Growing Hope Gardens
Donations deductibleGrowing Hope Gardens' network
3 people1 organisationi3 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
3 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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Day | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Denise Degarmo Ritchie (also filed as Denise D Ritchie) | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Matthew Bron | Company secretary | 2022 | 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.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Landers | CFO | since 2022 |
| Song OH | CEO | since 2022 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Day | Director | 17 | $0 | ||
| Song Oh | CEO | 5 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Bron | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Landers | CFO | 5 | $0 | ||
| Denise D Ritchie | Director | 5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Growing Hope Gardens
- EIN
- 834524045
- Address
- 21145 Colina Dr, Topanga, CA, 90290-3506
- State
- California
- Mission
- To empower people of modest means and those experiencing homelessness bysupporting resident urban eood gardens on afeordabte housing and homeless shelterproperties (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2020
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Carolyn Day (Form 990-N, tax year 2020)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsCarolyn Day
≥4years on the filingsDenise Degarmo Ritchie
≥4years on the filingsMatthew Bron
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
- $36k
- Total liabilities
- $494
- Net assets or fund balances
- $36k
- Contributions and grants received
- $193k
- Program service revenue
- $54k
- Employees
- 0
- 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 | $176k | $168k | $8k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.