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US nonprofit · EIN 742374848 · Denver, COiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 742374848) - 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, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Denver Urban Gardens

Donations deductible
Revenue
$4.1m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$4.4m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.6m
$381k liabilities
Net assets
$1.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
4.6 years on average
Staff
20
3,930 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Denver Urban Gardens' network

15 people11 organisationsi15 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (11) 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

15 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 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Adam LarkeyBoard Director2023
3 yrs
Andrew FeldmanVice President2022
4 yrs
Brianna BorinBoard Director2024
2 yrs
Brooke GabbertPresident2020
6 yrs
Charon EarnestBoard Director2023
3 yrs
Chris ShaffnerTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Jason LongsdorfBoard Director2023
3 yrs
Jesse OgasBoard Director2022
4 yrs
Jolon ClarkBoard Director2023
3 yrs
Kelly NordiniBoard Director2023
3 yrs
Melinda WarnerBoard Director2020
6 yrs
Melissa RosasPast President2020
6 yrs
Richard HessBoard Director2023
3 yrs
TIM Craft (also filed as Tim Craft)Board Director2022
4 yrs
Zane Way (also filed as Zane Way)Board Director2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Linda Appel LipsiusExecutive Directorsince 2022
Michael BuchenauExecutive Director2018
Violet GarciaExecutive Director2019

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
Linda Appel LipsiusExecutive Director40$153k$23k
Brianna BorinBoard Director2$0
Richard HessBoard Director2$0
Kendall KadishBoard Director2$0
Adam LarkeyBoard Director2$0
Peter LifariBoard Director2$0
Bill MaharBoard Director2$0
Jasmine McGladeBoard Director2$0
Kelly NordiniBoard Director2$0
Jesse OgasBoard Director2$0
Denny PostBoard Director2$0
Corine RobertsBoard Director2$0
Kelli RojasBoard Director2$0
Melinda WarnerBoard Director2$0
Ginger WhiteBoard Director2$0
Doug WooleyBoard Director2$0
Jason LongsdorfChair2$0
Brad DodsonTreasurer2$0
Charon EarnestSecretary2$0

Colorado roster

18 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263022881). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Gabbert BrookePresident
Chris SchaffnerTreasurer
Jolon ClarkDirector
Zane WayDirector
Jason LongsdorfDirector
Andrew FeldmanVice President
Tim CraftDirector
Brianna Borin-LygizosDirector
Nessa MogharrebanExecutive Director
Kelly NordiniDirector
Richard HessDirector
Mogharreban Nessa
Melissa RosasPast President
Adam LarkeyDirector
Melinda WarnerVice President
Jesse OgasDirector
Charon EarnestDirector
Brooke GabbertPresident

About

Legal name
Denver Urban Gardens
EIN
742374848
Address
1031 33rd St Ste 100, Denver, CO, 80205-2743
State
Colorado
Mission
Denver urban gardens' (dug) mission is to provide access, skills, and resources for people to grow healthy food in community and regenerate urban green spaces. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C500 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1985
Principal officer
Nessa Mogharreban (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 1985
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

≥8years on the filingsZane Way
≥6years on the filingsBrooke Gabbert
≥6years on the filingsMelinda Warner
≥6years on the filingsMelissa Rosas

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
$1.6m
Total liabilities
$381k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.2m
Contributions and grants received
$3.6m
Program service revenue
$502k
Grants and similar paid out
$844k
Employees
20
Volunteers
3,930

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$4.4m$4.6mDeficit $129k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

2 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
We Don't WasteFood education and distribution$659k
Slow Food DenverYouth cooking and taste education classes$185k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-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.
Denver Urban Gardens 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
16 April 1985
Registered agent
Denver Urban Gardens (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.