Brooklyn, NY

GREEN GUERILLAS INC

EIN 13-2903183

Environment & Animal Welfare Local Food & Sustainable Farming Children & youth

Mission

Green Guerillas’ mission is to grow community, garden by garden.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About GREEN GUERILLAS INC

Founded in the early 1970s, Green Guerillas is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) that creates, protects, and supports community gardens across New York City. The organization runs hands-on programs including a Youth Empowerment Pipeline, summer youth positions, a seed library, and a tool lending library while organizing citywide advocacy for garden protection and environmental justice. In recent years Green Guerillas has maintained active programming and public partnerships: its youth programs and community projects were highlighted in local media (including coverage in 2022 and 2023), and its most recent public filings (Form 990 for 2024) report annual revenue in the range of roughly $730,000 with ongoing program and staffing expenditures that support citywide garden work.

Notable achievements

50+ years of community garden work

Has created, protected, and supported community gardens across New York City since the early 1970s, establishing itself as a long-standing citywide resource for neighborhood green space and grassroots organizing.

Established youth leadership pipeline

Operates a Youth Empowerment Pipeline and paid summer youth positions that provide practical horticulture, leadership, and workforce-readiness experience for young people in New York City.

Citywide resource services

Maintains a Seed Library and a Tool Lending Library and provides hands-on technical support and capacity-building for community garden groups across multiple boroughs.

At a glance

Total assets: $663K
Annual revenue: $731K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 13-2903183
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Website: www.greenguerillas.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Featured in institutional and local media coverage recognizing its role in the NYC community garden movement and youth programming.

Referenced in municipal funding and partnership records (NYC Council/DPR program support) and included in nonprofit data platforms and public Form 990 records.

Highlighted by educational and cultural organizations for contributions to urban biodiversity and environmental education programming.

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