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City Sprouts Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Omaha, NE EIN: 47-0791737 Website

The mission of City Sprouts is to use urban agriculture as a platform for developing equitable food systems, providing educational opportunities, and building community.

City Sprouts Inc at a glance

Total assets
$561,972
+11.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$787,627
+3.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,640
-63.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$737,749
-1.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who City Sprouts Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Omaha

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $12K (2022). In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Free Farm Syndicate Omaha, NETo facilitate the ongoing activities of the community garden$11,765
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$561,972$787,627$737,749——$1,640
2024$505,868$762,003$749,899$5,000Total only$4,471
2023$497,017$742,326$767,856$11,7651$1,690
2022$508,555$657,698$658,569$11,7991$27
2021$268,290$419,372$450,874——$26
2020$301,859$595,515$403,901——$37
2019$115,167$257,051$342,973——$42

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About City Sprouts Inc

Based on IRS filings

City Sprouts Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Omaha, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $562K in total assets. Net investment income was $2K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

City Sprouts Inc is led by Carol Blood, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carol Blood

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $86K (2025)

  • Angela Lindstrom

    President

    Secretary → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laleesha Haynes

    Director

    Secretary → President, 2023

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Kallhoff

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shandra Ross

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Daniels

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Vyhalek

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Simpkins

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Tipton

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: Bob Wolfson (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Marissa Jensen (2023–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Brian Smith (2024) — Director
  • Former: Cassie Goulet (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Courtney Herrington (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Kimbler Harrold (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jane Hartig (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brandon Pappas (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kim Armstrong (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Grieb (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Vanessa Martinez-Hernandez (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Caitlin Ellis (2023) — Director
  • Former: Katie Kreesha (2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Dan Walsh (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Octavia Butler (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Candy Zollicoffer (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Phelps (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kathleen Kresha (2020–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Traea Bowden (2022) — Director
  • Former: Brittani Tanhueco (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jose Labrador (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jamil Bah (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joey Vickery (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kirby Simmering (2019) — Director
  • Former: Leanne Kaiser (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Patricia Sivert (2019) — Director
  • Former: Roxanne Draper (2019) — Former-Executive Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Carol Blood — Executive Director: $86KCarol BloodExecutive Director$86K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $86K, to Carol Blood (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about City Sprouts Inc

How large is City Sprouts Inc?

City Sprouts Inc reported $562K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $788K.

What is City Sprouts Inc?

City Sprouts Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Omaha, NE. It holds $562K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does City Sprouts Inc operate?

City Sprouts Inc has awarded grants in Nebraska.

What is City Sprouts Inc's EIN?

City Sprouts Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0791737. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 6, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 24, 2026)

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