Growing Home Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on August 11, 2025.

6429 S Honoree Street
Chicago, Illinois 60636

Growing Home Inc. (EIN: 36-3989426) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2019. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Growing Home Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 1 out of 29 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $176,788. The highest compensated employee at Growing Home Inc. is Janelle st John with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $176,788.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$4,416,630

Expenses

$2,646,798

Employee compensation

$1,386,895

Mission Statement

GROWING HOME IS A NONPROFIT USDA-CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, SERVING THE GREATER ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY OF CHICAGO THROUGH INNOVATIVE PAID EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND NUTRITIOUS, AFFORDABLE PRODUCE. WE BELIEVE EVERYONE DESERVES ACCESS TO A GOOD JOB AND GOOD FOOD.OUR INNOVATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AIM TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, LOW EDUCATION, LACK OF WORK HISTORY, AND OTHER EXTREME BARRIERS TO WORKFORCE ENTRY. EACH YEAR WE ENROLL APPROXIMATELY 120 INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO GAIN JOB SKILLS AND SECURE LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT. THROUGH HANDS-ON FIELD WORK, CLASSROOM TRAINING, AND INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT, OUR 12-WEEK PROGRAM PROVIDES THE TOOLS, SKILLS, AND SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS NEED TO FIND AND KEEP GOOD JOBS. OUR PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE A 10-WEEK COMPTIA CERTIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM. IN 2024, WE HARVESTED 42,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE, SERVED 15,879 PEOPLE.