Advancement | since 2022 |
| Phil Hicks | VP of Growth (Thru 9/21) | since 2020 |
| Robin Martin | COO | since 2019 |
| Tighe Brown | President (Thru 10/21) | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeleine Nelson | VP of Advancement | 40 | $147k | $17k | |
| Dianna Zeegers | VP of Program/ Secretary | 40 | $141k | $33k | |
| Isaiah Weatherspoon | VP of Operations | 40 | $38k | $7k | |
| Kimbal Musk | CEO, Director & Executice Chairman | 40 | $0 | ||
| Don Degnan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Tang | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Larry Mueller | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dorsey Hopson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Patrick Drake | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kasey Stark | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Wendy Lea | Director/ Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253035308). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Isaiah Weatherspoon | Officer/Secretary |
| Madeleine Nelson | |
| Wendy Lea | Board Chair |
| Patrick Drake | Director |
| Wendy Lea | Director |
| Don Degnan | Director |
| Michael Tang | Director |
| Kimbal Musk | CEO |
| Larry Mueller | Director |
| Cara Lawrence | Legal Counsel |
| Madeleine Nelson | Officer |
| Dorsey Hopson | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Big Green
- EIN
- 275083595
- Address
- 2901 Blake St, Denver, CO, 80205-2848
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Big green believes growing food changes lives. Growing food improves nutrition security and mental health, gets US into nature, and opens our eyes to the weather volatility created by climate change. For twelve years, big green has helped people grow their own food with school and home-based garden programs. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K40 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Madeleine Nelson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsKimbal Musk
≥7years on the filingsDon Degnan
≥7years on the filingsDorsey Hopson
≥7years on the filingsLarry Mueller
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.8m
- Total liabilities
- $292k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $8.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.9m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $965k
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 5
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.7m | $5.6m | $1.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SAISD Foundation | $78k | |
| Los Cabos Childrens Foundation | Million Garden | $55k |
| Gardopia Gardens | DAO Grant and Jumpstart | $50k |
| Outer Haven | $34k | |
| Good Neighbor Settlement House | DAO Grant and PASD | $26k |
| St Sabina Church | DAO Grant and PASD | $26k |
| Land Together | $26k | |
| Urban Symbiosis | $26k | |
| BiG Heroes Inc | $25k | |
| Black Seeds | $25k | |
| Brownsville Wellness Coalition Inc | $25k | |
| Gardeneers | $25k | |
| Montezuma School to Farm Project | $25k | |
| San Antonio District | Million Gardens | $25k |
| Manna - The Durango Soup Kitchen | $25k | |
| Family Action Network Movement Inc | Million Gardens | $25k |
| Revival of Culture Arts | $25k | |
| Village Micro Fund | $25k | |
| Confluence Colorado | DAO Grant and PASD | $21k |
| Urban Growers Collective | $20k | |
| Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education | $20k | |
| Just Roots Chicago | $20k | |
| The Ag & Food Lab | $20k | |
| The Healthy Earth Organization Inc | $16k | |
| Black Lives Veggies The Nonprofit | $15k |
State registration
2 entitiesiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Big Green likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 22 February 2011
- Registered agent
- Jasmine Trujillo (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.
Big Green likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 25 August 2022
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.