2024-09-24T12:46:48-04:00 2023-12-31 341897853 CRUM & COMPANY 1640 AKRON PENINSULA RD STE 102 AKRON OH 44313 990EZ 2023-01-01 341896395 CUYAHOGA VALLEY COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVANCY CUYA 3308150094 PO BOX 3126 CUYAHOGA FALLS OH 44223 TERRENCE SMITH TREASURER 2343344622 2024-09-10 true false KEVIN K CRUM P00255436 3308671222 2024-09-20 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X X X WWW.COUNTRYSIDEFOODANDFARMS.ORG X X 23547 X 23420 127 23547 222 6031 5678 4845 16776 6771 68638 75409 X 33224 65453 36225 35966 69449 101419 811 26010 68638 75409 X COUNTRYSIDE'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A THRIVING LOCAL FOOD COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING PEOPLE, FOOD, AND LAND IN AND BEYOND CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. WE WORK TO PRESERVE LAND, CULTIVATE FARM AND FOOD BUSINESSES, AND EXPAND LOCAL, HEALTHY FOOD. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO BECOME AN ECOLOGICALLY AND FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION, USING THE LENS OF EQUITY TO BUILD HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MODELS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AROUND LOCAL FOOD. YR 2023 COUNTRYSIDE THE COUNTRYSIDE FARMERS MARKET AND A COUNTRYSIDE FARM ADVISOR FACILITATED A SEPARATION OF THE FARMERS MARKET FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE AS DIRECTED BY THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK (CVNP). THE SEPARATION WAS COMPLETED MIDYEAR 2023. THE COUNTRYSIDE FARMERS MARKET WAS RENAMED THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY FARMERS MARKET (CVFM). THE CVFM ESTABLISHED A BOARD AND THEIR OWN 501(3)(C) STATUS. THE COUNTRYSIDE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THE TWO OFFICE BUILDINGS AND STORAGE/EVENT BARN ON CVNP PROPERTY AND INCURE THE ASSOCIATED COSTS FOR UTILITIES- ELECTRIC, GAS, PHONES, SPECTRUM WI-FI AND SECURITY, AS WELL AS, ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR SALES, FOOD STAMPS, CREDIT CARD PROCESSING AND EMPLOYEE PAYCHECK PROGRAMS. THESE SERVICES WERE NOT UTILIZED BY COUNTRYSIDE, AND THE COUNTRYSIDE ORGANIZATION WAS NOT ACTIVE WITH INTERNS, THE FARM ACADEMY NOR THE COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE FARM PROGRAM THROUGHOUT YEAR 2023. 10748 10748 DENNIS HAMM PRESIDENT/SE 2.00 0 CYNTHIA BECHTER SMITH VICE PRESIDE 2.00 0 TERRENCE SMITH TREASURER 2.00 0 MARILYN WOTOWIEC TRUSTEE 2.00 0 false false false false false false false false false OH TERRENCE SMITH PO BOX 3126 CUYAHOGA FALLS OH 44223 3308150094 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 533572 542266 468588 313588 23420 1881434 107070 497565 332615 313355 1250605 8400 8400 8400 25200 649042 1048231 809603 626943 23420 3157239 25153 14421 39574 25153 14421 39574 3117665 46796 46796 649042 1048231 809603 673739 23420 3204035 0.97300 0.97780 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 OTHER REVENUES 127 TOTAL 127 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES MARKETING 1,196 OFFICE SUPPLIES 228 COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY 1,693 INSURANCE 339 BANK CHARGES 1,319 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 70 TOTAL 4,845 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 2,753 2,494 EQUIPMENT 56,964 56,964 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 31,642 31,642 AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 6,150 6,150 OTHER 2,000 2,000 TOTAL 36,225 35,966 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 811 26,010 OUTSTANDING TOKENS 0 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART III COUNTRYSIDE'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A THRIVING LOCAL FOOD COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING PEOPLE, FOOD, AND LAND IN AND BEYOND CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. WE WORK TO PRESERVE LAND, CULTIVATE FARM AND FOOD BUSINESSES, AND EXPAND LOCAL, HEALTHY FOOD. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO BECOME AN ECOLOGICALLY AND FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION, USING THE LENS OF EQUITY TO BUILD HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MODELS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AROUND LOCAL FOOD. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 YR 2023 COUNTRYSIDE THE COUNTRYSIDE FARMERS MARKET AND A COUNTRYSIDE FARM ADVISOR FACILITATED A SEPARATION OF THE FARMERS MARKET FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE AS DIRECTED BY THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK (CVNP). THE SEPARATION WAS COMPLETED MIDYEAR 2023. THE COUNTRYSIDE FARMERS MARKET WAS RENAMED THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY FARMERS MARKET (CVFM). THE CVFM ESTABLISHED A BOARD AND THEIR OWN 501(3)(C) STATUS. THE COUNTRYSIDE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THE TWO OFFICE BUILDINGS AND STORAGE/EVENT BARN ON CVNP PROPERTY AND INCURE THE ASSOCIATED COSTS FOR UTILITIES- ELECTRIC, GAS, PHONES, SPECTRUM WI-FI AND SECURITY, AS WELL AS, ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR SALES, FOOD STAMPS, CREDIT CARD PROCESSING AND EMPLOYEE PAYCHECK PROGRAMS. THESE SERVICES WERE NOT UTILIZED BY COUNTRYSIDE, AND THE COUNTRYSIDE ORGANIZATION WAS NOT ACTIVE WITH INTERNS, THE FARM ACADEMY NOR THE COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE FARM PROGRAM THROUGHOUT YEAR 2023.