2024-06-14T14:35:40-05:00 2023-12-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD SUITE 302 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990EZ 2023-01-01 814652584 LEXINGTON LOCAL FOOD COLLABORATIVE INC LEXI 6173065834 70 EAST STREET LEXINGTON MA 024201945 LESLIE WILCOTT-HENRIE PRESIDENT 6173065834 2024-06-14 1 LESLIE WILCOTT-HENRIE 999009999 0 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2024-05-28 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X WWW.LEXINGTONFARMERSMARKET.ORG X X 40531 X 20732 19378 421 40531 23944 23971 47915 -7384 86527 0 79143 X 91647 86827 91647 86827 5120 7684 86527 79143 X THE LEXINGTON FARMERS' MARKET CONNECTS RESIDENTS WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND VENDORS, PROVIDING GREATER ACCESS TO FRESH, LOCALLY-GROWN AND -PRODUCED FOOD TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL INCOME LEVELS. THE LFM EDUCATES PEOPLE ABOUT HEALTHY EATING, NUTRITION AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND PROVIDES A SOCIAL EXPERIENCE THAT BUILDS COMMUNITY. THE LEXINGTON FARMERS' MARKET (LFM) WAS FOUNDED IN 2005, WITH 2023 THE BEGINNING OF ITS 19TH SEASON. THE LFM HOLDS THREE MARKETS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR: REGULAR SEASON MARKET FROM THE END OF MAY TO THE END OF OCTOBER, A ONE-DAY THANKSGIVING FEASTIVAL THE TUESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, AND A BIWEEKLY INDOOR SMALL YET MIGHTY WINTER MARKET FROM JANUARY - MID APRIL. THE LFM IS A PRODUCER-ONLY MARKET, MEANING FARMERS AND VENDORS CAN BRING ONLY WHAT THEY GROW OR MAKE, AND HAS A CAREFUL VETTING PROCESS FOR PARTICIPANTS. THE REGULAR SEASON MARKET TRADITIONALLY HOSTS UP TO 24 FARMERS AND VENDORS PER MARKET AS WELL AS TWO DIFFERENT ARTISANS PER MARKET. IN ADDITION, THE LFM HOSTS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT, AND ALSO HOLD SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SUPPORT HEALTHY EATING AND NUTRITION. THE LFM WAS THE FIRST FARMERS' MARKET IN METROWEST BOSTON TO OFFER A SNAP MATCH PROGRAM, DOUBLING THE BENEFITS UP TO $15 PER MARKET VISIT FOR ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS. IN 2023, THE LFM SPENT MORE THAN $19,513 OF PRIVATELY RAISED FUNDS FOR THE SNAP MATCH PROGRAM, BOOSTING THE FOOD DOLLARS OF THOSE WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE. THE LFM IS A RESPECTED COMMUNITY INSTITUTION AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH LEXINGTON TOWN OFFICIALS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING HEALTHY, LOCAL FOOD TO THE LEXINGTON LOCAL FOOD COLLABORATIVE, INC. LEXINGTON TOWN OFFICIALS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING HEALTHY, LOCAL FOOD TO THE GREATER COMMUNITY, IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL FARMS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. 0 44902 44902 LESLIE WILCOTT-HENRIE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 LINDA LEE TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 ADRIAN LEONE SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 LINDA ARNOW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 GEOFF KEITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MA LINDA LEE TREASURER 70 EAST STREET LEXINGTON MA 024201945 6173065834 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 421. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: MARKET OUTREACH. AMOUNT: 1,024. DESCRIPTION: SNAP FEES. AMOUNT: 19,705. DESCRIPTION: OFFSITE VOLUNTEER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 258. DESCRIPTION: COMPUTER/INTERNET. AMOUNT: 332. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE AND LICENSES. AMOUNT: 1,507. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES AND EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 286. DESCRIPTION: MARKET EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 673. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 146. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 40. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 23,971. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,120. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 7,684. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.