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Heru Urban Farming and Garden

Public charity · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 82-4900278 Website

Create a healthy lifestyle atmosphere by teaching and demonstrating the importance of growing and eating organic and non-hmo foods, acquiring and revitalizing land to cultivate these food desert areas.

Heru Urban Farming and Garden at a glance

In short: Heru Urban Farming and Garden reported $35K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$35,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$193,453
+73.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$344,457
+126.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$265,159
+231.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Heru Urban Farming and Garden funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

St. Louis

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2025) to $113K (2022). In 2025 it reported $35K 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
New Roots Urban Farm St. Louis, MOUrban farming collaboration$68,000
Growing Food Growing Peopoe Inc St. Louis, MOFarming collaboration$45,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$193,453$344,457$265,159$35,000Total only
2024$111,711$152,257$80,112——
2023$36,747$15,094$14,347——
2022$36,000$250,989$214,989$113,0002

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

About Heru Urban Farming and Garden

Based on IRS filings

Heru Urban Farming and Garden is a public charity, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $193K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $35K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Heru Urban Farming and Garden is led by Tyrean Lewis, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tyrean Lewis

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $54K (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Adrianne Blakemore

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Winfield Scott

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Monique Kirksey (2020–2024) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

Tyrean Lewis — President/Director: $54KTyrean LewisPresident/Director$54K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $54K, to Tyrean Lewis (President/Director).

Frequently asked questions about Heru Urban Farming and Garden

How much does Heru Urban Farming and Garden give each year?

Heru Urban Farming and Garden reported $35K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is Heru Urban Farming and Garden?

Heru Urban Farming and Garden reported $193K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $344K.

Where does Heru Urban Farming and Garden operate?

Heru Urban Farming and Garden has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Heru Urban Farming and Garden's EIN?

Heru Urban Farming and Garden's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4900278. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 7, 2023)

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