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Our Impact

Every gift to Crown Point becomes something you can see and count — pounds of produce donated, acres brought into organic production, families welcomed onto the land. Here's the full picture: our 2025 Impact Report, our finances, and the independent accreditations that back up what we tell you.

Crown Point Ecology Center
Independently verified

Trust, backed by third parties.

Most nonprofits under $500K in annual revenue hold, at most, one independent accreditation — usually because the other two require a level of financial reporting and governance documentation that takes years to build toward. Crown Point holds all three.

C

Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency

The highest recognition level from Candid (formerly GuideStar), held by fewer than 1% of U.S. nonprofits.

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BBB

BBB Wise Giving Alliance

Accredited Charity, meeting all 20 BBB Standards for Charity Accountability.

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CN

Charity Navigator: Four-Star Charity

95% overall score — Charity Navigator's highest rating tier.

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Certifications & Permits
GAP

GAP Certified

Good Agricultural Practices certification for our farm operation.

USDA

USDA Certified Organic

Certified organic since 1994.

ODJFS

ODJFS Day Camp Registered

Registered day camp with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

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Licensed Petting Zoo

Permitted petting zoo through Summit County Public Health.

From our leadership

A message from our Executive Director.

“This fall, a group of second graders knelt in our Giving Gardens, wide-eyed with excitement as they unearthed carrots. ‘This is the best day ever,’ one exclaimed. Moments like that remind us why Crown Point exists: to inspire wonder, belonging, and a deeper care for the world around us.”
— Ian Roberts, Executive Director · Read Ian's full letter in the 2025 Impact Report →
By the numbers

2025 impact at a glance.

A snapshot of what your support made possible this year, drawn directly from our 2025 Impact Report.

10,000+
Pounds of fresh, organic vegetables harvested
7,000+
Servings of fresh, organic produce donated to local foodbanks & pantries
5,000+
Visitors welcomed through programs, venue rentals & key fundraisers
300,000
Seeds purchased for the 2026 growing season
20
Acres under organic expansion, supporting our regenerative farmer training program launching 2026
123
CSA shareholders participated in the program
100s
Volunteers engaged from individuals & groups
1,200+
Plants from the Spring Plant Sale donated to 13 community gardens, valued over $10,000
5 Kune Kune pigs · 5 goats · 100 chickens · 5 ducks
Welcomed to expand hands-on farm education & youth programs
5 Research Students
Hosted from the University of Akron to help evaluate the impacts of Biochar on plant growth and soil health
Key funds raised through our annual fundraisers: Big Band in the Big Barn, Taste of Earth, Hot Jazz in a Cool Old Barn, and the Wine Tasting Dinner.

Figures reflect calendar year 2025, as reported in Crown Point's 2025 Impact Report.

Transparency

2025 financials.

A full breakdown of where our support comes from, and where your support goes.

Where our support comes from

Events — 41%
Farm Operations — 23%
Grants — 10%
Donations — 10%
Rentals — 9%
Other / Programs — 7%

Where your support goes

Personnel — 55%
Events & Fundraising — 17%
Facilities & Maintenance — 8%
Farm Operations — 5%
Occupancy — 5%
Admin / Technology — 4%
Other / Programs — 6%

Our Form 990 tax filings are also publicly available via ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer.

Read the full 2025 Impact Report

Program-by-program recaps, our full year in review month by month, and the complete financial picture.

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Your support is what these numbers are made of.

See where your gift goes, or come experience the impact in person.