2024-08-15T10:23:20-05:00 2023-12-31 942526731 JACKSON & EKLUND AN ACCOUNTANCY CORP 1680 SUTTER ROAD MCKINLEYVILLE CA 955194217 990 2023-01-01 770212408 NORTH COAST GROWERS ASSOCIATION NORT 7076012878 PO BOX 4232 ARCATA CA 95518 PORTIA BRAMBLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7076012878 2024-08-12 1 0 ROBERT SUTTER P00661293 7078224835 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z PORTIA BRAMBLE PO BOX 4232 ARCATA CA 95518 1754094 0 X WWW.NORTHCOASTGROWERSASSOCIATION.ORG X 2008 CA TO OPERATE CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKETS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS. TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF AND SUPPORT FOR FARMERS' MARKETS. TO WORK WITH OTHER DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS TO SHARE RESOURCES AND IMPROVE MARKET MANAGEMENT. TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS, AND TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. 7 7 19 0 0 0 678357 1150137 179559 190061 0 0 31886 125029 889802 1465227 2500 0 0 0 274362 408977 0 0 0 606745 896465 883607 1305442 6195 159785 236637 463449 46814 113841 189823 349608 X TO OPERATE CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKETS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS. TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF AND SUPPORT FOR FARMERS' MARKETS. TO WORK WITH OTHER DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS TO SHARE RESOURCES AND IMPROVE MARKET MANAGEMENT. TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS, AND TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. 0 0 706207 AGRICULTURE PRODUCER SUPPORT AND OPERATION OF CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKETS:11 FARMERS' MARKETS WERE OPEN IN 2023: "OLD TOWN FARMERS' MARKET" EUREKA, CA; "HENDERSON CENTER FARMERS' MARKET" EUREKA, CA; "FORTUNA FARMERS' MARKET" FORTUNA, CA; "MCKINLEYVILLE FARMERS' MARKET" MCKINLEYVILLE, CA; WILLOW CREEK FARMERS' MARKET" WILLOW CREEK, CA; "ARCATA PLAZA FARMERS' MARKET" LOCATED ON THE PLAZA IN ARCATA, CA; "SHELTER COVE FARMERS' MARKET" SHELTER COVE, CA; "MIRANDA FARMERS' MARKET" MIRANDA,CA; AND "GARBERVILLE FARMERS' MARKET", GARBERVILLE, CA; "BLUE LAKE MARKET" BLUE LAKE, CA; "FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET" EUREKA, CA . OVER 200 LOCAL FARMERS PARTICIPATE IN THESE MARKETS. OVER 4,500 CUSTOMERS ATTEND WEEKLY. EMPLOYEES OF NCGA STAFF THESE FARMERS' MARKETS. WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR FARMERS TO IMPROVE BUSINESS PRACTICES AND ENSURE ACCESS TO AVAILABLE FUNDING AND RESOURCES FOR FARMERS.IN 2023, 12 EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS WERE HELD, FEATURING 15 LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND 15 GUEST SPEAKERS THAT SERVED 331 FARMERS AND FARM WORKERS. 248056 259952 NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ACCESS PROGRAMS: CALFRESH OUTREACH PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS TO PROMOTE CALFRESH AND ENROLL INDIVIDUALS IN THE CALFRESH PROGRAM (INCLUDING ADVERTISING, OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FIELD TRIPS AND MARKET TOURS) AS WELL AS THE PROCESSING OF CALFRESH BENEFITS THROUGH THE "EBT" SYSTEM (CUSTOMERS SWIPE THEIR EBT CARDS THROUGH A POINT OF SALE DEVICE THAT DEBITS THE CUSTOMER CARD AND ELECTRONICALLY DEPOSITS THE DAILY TOTAL INTO NCGA BANK ACCOUNT). ALL THE FARMERS' MARKETS NAMED ABOVE PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. NCGA STAFF FACILITATES TOKENS (THE CALFRESH BENEFITS), WHICH ARE ISSUED TO CUSTOMERS AND THEN SPENT WITH THE FARMERS; FARMERS REDEEM THESE WITH MARKET STAFF. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED IN PART THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS ALL LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY. WE SEE AN AVERAGE OF OVER 500 INDIVIDUAL CALFRESH RECIPIENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM WEEKLY, WITH OVER 15,000 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN 2023. OVER 200 LOCAL FAMILY FARMS BENEFIT FROM CALFRESH SPENDING AT FARMERS' MARKETS; A TOTAL OF $259,952 CALFRESH DOLLARS WERE SPENT AT THESE 11 FARMERS' MARKETS IN 2023. 162982 174297 NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ACCESS PROGRAMS: MARKET MATCH NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM: PROVIDES NUTRITION VOUCHERS AND TOKENS TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ALL THE FARMERS' MARKETS NAMED ABOVE PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. NCGA STAFF DETERMINES INCOME ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT IN THE ABOVE LISTED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES A DESIGNATED AMOUNT OF TOKENS OR VOUCHERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ONLY AT FARMERS' MARKETS. CUSTOMERS SPEND THE SCRIPT WITH THE FARMERS AND THE FARMERS REDEEM THESE WITH MARKET STAFF. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED IN PART WITH GRANTS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (CNIP), THE FEDERAL GUS SCHUMACHER NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (GUSNIP FORMERLY CALLED FINI), A LOCAL HEALTH CENTER NETWORK (OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS) AND A LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE SEE AN AVERAGE OF OVER 500 INDIVIDUAL CALFRESH RECIPIENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM WEEKLY, WITH OVER 10,000 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN 2023. NCGA STAFF ALSO FACILITATES A WEEKLY HARVEST BOX, MULTI-FARM CSA STYLE PRODUCE BOX DISTRIBUTION THROUGH OUR FARMERS' MARKET LOCATIONS AND BY DELIVERY. PRODUCE IS AGGREGATED FROM FARMERS AND SOLD TO CUSTOMERS, SOME OF WHOM USE CALFRESH FOR THE PURCHASE AND RECEIVE A 50% DISCOUNT THROUGH THE MARKET MATCH PROGRAM. OVER 200 LOCAL FAMILY FARMS BENEFIT FROM CALFRESH SPENDING AT FARMERS' MARKETS; A TOTAL OF $174,297 MARKET MATCH DOLLARS WERE SPENT AT THESE 11 FARMERS' MARKETS IN 2023. FOOD DISTRIBUTION:THE HARVEST BOX PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN 2020 TO BRIDGE GAPS IN OUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC. THE HARVEST BOX PROGRAM HAS LED TO STRENGTHENED CONNECTIONS WITH LOCAL RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND HEALTH CENTERS. IT HAS HELPED NCGA RE-SPARK A REGIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT FOOD SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS THAT HAS LED TO THE CREATION OF HARVEST HUB, A FOOD HUB RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ORDERING, AGGREGATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL FOOD, PROVIDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FARMERS AND WHOLESALE BUYERS LIKE INSTITUTIONS, RESTAURANTS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES. WE ASSIST WITH THE ORDERING, AGGREGATION, STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL FARM PRODUCTS, CREATING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MEMBERS AND WHOLESALE BUYERS IN 2023 NCGA OPENED THE REGION'S FIRST FOOD HUB, FACILITATING PRODUCE PURCHASES FROM LOCAL FARMERS FOR SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, RESTAURANTS AND MORE BY OFFERING COLD STORAGE SPACE AND PRODUCE DELIVERY. 1117245 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 CA X PORTIA BRAMBLE 7076012878 PO BOX 4232 ARCATA CA 95518 MELANIE CUNNINGHAM PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LAUREN BALLARD RILEY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS MOORE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NIKI GRIBI TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA LOVELADY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 HOPE WRIGHT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PORTIA BRAMBLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 X 73267 0 0 MIKE EGAN VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 73267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20280 867317 262540 1150137 STALL FEES 900099 190061 190061 190061 413896 288867 125029 125029 1465227 315090 0 0 73267 54950 18317 305164 247000 58164 30546 24724 5822 53484 53484 18463 18463 2339 2339 4173 2087 2086 155180 125603 29577 20192 12754 7438 20959 20959 2043 2043 14160 14160 1650 1650 ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRAN 248056 248056 MARKET MATCH TOKENS 162982 162982 VOUCHERS 70116 70116 MATERIALS & SUPPLIES 32949 32949 89719 82442 7277 1305442 1117245 188197 0 104415 174135 80470 174458 26282 30648 110056 36790 25370 73266 100 10942 236637 463449 8753 42214 38061 18536 0 53091 46814 113841 X 189823 349608 189823 349608 236637 463449 159785 0 X 0 0 0 X 293303 419586 605797 678357 1150136 3147179 150011 164778 244642 295712 603957 1459100 443314 584364 850439 974069 1754093 4606279 0 0 0 4606279 443314 584364 850439 974069 1754093 4606279 1.00000 0.99940 0.00000 X 108356 35090 73266 1700 1700 0 73266 DEPOSIT HELD ON SUBLET 4650 FORD VAN LOAN 48441 53091 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AT EITHER A BOARD OR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INCLUDES A FORMAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.