2024-11-14T17:01:09-05:00 2023-12-31 251570881 Mark C Turnley CPA 1000 3rd Avenue New Brighton PA 15066 990 2023-01-01 251555571 Just Harvest Education Fund JUST 317 East Carson Street STE 153 Pittsburgh PA 15219 Kenneth Regal Executive Direc 4124318960 2024-05-09 true true Mark C Turnley P01456728 7243841081 2024-11-14 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Paul Seif 1418237 false X www.justharvest.org X 1986 PA See Schedule O 8 8 37 120 0 0 904264 900605 259926 217972 0 260332 292483 1424522 1411060 0 0 917361 978533 0 32459 534204 445469 1451565 1424002 -27043 -12942 183254 168602 2060 350 181194 168252 See Schedule O 1021879 Improving Community Food Access - This program area includes activities to develop and promote community-based food access solutions in communities historically underserved by the traditional retail food industry. It aims to reduce the food insecurity challanges faced by low-income people living in food desert or food apartheid areas. Program activities include: a) Fresh Access which enables food stamp (SNAP)users to use their benefits for high-quality foods at local farmser markets by providing electronic transaction capacity, a token-based redemption system, and healthy food incentives for SNAP users at 14 local farmers markets. More than 100 vendors, including over 30 local farmers participate in the program which served more than 1,100 individual SNAP program participants during the year.b) Fresh Corners which provides technical, marketing, and supply chain support to independent mom-and-pop corner stores to sell fresh produce and other healthier food choices for consumers in communities without supermarkets. We also provide stores with supplemental supplies of locally grown fresh produce for retail sale during the growing season. c)Community advocacy efforts to provide technical help, policy development, and coalition-building to expand health food access in specific neighborhoods. These efforts include work with community organizations, local government, and the private sector food industry to support a variety of creative investments in affordable food access in under-served communities. 290000 290000 Free Tax Preparation Service: Just Harvest Education Fund provides free income tax return preparation and community outreach on Earned Income Tax Credit and related targeted tax benefits for low-income people. During 2023, the program carried out to in-person operations at 5 community tax sites plus virtual service as well. Just Harvest completed federal tax returns for more than 3,100 households. Households served by Just Harvest shared total federal tax refunds of more than $5.1 million. This total included over $1.8 million in Earned Income Tax Credits and $1.5 million in Child Tax Credits. Just Harvest also provided management support, staff and volunteer training, technical assistance, and quality control to a coalition of 10 other free tax service providers at 17 other other locations across 5 counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Free Tax Prep Coalition as a whole served a total of more than 7,800 households, accounting for over $10.6 mill in refunds. Reducing Barriers to SNAP and other Public Benefits - Just Harvest Education Fund provides assistance to low-income people in completing and submitting SNAP (food stamps) applications to the PA Department of Human Services, community outreach to build awareness of SNAP among potentially eligible households, pre-screening of prospective applicants for estimate of eligibility, post-application assistance in completing and submitting required documentation and follow-up tracking of applications. During 2023, we completed applications for 1,017 households and screened an additional 258 households. This program also includes numerous other efforts to identify and rectify other barriers to public benefits, including individual case intervention for people at risk of losing benefits, administrative advocacy with government program offices to improve practices and procedures, and community outreach on behalf of people potentially eligible for public programs such as LIHEAP, WIC, Affordable Connectivity, SNAP, Summer EBT, and School Meals. 1311879 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 0 0 37 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false PA X Kenneth C Regal 4124318960 317 East Carson Street Pittsburgh PA 15219 Kenneth C Regal Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 76500 0 11377 Suzanne McDevitt Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeannette Hickman Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Tsong Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kristine Bergstom Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Finch Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tamika Berry Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Seif President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Becca Smith Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 76500 0 11377 0 false false false 296432 604173 900605 Farmers Market Token 900099 217972 217972 217972 82610 7177 75433 75433 Contracted Services 900099 172050 172050 JHAction Against Hunger 900099 45000 45000 217050 1411060 435022 0 75433 774895 697406 54242 23247 13182 11864 923 395 122529 110276 8577 3676 67927 61134 4755 2038 3930 3930 3718 3718 100 90 7 3 24028 21625 1682 721 10075 9068 705 302 54058 48652 3784 1622 2973 2676 208 89 458 412 32 14 3450 3105 241 104 Farmers Market Vendor Pay 319609 319609 InternsVol Stipends 8263 7437 578 248 Program Expenses 14807 14807 1424002 1311879 79664 32459 96887 81982 86367 86620 34269 34269 183254 168602 2060 350 2060 350 X 181194 168252 181194 168252 183254 168602 -12942 0 X true X false true false X 750031 869887 861066 904264 900605 4285853 750031 869887 861066 904264 900605 4285853 132138 4153715 4285853 0.96920 0.91250 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 34269 34269 Empty Bowls 58834 58834 431 DJAM 17568 17568 3200 1007 2 6208 6208 625 801 614 499 82610 82610 625 801 3814 1937 7177 75433 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The organizations Form 990 is a collaborative effort between the organizations independent audit firm and the organizations executive director. The executive director reviews the form before submission to the Internal Revenue Service. Copies of the Form 990 are subsequently provided to the board of directors for their files. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c Annually, all board members are provided with a copy of our organizations conflict of interest policy to read and review. All board members are required to disclose all current conflicts and any other conflicts as they arise. This way, management and the board can monitor all conflicts and enforce the conflict of interest policy on a current basis. Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 The organization will provide copies of governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements to the public upon request. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Organization will provide copies of governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements to the public upon request. General explanation attachment Organizations MissionJust Harvest Education Fund works to promote a just system of food access by addressing the root causes of hunger - systemic poverty and inequity - through policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, community-based solutions, and connecting people to benefits.Significant Activities include:Food Stamp Application AssistanceFree Income Tax Return PreparationCommunity Education on hunger and povertyImprovement in access to public food and income assistance programsNon-partisan voter education Part I - Line 5 - Total number of individuals employed in 2023:Just Harvest Education Fund and Just Harvest - A Center for Action Against Hunger share a common Board of Directors, and share employed staff. In total, the combined organizations utilize 34 employees to perform the mission objectives of both organizations. For administrative purposes, the year-end Form W-2 is issued by one of the organizations only - Just Harvest - A Center for Action Against Hunger. Acccordingly, since the Just Harvest Education Fund does not issue Form W-2, Part I, Line 5, indicates 0 for number of employees. The total number of 37 employees is reported in Part I, Line 5, on the Form 990 of the Just Harvest - A Center for Action Against Hunger. Just Harvest-A Ctr Against Hunger 317 E Carson Street Pittsburgh PA 15219 251549432 Expense PA 501 4 N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true