2025-03-27T15:11:03-07:00 2023-12-31 271375413 BWK Rogers PC 431 South 7th Street Suite 2424 Minneapolis MN 55415 990 2023-01-01 411632662 DREAM OF WILD HEALTH DREA 6128744200 1508 E Franklin Avenue Suite 100 Minneapolis MN 55404 Neely M Snyder Executive Director 6128724200 2025-02-14 1 1 Melissa J Baraibar P02464922 6123325446 2025-02-13 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X Neely Snyder 1508 E Franklin Ave Suite 100 Minneapolis MN 55404 4344942 0 X www.dreamofwildhealth.org X 1986 MN The Dream of Wild Health mission is to restore health and well-being in the Native community by recovering knowledge of and access to healthy indigenous foods, medicines, and lifeways. We do this by: Creating culturally-based opportunities for youth employment/leadership; Increasing access to indigenous foods through farm production & distribution; Engaging community members through outreach to reclaim cultural traditions, healthy indigenous food, cooking, & policy/systems change; & Leading a groundswell movement to reclaim Indigenous sovereignty through food. Our programs impact over 12,000 people annually. 6 6 25 300 0 0 3035009 4238195 106984 72141 1891 33275 4404 1331 3148288 4344942 2000 2000 0 0 890170 1179264 41581 91340 104110 580461 538534 1514212 1811138 1634076 2533804 4340963 7108971 126748 360952 4214215 6748019 The Dream of Wild Health mission is to restore health and well-being in the Native community by recovering knowledge of and access to healthy indigenous foods, medicines, and lifeways. We do this by: Creating culturally-based opportunities for youth employment/leadership; Increasing access to indigenous foods through farm production & distribution; Engaging community members through outreach to reclaim cultural traditions, healthy indigenous food, cooking, & policy/systems change; & Leading a groundswell movement to reclaim Indigenous sovereignty through food. Our programs impact over 12,000 people annually. 0 0 595699 0 60061 Farm & Food Access - The food grown on our farm's fields, orchards, and prairies is distributed primarily in the Native community through: an affordable Indigenous Food Share (CSA model); a Farmers Market in Minneapolis; wholesale to Native chefs and restaurants; to youth and families at our programs and events; and through donations to our community partners. In recent years, we have increased production and donations, added a delivery option, developed nutrition education programming, and partnered to deliver fresh produce to youth and families in our community. In 2023, the farm grew over 26,000 pounds of food, including 9,500 pounds donated to the community. Our Indigenous Food Share (IFS) was reimagined from a traditional CSA model to a more focused approach - the shares are offered only to Native families and have various payment methods to reduce barriers in joining: sliding scale, payment plan, and work share options. We also introduced new opportunities in 2023 - all IFS members had access to our Reclaiming Lifeways and Adopting Plant Relatives programs, two additions to our IFS to help us grow even stronger connections with each other, our other-than-human relatives, and with our traditional foods. Events from these programs have included various traditional harvesting activities such as maple syrup making, stick-tobacco processing, and wild-rice parching. Through educational plant walks with our staff and native plant adoptions hosted at our farm in 2023, we raised and distributed over 2,000 native plants, going out to over 60 Native families, partnering organizations, and Tribal education programs at schools. 402314 0 3040 Native Youth Education and Leadership - This program provides culturally-based lessons for youth, ages 8 to 18. The farm offers a safe and creative learning environment where they learn about regenerative gardening, healthy foods preparation and nutrition, and Native cultural traditions while gaining employment and leadership skills. Programming offers year-round leadership development where youth lead advocacy, outreach, and training through an Indigenous lens. The farm provides opportunities for our youth to develop the skills needed to succeed in school and as adults, including opportunities for paid internships and employment. Programs include: - Cora's Kids, ages 8 to 12, are given an introduction to work ethic and soft skills. - Garden Warriors, ages 13-18, learn about entrepreneurship and work ethic by working farm to market and represent DWH at a Farmer's Market in a neighborhood convenient for the Native community, earning a stipend that is supported with soft skills and financial literacy training. - Youth Leaders, ages 13 to 18, participate in year-round community advocacy and educational events where they gain experience in customer service through food demos with a community-based focus. - Youth Interns, ages 15 to 21, are employed at the farm during the summer and have increased responsibilities of mentoring younger youth. Further leadership growth is offered through internships and employment opportunities that support educational advancement and career skills. 288006 0 3040 Network Leadership - Working with partners is vital to the success of our programs as we rely on the skills and expertise of other organizations to complement the work we do in our community. Our network building and coalition leadership work helps us influence long-term systems change in order to improve the overall health of the Native community. Dream of Wild Health is the lead organizer of the Indigenous Food Network (IFN), whose mission is to rebuild sovereign food systems within the intertribal urban Native community through collaboration. The long-term goals of the network include increasing access to healthier and more culturally-relevant foods for the Native community in Minneapolis, improving economic opportunity among Native food producers, chefs and restaurants, cultivating community connectedness, and changing the systems and policies that lead to continuing inequities. 15025 0 0 Farm & Food Access: the food grown at the farm is distributed primarily to the Native community through DWH programs, Indigenous food shares (CSA model), wholesale, and donations to partners. The farm recently grew from 10 to 30 acres and we are dreaming into the vision of the new land. DWH is a home to numerous and diverse Indigenous seeds through our Seed Stewardship program. Our goal is to ensure a diverse, viable seed stock for future generations, to grow seed as food to reconnect this generation to an Indigenous diet, to rematriate seeds to their Tribal homes, and to develop reliable paths of resource sharing to ensure the sustainability of this work into the future. Farm Expansion: In March 2020, with the generous support of our community and funders, DWH purchased an additional 20 acres of land on the same street as its existing 10-acre farm, totaling 30-acres of farmland. Expansion efforts include development of a rich, bio-diverse community of plant relatives and earthwork development to support future programming efforts. With ongoing capital support, this space will allow us to expand our growing capacity, create value-added products and provide more space for our community to learn and grow. To address land access within the community the future incubator training program will train Native farmers and food producers, and further expand educational and employment opportunities for our youth. 15025 0 0 1301044 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 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 1 23 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X Neely Snyder 6128744200 1508 E Franklin Avenue Suite 100 Minneapolis MN 55404 Neely Snyder Executive Director 40 0 X 104231 0 0 Sean Sherman Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Dave Bice Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Pam Gokey Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Joy Persall Board Chair 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Carly Bad Heart Bull Vice Chair 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Nation Wright Treasurer 1 0 X X 0 0 0 104231 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 106117 0 0 0 453411 3678667 0 4238195 Farm Income 110000 56940 56940 0 0 Other Program Fees 900099 15201 15201 0 0 0 0 0 0 72141 33275 0 0 33275 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1331 0 1331 1331 0 0 0 4344942 73472 0 33275 X 2000 2000 104231 62539 31269 10423 848107 653671 194436 0 144974 109028 34359 1587 81952 61769 19423 760 71189 71189 91340 91340 222074 222074 73283 63411 9872 7158 2570 4588 29812 18954 10858 10411 7760 2651 12094 10051 2043 48095 48095 15657 11743 3914 Food 17667 14802 2865 0 Dues and Subscriptions 12919 6329 6590 0 Bank Fees 9176 0 9176 0 Repairs and Maintenance 8066 6176 1890 0 933 72 861 1811138 1301044 405984 104110 786262 216705 2008321 3396595 575863 1081168 44418 20605 2095 2095 1212999 328285 887433 884714 36571 1507089 4340963 7108971 90177 350723 36571 10229 126748 360952 X 1970619 4039478 2243596 2708541 4214215 6748019 4340963 7108971 2533804 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1062015 1538914 1855520 3035009 4238195 11729653 1062015 1538914 1855520 3035009 4238195 11729653 1830285 9899368 366 1891 33275 35532 2946 1331 4277 11769462 318177 0.84111 0.82620 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other income RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 598154 598154 0 263520 76195 187325 0 0 0 0 0 351325 252090 99235 0 0 0 0 884714 Right-of-Use Asset - Operating Lease 10229 Construction in Progress 1280043 Other Receivable - Employee Retention Credit 216817 1507089 0 Lease Liability - Operating Lease 10229 10229 X 4344942 0 0 0 0 0 4344942 0 0 0 4344942 1811138 0 0 0 0 0 1811138 0 0 0 1811138 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Organization's activities are generally exempt from federal and state income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Since the Organization is exempt from federal and state income tax liability, no provision is made for current or deferred income tax expense. The Organization is not a private foundation. Management has determined that the Organization is not subject to unrelated business income tax. Management is not aware of any transactions that would impact the Organization's tax-exempt status. The Organization follows the guidance of the Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, related to uncertainties in income taxes, which prescribes a threshold of more likely than not for recognition and derecognition of positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, management of the Organization is not aware of any material uncertain tax positions. All tax-exempt entities are subject to review and audit by federal, state and other applicable agencies. Such agencies may review the taxability of unrelated business income, or the qualification of the tax-exempt entity under the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state statutes. For federal tax purposes, the tax returns remain open for possible examination for a period of three years after the respective filing deadlines of those returns. X X X X 1 Eartha Bell 2528 29th Ave S Minneapolis MN 55406 Fundraising 0 1175000 60000 1115000 Shelby Rutzick 1219 Randolph Ave Apt 2 Saint Paul MN 55105 Fundraising 0 1822250 31340 1790910 2997250 91340 2905910 MN Form 990, Header, Line B The Form 990 was amended to tie to the audit report. Page 1 Part I Line 8 was updated to reflect the addition of the Employee Retention Credit. Page 1 Part I Line 15 was updated to reflect changes in salaries, benefits, and taxes. Page 1 Part I Line 21 was updated to reflect changes in the accrued expenses. Page 2 Part III 4a to 4d was updated to reflect changes in expenses. Page 9 Line 1e was updated to reflect the Employee Retention Credit. Page 10 Lines 7, 9, 10, and 11 were updated to reflect audited numbers. Page 11 Part X Lines 17 and Line 27 were updated to reflect the changes in the accrued expenses, Part X Lines 15 and 25 were updated to reflect changes in the Right of Use Asset and Lease Liability and Part X Line 27 was updated to reflect the changes in net assets. Page 12 Part XI Lines 2, 3 and 4 were updated due to the changes in the expenses. Schedule A was updated to reflect Employee Retention Credit. Schedule B was updated to include Employee Retention Credit. Schedule D Page 4 Part XII Line 1 was updated to reflect the changes in expenses. Schedule G, Part IV, Statement 1 Gross Receipts were updated for both fundraisers. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Executive Director and the Board review the 990 prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c A COI form is completed with the addition of any new hires. Staff and volunteers disclose any conflict of interest as they arise. Forms have not been completed by Board members, but Board members are asked to disclose any COI's as they arise. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 An annual review for the Executive Director was led and conducted by the Board Chair and Co-chair, which included a formal process and annual increase. The MN Council of Nonprofits Salary & Benefits Survey is used to determine the salary increase. The annual review forms are on file for reference. This same process is done for other staff as well (with the exception of seasonal employees). Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The public disclosure copy of the 990 is made available on GuideStar and is available upon request. Governing documents, policies & financial statements are made available for public inspection upon request to the organization as well. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Consultants 222,074