2026-06-08T10:39:08-05:00 2025-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 600 3RD AVENUE SE SUITE 300 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 990 2025-01-01 454058376 FEED IOWA FIRST FEED 3197750149 1506 10TH STREET SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 ALORA KRAUS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3193507250 2026-06-08 1 DAVID LITTLE P01480921 3193632697 2026-06-02 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALORA KRAUS 1506 10TH STREET SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 487051 0 X WWW.FEEDIOWA1ST.COM X 2011 IA TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY BY GROWING FOOD AND FARMERS. 6 6 10 145 0 0 422728 463077 8805 7114 13391 12850 4171 -179 449095 482862 0 0 0 0 255750 298929 0 0 42390 129622 148511 385372 447440 63723 35422 894361 932303 5086 0 889275 932303 X TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY TODAY AND TOMORROW BY GROWING FOOD AND FARMERS. 0 0 200610 3980 GROW, SHARE, NOURISH IS A GRASSROOTS PROGRAM ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY. WE GROW PRODUCE IN TWO WAYS. FIRST, FEED IOWA FIRST MANAGES WANATEE FARM, AN 11-ACRE, CHEMICAL FREE FARM IN MARION. SECOND, WE TEND TO URBAN FIELDS, SECURED THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND CORPORATIONS TO TRANSFORM THEIR UNDERUTILIZED LAND INTO PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND. WE THEN DISTRIBUTE VEGETABLES IN TWO WAYS: DIRECTLY TO PANTRIES AND THROUGH OUR MOBILE PANTRY, THE VEGGIE VAN. WE WORK WITH OVER 37 PANTRIES, DIRECTLY DISTRIBUTING PRODUCE CATERED TO THE DESIRES OF THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE. VEGETABLE PRODUCTION WANATEE:FEED IOWA FIRST MANAGES AN 11-ACRE FARM IN MARION. HERE WE ENGAGES OVER 100 LOCAL VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY TO CULTIVATE FRESH PRODUCE, IN TOTAL YIELDING 10,000-15,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE ANNUALLY. WE PARTNER WITH LINN COUNTY CONSERVATION ON A 20-YEAR LAND LEASE, WHICH HAS ALLOWED THE INVESTMENT IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS. VEGETABLE PRODUCTION URBAN FIELDS: FEED IOWA FIRST MANAGES 9 URBAN FIELDS. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TEND, WATER, WEED, AND HARVEST PRODUCE, WHICH IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. FEED IOWA FIRST WILL PURCHASE AND PLANT SEEDS, TILL, HARVEST, AND PROVIDE OTHER ESSENTIAL FIELD SERVICE MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO PARTNERS.DISTRIBUTION: WE DISTRIBUTE BETWEEN 30,000-45,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE ANNUALLY, THROUGH VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AT WANATEE FARM, URBAN FIELDS, AND VEGETABLE DONATION. ALL PRODUCE GROWN OR DONATED THROUGH GROW SHARE NOURISH IS DISTRIBUTED TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR FREE. THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO INCREASE FOOD SECURITY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO NUTRIENT-DENSE PRODUCE AT NO COST TO ANY FAMILY IN NEED. WE DO NOT REQUIRE PAPERWORK OR ID, CREATING LOW BARRIERS FOR PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAM. WE WORK WITH OVER 37 PANTRY PARTNERS, INCLUDING APARTMENT COMPLEXES, LOW-INCOME HEALTH CLINICS, FOOD PANTRIES, SCHOOL PANTRIES, AND 24-HOURS ACCESS TO COMMUNITY FRIDGES. THROUGH HIS MODEL FEED IOWA FIRST IS THE ONLY PROGRAM PROVIDING CONSISTENT VEGETABLES TO FOOD PANTRIES AND FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON PROVIDING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH FOOD. VEGETABLE DONATION:FEED IOWA FIRST PARTNERS WITH SEVERAL COMMERCIAL FARMERS TO REDIRECT EXCESS PRODUCE TO LINN COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT LACK ACCESS TO FRESH LOCALLY GROWN AND CHEMICAL-FREE PRODUCE. OUR DONATED PRODUCE DOES NOT ORIGINATE FROM SUPERMARKETS WHERE THE PRODUCE MAY ALREADY BE PASSED THE 'BEST BEFORE' DATE. FEED IOWA FIRST WILL ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM ANY GROWER OF PRODUCE IN LINN COUNTY OR SURROUNDING AREAS. VEGGIERX :VEGGIE RX IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL FREE CLINIC WHICH OFFERS VEGETABLES FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS AT THE CLINIC, AS PART OF A TREATMENT PROGRAMTHE VEGGIERX PROGRAM SEEKS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR UNDERSERVED DIABETICS IN LINN COUNTY EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. THE VEGGIERX PROGRAM OFFERS A PERSONALLY AND MEDICALLY TAILORED WEEKLY PRODUCE PICKUP FOR UNDERSERVED DIABETICS. VEGGIERX WILL ALLOW ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD THAT PATIENTS KNOW HOW TO COOK AND ENJOY EATING. THE PROGRAM WILL RUN FOR A MINIMUM OF 12 WEEKS, PROVIDING REGULAR VEGETABLE DISTRIBUTION AS A HEALTH INTERVENTION. 112666 3142 EQUITABLE LAND ACCESS (ELA):EQUITABLE LAND ACCESS IS A PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS LANDLESS INDIVIDUALS WITH AGRICULTURAL BACKGROUNDS TO FERTILE LAND AND RESOURCES TO GROW CHEMICAL-FREE, CULTURALLY RELEVANT PRODUCE. ULTIMATELY, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO LOWER THE BARRIER OF ENTRY TO FARMING, DEMOCRATIZE LAND ACCESS, CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. IT IS SPLIT INTO TWO BRANCHES: THE FARM BUSINESS INCUBATOR AND COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE, EACH WITH ITS OWN OBJECTIVES.BUSINESS INCUBATOR: THE FARM BUSINESS INCUBATOR IS A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED FARMERS WITH AFFORDABLE LAND ACCESS AT WANATEE FARM, SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT, STARTUP MATERIALS, AND CONNECTIONS TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND FARMING RESOURCES. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP OUR CLIENTS ESTABLISH FARMING AS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME. WE PARTNER WITH FOOD RETAILERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, SUCH AS FIELD TO FAMILY FOOD HUB, TO CREATE MARKET ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING FARMERS. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH EMERGING FARMER RESOURCE HUBS (E.G., PRACTICAL FARMERS OF IOWA), LAND NAVIGATORS (E.G., SILT), AND BANKING AND FINANCING INSTITUTIONS (E.G., CRBT AND KIVA LOAN PROGRAMS) TO ESTABLISH A NETWORK OF RESOURCES FOR OUR CLIENTS. COMMUNITY AG :THE COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE SUBPROGRAM PARTNERS WITH BUSINESSES, PLACES OF FAITH, AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO PLACE LAND-INSECURE GARDENERS ON URBAN LAND TO GROW PRODUCE FOR THEMSELVES, TO SHARE, OR TO SELL. CLIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE PROGRAM OFTEN SELL PRODUCE TO MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY, OFFERING THEM A SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCE OF INCOME. THE SUBPROGRAM ALSO ACTS AS AN "ON-RAMP" TO THE INCUBATORSOME CLIENTS HONING THEIR FARMING SKILLS IN THIS PROGRAM HAVE ADVANCED TO JOIN THE FARM BUSINESS INCUBATOR. 313276 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 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 1 3 0 1 10 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 0 1 0 0 0 X ALORA KRAUS 3193507250 1506 10TH STREET SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 ANDERSON SABRINA CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RAFTERY ERIN VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CLARK JOE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BLACK ASHLEY TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BIRNBAUM DAVID TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOPP DORA LEFT OCT 2025 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FELTON AMANDA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELLOY JANE LEFT NOV 2025 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MCGRANE MATT LEFT DEC 2025 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARDS LYNETTE LEFT NOV 2025 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WELLS ANNIE LEFT SEPT 2025 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSTEN JODY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 79260 0 4320 79260 0 4320 0 0 0 0 0 12709 126405 323963 463077 EARNED REVENUE 900099 7114 7114 7114 12850 12850 0 12709 4189 -4189 -4189 MISC. INCOME 900099 4010 4010 4010 482862 0 0 19785 83580 64356 19224 185700 144128 17794 23778 9388 5357 4031 20261 15798 2550 1913 35310 35310 9309 150 9159 2311 1303 1008 1192 1142 50 7614 2339 2339 2936 471 157 157 157 29345 29345 14154 7077 7077 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 42398 36721 3052 2625 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 5403 5403 1004 190 814 447440 313276 91774 42390 1242 587 695027 682206 294476 112669 137995 181807 60097 67703 894361 932303 5086 5086 0 X 760882 827391 128393 104912 889275 932303 894361 932303 X 35422 7606 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 356343 429912 498363 431530 463077 2179225 356343 429912 498363 431530 463077 2179225 245681 1933544 451 997 6030 13391 12847 33716 450 160 1866 4803 4007 11286 2224227 0.86930 0.85310 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISC INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 450. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 160. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,866. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 4,803. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 4,007. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 76317 7743 68574 4733 473 4260 80815 38677 42138 132611 65776 66835 181807 BENEFICIAL INTERST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 67703 67703 X 490468 7606 7606 482862 0 482862 447440 0 447440 0 447440 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR SECTION OF THE IOWA INCOME TAX LAW, WHICH PROVIDES INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, OR EDUCATION PURPOSES. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS NOT CLASSIFIED THE ORGANIZATION AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE STANDARD FOR EVALUTATIONG CERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT YEAR END. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST 7,606. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD FOR TIME-SENSITIVE, OR LOW-INVOLVEMENT DECISIONS. THIS COMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE BOARD CHAIR AND CURRENT OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. A DRAFT WILL BE EMAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW AND ASK QUESTIONS AND WHILE ASKING QUESTIONS TO INCLUDE ALL OTHERS ON THE THREAD. IF IT BECOMES EVIDENT THAT A MEETING WOULD BETTER SERVE THE PROCESS A MEETING WILL BE CALLED ASAP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD, WHERE IT WILL BE ADDED TO THE RECORD. IT IS UP TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PRESENT, AS THE CONFLICTS ARISE. ANY MEMBER FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE COFLICTING PARTY AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES COPIES OF ITS FORM 990 RETURN AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST 7,606.