2026-07-31T23:49:12Z 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 331840102 URBAN PRODUCE PUSH URBA 8164058676 107 W 63RD ST 504 KANSAS CITY MO 641131615 Mikeya Weston Treasurer 8164058676 2026-07-31 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Michael Watson 107 W 63RD ST 504 Kansas City MO 64113 2306513 false X https://uppkc.org X 2024 MO Urban Produce Push (UPP) is dedicated to fighting hunger, improving nutrition, and reducing food waste across the Greater Kansas City area. The organization bridges critical gaps in the regional food supply chain by partnering with local farmers, community gardens, and agricultural distributors to rescue, recover, and glean fresh, nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables that would otherwise go to waste. Assisted by an extensive volunteer network, UPP successfully delivers hundreds of thousands of pounds of fresh produce directly to local food pantries, shelters, and food-insecure neighborhoods throughout Missouri and Kansas 5 0 8 20 0 0 0 2306513 10000 0 0 0 10000 2306513 0 0 303466 0 0 4314 1965725 4314 2269191 5686 37322 5868 45834 0 2644 5868 43190 Urban Produce Push is dedicated to alleviating food insecurity, enhancing dietary nutrition, and mitigating agricultural food waste throughout the Greater Kansas City area. By establishing robust partnerships with regional farmers, local growers, and agricultural networks, the organization recovers, gleans, and redistributes fresh, high-quality produce directly to underserved neighborhoods, local shelters, and neighborhood food pantries. false false 900030 2269191 0 2306514 Supported by a total resource pool of $2,306,513.56 (combining $1,776,000.00 in non-cash in-kind farm produce and $530,513.56 in operational cash grants and donations), Urban Produce Push (UPP) executed its primary fresh food recovery, gleaning, and distribution program to combat regional food insecurity. Utilizing an extensive network of community volunteers, UPP coordinated field gleaning events and farm pickups directly from local small-to-medium-scale farming partners. Rescued produce was valued strictly by wholesale harvest-donation metrics per pound, protecting hundreds of thousands of pounds of fresh, nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables from farm-level waste or transit spoilage. Under strict logistics and cold-chain monitoring, these free, fresh food items were immediately sorted, packed, and distributed directly to localized food pantries, urban neighborhood mobile sites, and local community organizations. This direct-delivery pipeline eliminated transportation and financial barriers for low-income urban families, providing dignified access to raw agricultural nutrition while strengthening the regional food ecosystem 2269191 true true false false 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 false false true false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 0 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MO X X Mikeya Weston 8166944782 3906 N Bennington Ave Kansas City MO 64117 Michael Watson Executive Director 40.00 X X X 100000 0 0 Amber Smith President 25.00 X 18500 0 0 Mikeya Weston Treasurer 5.00 X 950 0 0 Lisa Ousley Lisa Ousley 20.00 X 13750 0 0 Caress Gonzales Program Director 30.00 X 20250 0 0 Pierre Yancy Officer 5.00 X 0 0 0 Sherry Lumpkins Officer 5.00 X 0 0 0 153450 0 0 0 false false false 0 2306513 1776000 2306513 0 0 0 2306513 0 0 0 120250 20250 100000 126274 126274 33538 0 33538 23404 2854 20550 950 0 950 91651 91651 21370 21370 0 2207 2207 19305 19305 103 103 0 0 2654 2654 In-Kind Food Distribution 1776000 1776000 Utilties 4115 4115 Gleaning Expenses 44727 44727 2643 2643 2269191 2111946 157245 0 5868 45369 465 5868 45834 2644 0 2644 X 5868 43190 5868 43190 5868 45834 37322 X X true false true false true X 0 0 0 0 0 2303587 2303587 0 0 0 0 2303587 2303587 0 0 0 2303587 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2303587 2303587 X 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 925000 1776000 Fair Market Value per pound false true false Part I, Line 33 Urban Produce Push received $1,776,000 in non-cash, in-kind food contributions consisting of rescued farm produce during the 2025 tax year. The valuation of this food inventory was determined based on standard wholesale fair market value metrics for regional agricultural products at $1.92 per pound. All recovered produce was directly utilized to execute the organization's tax-exempt mission of food access, agricultural recovery, and fresh food distribution Part VI, Line 11b The completed IRS Form 990 draft is compiled by the organization's external tax consultant and distributed digitally to all voting members of the Board of Directors for review, evaluation, and commentary prior to formal electronic execution and submission. Any identified modifications or omissions are updated and verified against the organization's balanced financial ledgers to ensure accurate compliance Part VI, Line 12c Board members and key personnel review the conflict of interest policy annually, completing signed disclosure statements to proactively identify and manage any potential conflicts of interest. Recusals from deliberations and voting are mandated if an interest arises Part VI, Line 15a Compensation for the Executive Director and program leadership is reviewed and authorized by independent members of the Board of Directors utilizing regional non-profit salary comparability benchmarks, performance metrics, and contemporaneous documentation of the board's final approval Part VI, Line 19 Urban Produce Push makes its governing documents, bylaws, written conflict of interest policies, and annual reconciled financial statements available to the general public upon direct written request to the organization's administrative office. Copies are provided digitally or via mail. Additionally, the organization's annual regulatory tax filings are accessible online via third-party repository platforms and the official IRS public inspection portal. Part XII, Line 2c The Board of Directors of Urban Produce Push assumes direct and full responsibility for the financial oversight of the organization, including the evaluation and review of financial statements, coordination with external consultants, and the selection of independent accounting personnel. There were no modifications made to this oversight structure or the accountant selection process during the covered tax year Reason for Amendment This amended return reclassifies the total revenue from Part VIII, Line 2f Program Service Revenue) to Part VIII, Line 1 Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts) to properly align with IRS reporting guidelines and Schedule M Noncash Contribution As a recently incorporated organization experiencing rapid initial program expansion, the management team required additional time to properly aggregate, evaluate, and audit the fair market valuation of fresh produce donations received from local farming partners across the region. The administrative delays were strictly due to ensuring precise regulatory alignment with non-cash reporting guidelines, and the organization is committed to timely future filings.