FRIENDS OF SIMSBURY FARMS INC
EIN 81-0846643 · Single Organization Support (W11)
What they do
FRIENDS of SIMSBURY FARMS, INC., is AN IRS APPROVED 501(C)(3) CHARITY THAT SUPPORTS THE TOWN of SIMSBURYS FARMS COMPLEX BY RAISING FUNDS for IMPROVEMENTS to THE FARMS COMPLEX THAT THE TOWN WOULD NOT FUND. THIS is DONE THROUGH FUNDRAISING and DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC IN FURTHERANCE of OUR MISSION STATEMENT. WE GENERALLY RAISE ABOUT $20,000 PER YEAR NET of EXPENSES. ALL PROJECTS NEED THE APPROVAL of THE TOWN of SIMSBURYS BOARD of SELECTMEN. ANY FUNDS NECESSARY to COMPLETE THE PROJECTS ARE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR CHARTIY to THE TOWN to PAY for THE APPROVED PROJECTS. ONE of THE TOWN OFFICIALS is ON OUR BOARD of DIRECTORS AS A LIASON to THE TOWN. ALL OTHER DIRECTORS ARE VOLUNTEERS.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $52.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders13 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Has the pattern changed?
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (13)
COLLEEN OCONNORDIRECTOR
DAVID BUSHDIRECTOR
GERARD TONERPRESIDENT
GERRY WETJENDIRECTOR
GREG WERKDIRECTOR
GREGORY BUBNASHTREASURER
LIZ WILSONDIRECTOR
MARK DEMINGSECRETARY
MICHAEL PENDERGASTDIRECTOR
RONALD PATTERSONDIRECTOR
TOM CROSSVICE PRESIDENT
TOM WASSELLDIRECTOR
TONY HEALYDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2016
- Location
- PO BOX 992, SIMSBURY, CT 06070-7292
- County
- Hartford
- In care of
- % RONALD PATTERSON
- Primary officer
- Gregory Bubnash, Treasurer
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- KING KING & ASSOCIATES CPAS
- NTEE classification
- Single Organization Support (W11)
- IRS tax category
- Single Organization Support