2024-05-14T12:11:07-05:00 2023-06-30 161468002 CHIAMPOU TRAVIS BESAW & KERSHNER LLP 45 BRYANT WOODS NORTH AMHERST NY 14228 990 2022-07-01 901026798 SIERRA HARVEST SIER 5302652343 313 RAILROAD AVE STE 201 NEVADA CITY CA 95959 ANDREA ECHEGARAY TREASURER 5302652343 2024-05-13 1 ANDREA ECHEGARAY 999009999 0 EUGENE G KERSHNER P00601324 7166302400 2024-05-13 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ANDREA ECHEGARAY 313 RAILROAD AVE STE 201 NEVADA CITY CA 95959 1369685 0 X WWW.SIERRAHARVEST.ORG X 2013 CA SIERRA HARVEST TRANSFORMS LIVES AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY THROUGH FRESH, LOCAL, AND SEASONAL FOOD. WE PROVIDE FARM TO SCHOOL EDUCATION, FARMER TRAINING, INSTITUTIONAL PROCUREMENT SERVICES, GLEANING AND BACKYARD GARDEN PROGRAMS AND COORDINATE WITH NEVADA COUNTY FOOD POLICY COUNCIL. 10 10 36 90 0 0 849616 1067340 98413 95599 -7096 12797 3514 149828 944447 1325564 0 0 0 0 636140 826450 0 0 168500 306195 344041 942335 1170491 2112 155073 1045953 1250488 48896 106079 997057 1144409 X FOUNDED IN 2007, SIERRA HARVEST IS BUILDING A COMMUNITY THAT VALUES AND EATS AN ABUNDANCE OF FRESH, LOCAL, SEASONAL FOOD; TRAINING SUCCESSFUL LOCAL FARMERS THAT ARE INCREASING SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION; AND CREATING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FRESH, LOCAL, SEASONAL FOOD. WE SERVE DOZENS OF FARMERS, HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES, AND THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN. BE THE LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT AND JOIN US IN THE CONVERSATION AT WWW.SIERRAHARVEST.ORG. 0 1 340435 33679 SIERRA HARVEST'S FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN 25 NEVADA COUNTY SCHOOLS & REACHES OVER 6,500 STUDENTS (97% OF WESTERN NEVADA COUNTY'S K-8 STUDENTS). IT CONNECTS STUDENTS TO FRESH, LOCAL FOOD THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES IN THEIR SCHOOL GARDENS, ON FARMS, & IN THEIR CAFETERIAS. FARM PARTNERS HOST FARM FIELD TRIPS, PROVIDE 8 WEEKS OF PRODUCE GOBBLED UP BY STUDENTS ON THEIR SCHOOL PRODUCE STAND, & COME TO THE CLASSROOM TO SHARE FARMING STORIES & ACTIVITIES WITH THE KIDS. SIERRA HARVEST ALSO DELIVERS MONTHLY "HARVEST OF THE MONTH" TASTINGS OF LOCAL, SEASONAL FRUITS & VEGETABLES TO CLASSROOMS ALONG WITH EDUCATOR CURRICULUM & A FAMILY NEWSLETTER. "TASTING DAYS" BRING GUEST CHEFS INTO THE CLASSROOM TO COOK SIMPLE, SEASONAL MEALS WITH OVER 4,000 STUDENTS. FOOTHILLS FRESH, SCRATCH COOKED MEALS FOR ALL, WILL TRANSFORM THE WAY STUDENTS GET THEIR DAILY NUTRITION WHILE AT SCHOOL. SIERRA HARVEST IS PROVIDING FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO CREATE ONE CONSOLIDATED CENTRAL KITCHEN FOR 8 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TRANSITIONING MEALS FROM FROZEN, PROCESSED FOODS HEATED & WRAPPED IN PLASTIC TO FRESH FOODS COOKED FROM SCRATCH FOR THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS. SALAD BARS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED TO 8 SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE MORE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO FRESH, LOCAL FOOD. SIERRA HARVEST HAS SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, DONORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO INVEST FINANCIALLY IN 12 SCHOOL GARDENS TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY WHILE CREATING AN OUTDOOR LEARNING LAB FOR TEACHERS. SURVEY DATA INDICATE THAT PARTICIPATING STUDENTS TRY NEW FRUITS & VEGGIES FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH HARVEST OF THE MONTH, EAT MORE OF A FRUIT OR VEGGIE AFTER TRYING IT AT SCHOOL, & REPORT THAT THEY SHOP DIRECTLY FROM FARMERS MORE OFTEN. 293551 19242 THE FARM INSTITUTE WORKS ALONGSIDE FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO INCREASE SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION. FARM INSTITUTE PROGRAMS BUILD THE PROSPERITY OF ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE PRODUCERS, INCREASE THE LAND IN ORGANIC PRODUCTION, AND TRAIN MORE BEGINNING FARMERS AS THE OLDER GENERATION RETIRES. AGRICULTURAL SKILLS CLASSES TRAIN BEGINNING FARMERS IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION. THE SIX-WEEK SKILL-BUILDING BUSINESS COURSE, FARM BIZ, LEAVES PARTICIPANTS WITH A CONCRETE BUSINESS PLAN AND FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE THAT IS CRITICAL TO RUNNING A VIABLE FARM BUSINESS. THE LAND MATCH PROGRAM CONNECTS SUSTAINABLE FARMERS AND RANCHERS WITH LOCAL AGRICULTURAL LAND. TO DATE, SIERRA HARVEST HAS TRAINED 157FARMERS, HELPED 10 FARMS CERTIFY ORGANIC, MATCHED 26 FARMERS TO LOW COST FARM LAND, AND PROVIDED 4,524HOURS OF EDUCATION. SIERRA HARVEST'S SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND FARM CONFERENCE IS AN ANNUAL REGIONAL CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND CONNECT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE FARMING COMMUNITY. NEARLY 200 PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN WORKSHOPS FROM REGIONAL EXPERTS AND LEARNED HOW TO BUILD BUSINESS STRATEGIES, NETWORK WITH OTHER FARMERS AND CONNECT TO NEW LOCAL BUYERS. SIERRA HARVEST ALSO CONNECTS FARMERS AND FOOD BUYERS TO INCORPORATE MORE LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY GROWN FRESH FOODS INTO INSTITUTIONAL MEAL PROGRAMS AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS, FOOD PANTRIES, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, SENIOR HOMES, AND HOMELESS SHELTERS. SIERRA HARVEST DOES THIS THROUGH PRODUCER/BUYER MIXERS, ACCESS TO PRODUCER AVAILABILITY LISTS, TOURS OF LOCAL FARMS AND RANCHES, IDENTIFYING SEASONAL, COST-EFFECTIVE RECIPES, AND ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATING CUSTOMERS ABOUT LOCAL SOURCES OF FOOD AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL FARMING COMMUNITY. LAST YEAR THERE WERE 89 FARM BUSINESSES THAT RECEIVED 340 HOURS OF DIRECT SUPPORT IN CONNECTING TO NEW BUYERS TO SELL THEIR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AND 71% OF THOSE WERE OWNED OR MANAGED BY MEMBERS OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS.IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL FARMERS AND RANCHERS, SIERRA HARVEST ENGAGES IN LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL POLICIES THAT SUPPORT JUST, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS. THE NEVADA COUNTY FOOD POLICY COUNCIL (NCFPC) WAS FORMED IN MARCH 2015 TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AMONG LOCAL FOOD AND FARMING INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, SET COMMON GOALS AND WORK TOGETHER TO MAXIMIZE POSITIVE IMPACTS ON THE FOOD ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN HEALTH, AND LIVELIHOODS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE NCFPC IS A MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA FOOD AND FARMING NETWORK AND HAS INVOLVED OVER 80 LOCAL FOOD AND FARMING ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO BUILD A MORE VIBRANT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. 160601 32414 SIERRA HARVEST'S FOOD LOVE FARM IS DEVOTED TO PROMOTING NUTRITION EDUCATION, FOOD SECURITY, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN GROWING, HARVESTING, EATING, AND CELEBRATING FRESH FOOD. THE FARM HOSTS EXPERIENTIAL FIELD TRIPS, A SUMMER CAMP, SERVICE PROJECTS, U-PICK/FARM STAND, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER DAYS. THE FOOD LOVE FARM PROVIDED 3,870 HOURS OF HANDS-ON FARM EDUCATION THROUGH SUMMER CAMP AND FARM FIELD TRIPS TO HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN. PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO EXPAND OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMING AMONG FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED, RESULTING IN NEARLY 40% OF CAMP PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING THROUGH FREE OR REDUCED TUITION. 35270 10264 THE SIERRA HARVEST GOLD COUNTY GLEANING PROGRAM RESCUES LOCAL ORGANIC PRODUCE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNHARVESTED FOOD WASTE. WITH A HELP OF A ROBUST TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS, FRESH FOOD IS GLEANED FROM LOCAL FARMS, GARDENS, AND FARMERS' MARKETS AND DELIVERED TO THOSE IN NEED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. INTERFAITH FOOD MINISTRY, A LOCAL FOOD PANTRY, DISTRIBUTES THIS FRESH PRODUCE TO OVER 10,000 INDIVIDUALS WITH MINIMAL ACCESS TO FRESH, ORGANIC FOOD, INCLUDING UNITED WAY 'FOOD BAGS' THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH LOCAL SCHOOL. OVER 120,000 POUNDS OF LOCAL FOOD HAS BEEN RESCUED AND GIVEN TO THOSE IN NEED SINCE AUGUST 2018, WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF OVER $360,000. 35270 10264 829857 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X X X CARLYLE MILLER 5302652343 313 RAILROAD AVE STE 201 NEVADA CITY CA 95959 X TONY CERVANTES BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 KWONG CHEW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD CODDING SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GRACE DEBBELER VICE PRESIDENT 0.10 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA ECHEGARAY TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ROGER INGRAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NITA MIZUSHIMA BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN MOORE BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 TIANA ROCKWELL PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARRA ZIARI BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 AIMEE RETZLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 98760 0 0 98760 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96070 423894 547376 10557 1067340 FARM TO SCHOOL INCOME 813410 33679 33679 FOOD LOVE FARM INCOME 813410 32414 32414 FARM CONFERENCE INCOME 813410 11869 11869 SIERRA GARDENS INCOME 813410 10264 10264 FARM INSTITUTE AND PRO 813410 7373 7373 95599 10082 10082 2663 0 2663 2663 2663 30147 14171 35003 6600 -4856 7571 2715 7571 -4856 0 96070 2518 -2518 -2518 EMPLOYEE RETENTION CRE 900099 147887 147887 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 970 970 REBATES 900099 826 826 149683 1325564 255516 0 2708 98760 48736 27679 22345 649439 451297 95824 102318 1158 709 231 218 16921 13373 1791 1757 60172 40021 9419 10732 7950 7950 1382 1382 100086 90910 6523 2653 2640 1526 175 939 25667 14500 2338 8829 30420 21574 4560 4286 20049 17626 423 2000 8340 7731 520 89 9944 568 9376 FOOD AND PRODUCE 28053 26171 385 1497 VIDEOGRAPHERS 24465 16965 0 7500 EDUCATOR FEES 14270 14270 0 0 SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS 13235 13235 0 0 57540 50645 3558 3337 1170491 829857 172134 168500 283223 232113 130370 181464 308426 321016 7357 6279 30000 6751 7630 11693 11693 0 0 257699 303752 35652 3872 16475 164362 1045953 1250488 19507 72478 28583 33601 806 0 48896 106079 X 726729 899502 270328 244907 997057 1144409 1045953 1250488 155073 19662 -27383 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 851309 781315 777264 849616 1067340 4326844 851309 781315 777264 849616 1067340 4326844 995138 3331706 6817 14385 7419 8612 10082 47315 1054 739 587 3513 159917 165810 4539969 515853 0.73390 0.65230 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 191 191 1172818 1173009 192301 48075 0 0 160006 146665 166350 192301 665322 997983 0 281 443 191 915 40002 36666 41588 48075 166331 249497 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A, LINE 1B SIGNED ONTO VARIOUS BILLS RELATED TO FARMING AND CHILD NUTRITION. EXAMPLES OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS THAT WERE SIGNED: SB 907, AN EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FOOD PROGRAM, SB 348, WHICH STRENGTHENS CALIFORNIA'S SCHOOL MEAL FOR ALL LEGISLATION, AND AB 408, A FOOD & AGRICULTURE CLIMATE RESILIENCE BOND. EXAMPLES OF ADDITIONAL LETTERS OF SUPPORT THAT WERE SIGNED INCLUDE PROTECTING FUNDING FOR FARM-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND AN EMERGENCY BUDGET SUPPORT REQUEST FOR DROUGHT ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL FARMS. 11693 11693 0 0 REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS 1500 ERC RECEIVABLE 147887 IROQUOIS VALLEY FARMLAND REIT INVESTMENT 14975 164362 1361476 19662 15114 34776 1326700 1382 -2518 -1136 1325564 1186741 15114 2518 17632 1169109 1382 1382 1170491 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -2,518. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,518. SEEDING OUR FUTURE LUNCHEON 96070 96070 720 797 1001 96070 96070 720 797 1001 2518 -2518 X 30551 FMV X FARMING EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES 0 5039 FMV X VEHICLES 0 1350 FMV X HOUSEHOLD ITEMS 0 1200 FMV X FOOD AND DRINK 0 1165 FMV X PRINTING 0 1103 FMV X OFFICE EQUIPMENT 0 700 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 SIERRA HARVEST VOLUNTEERS: THIS YEAR 90 GENEROUS VOLUNTEERS WORKED OVER 1,717 HOURS TO HELP SIERRA HARVEST MAKE PROGRESS TOWARDS THEIR MISSION AND VISION. OUR ALL-VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTED THE POLICY GOVERNANCE MODEL, AN INTEGRATED BOARD LEADERSHIP PARADIGM CREATED BY DR. JOHN CARVER, WHICH IS A GROUNDBREAKING MODEL OF GOVERNANCE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER BOARDS OF DIRECTORS TO FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATION OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS THEY GOVERN. THESE VOLUNTEERS DONATED THEIR TIME TO HELP HARVEST FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE FROM FARMS AND HOME ORCHARDS AND DISTRIBUTED THEM TO A LOCAL FOOD PANTRY. THEY TURNED BEDS, PLANTED STARTS, HARVESTED, AND WEEDED AT OUR FOOD LOVE EDUCATIONAL FARM. THEY HELPED OUR STAFF WITH SIGNIFICANT DATA ENTRY TASKS THAT HELP TRACK THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 SINCE THE SIERRA GARDENS PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED NINE YEARS AGO, 119 VEGGIE GARDENS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ACROSS NEVADA COUNTY TO HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS, WITH THE VISION THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN LEARN TO LOVE THE BENEFITS OF GROWING THEIR OWN FRESH, LOCAL FOOD. WE HAVE LOVED HEARING FROM PARTICIPANTS ABOUT THEIR JOY OF GROWING THEIR OWN VEGGIES, HOW THEY STARTED EATING MORE VEGETABLES AT HOME, AND HOW THESE GARDENS HAVE GIVEN THEM A NEW SPACE TO UNWIND AND RECHARGE. WHILE THESE UNIQUE GARDENS HAVE TOUCHED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN, WE TRANSITIONED AWAY FROM THE SIERRA GARDENS PROGRAM IN 2022 TO EXPLORE HOW TO BEST SUPPORT A LARGER PART OF THE COMMUNITY IN GETTING ACCESS TO FRESHLY GROWN VEGGIES. A RECENT PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERFAITH FOOD MINISTRY IN A 6-MONTH COMMUNITY CENTERED DESIGN PROCESS WILL HELP INFORM THIS EVOLUTION, AS WELL AS CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN DESIGNATING COMMUNITY GARDEN SPACES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE 990 IS FIRST SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990, SUGGESTS CORRECTIONS, AND THEN PRESENTS THE AMENDED DOCUMENT TO THE FULL BOARD. THE BOARD THEN REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL STAFF SIGN OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD OR ARE HIRED AND ANY ITEMS OF INTEREST ARE REVIWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. EACH YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE ASKED TO FILL OUT AN UPDATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, AND ANY ITEMS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PREPARES A BUDGET FOR COMPENSATION USING THE NON PROFIT RESOURCE CENTER'S COMPENSATION GUIDE FOR NORTHERN CA AND REGIONAL JOB POSTINGS AS A GUIDE. COMPENSATION ALSO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT EACH EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE, THEIR TIME IN THE POSITION, THEIR LEVEL OF BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS. THE BOARD THEN APPROVES THIS BUDGET. THE BOARD FOLLOWS A SIMILAR PROCESS TO SET THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 SIERRA HARVEST'S FORM 1023 AND ANNUAL 990S ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.SIERRAHARVEST.ORG AND ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. SIERRA HARVEST'S POLICIES AND MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ON FILE IN OUR OFFICE AND ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 SIERRA HARVEST'S POLICIES AND MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ON FILE IN OUR OFFICE AND BY REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS SELECTS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.