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US nonprofit · EIN 461070735 · Staunton, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 461070735) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Project Grows

Donations deductible
Revenue
$418k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$557k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$423k
$68k liabilities
Net assets
$354k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.6 years on average
Staff
24
127 volunteers
Left since last filing
2
22% of the board
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2015. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2015 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Project Grows' network

9 people3 organisationsi9 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

9 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ann Lefeve SnyderFormer Presi2020
6 yrs
Chris AycockBoard Member2020
6 yrs
David GeimanTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Laura Jean BrandCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Shaun MooneyBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Sophie LambertBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Susan BuchanBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Susan PerelesPresident2020
6 yrs
Suzanne GriffinBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Annie SachsFMR Exec Dirsince 2022
Clara MetzlerExecutive Di2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Clara MetzlerExecutive Di40$63k
Susan PerelesPresident3.5$0
Laura Jean BrandTreasurer1$0
Susan BuchanSecretary1.25$0
David GeimanBoard Member2$0
Suzanne GriffinBoard Member2$0
Shaun MooneyBoard Member1$0
Diana BlackBoard Member4$0
Kay ManchesterBoard Member0.45$0
Ian CallahanBoard Member1.5$0
John CrawfordBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Project Grows
EIN
461070735
Address
Po Box 781, Staunton, VA, 24402-0781
State
Virginia
Mission
Our mission is to grow a healthy community by connecting all people to nutritious foods. We do this through various food education and food access 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
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Diana Black (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2016
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDavid Geiman
≥7years on the filingsSophie Lambert
≥6years on the filingsAnn Lefeve Snyder
≥6years on the filingsChris Aycock

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$423k
Total liabilities
$68k
Net assets or fund balances
$354k
Contributions and grants received
$212k
Program service revenue
$206k
Employees
24
Volunteers
127