2026-08-28T13:08:15-04:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 853943357 Evergreen Produce Connection EVER 5102997235 7901 Golden Given Rd E Tacoma WA 98404 Andrew Bacon Executive Director 5102997235 2026-08-31 2024 X X https : evergreenproduce. org X X 165931 X 165931 0 0 0 0 0 165931 0 55392 2993 3361 0 117862 179608 -13677 0 14779 1102 X 33170 2044 0 0 33170 2044 33170 942 0 1102 Improving the livelihoods and wellbeing of low-income residents by providing reliable access to free high-quality produce. Evergreen Produce Connection operated weekly free produce distributions under the Washington State Department of Agricultures WeFeedWA and Resiliency Grant programs throughout 2024 serving between 250 and 300 families per week with fresh and rescued produce alongside shelf-stable food without means testing. 0 179608 179608 Andrew Bacon Executive Director 24 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false ANDREW D BACON 9810 Old Hyatt Prairie Rd Ashland OR 97520 5102997235 false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 0 38067 95681 165931 299679 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38067 95681 165931 299679 0 299679 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 299679 0 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Doing Business As Names Food is Free Washington | Food is Free Tacoma | Food is Free 253 Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Food purchases and program operating costs, $117862| Part I, line 20 | Explanation:, Amount:| During 2024 the organizations Executive Director discovered that prior bookkeeping records did not accurately reflect the organizations actual bank activity with monthly reconciliations forced to balance against unresolved discrepancies rather than accurately categorized. Net assets at beginning of year have been adjusted by 14,779 to reflect a reconstruction of the organizations actual financial position based on underlying bank records for all organizational accounts as also described in the organizations reasonable cause explanation for late filing., $14779| Part II, line 26 | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Other assets, $33170, $942| Evergreen Produce Connection respectfully requests abatement of the penalty assessed for late filing of its 2024 Form 990-EZ. In mid-2024 the organization underwent a complete change in leadership: its board removed the prior executive director the remaining board members subsequently resigned and Andrew Bacon became the organizations sole board member assuming the role of Executive Director effective July 1 2024. Upon taking over financial oversight Mr. Bacon discovered that the organizations bookkeeping records did not reliably reflect its actual bank activity with monthly reconciliations forced to balance against unresolved discrepancies rather than accurately categorized. Filing Form 990-EZ using those flawed figures risked reporting materially incorrect financial information to the IRS. Rather than file an inaccurate return Evergreen Produce Connection reconstructed its 2024 financial activity directly from underlying bank records for all of its accounts verifying revenue expenses and cash position independently of the unreliable bookkeeping software output a process that took considerably longer than routine return preparation would require. The organization operates with no dedicated administrative or accounting staff; its Executive Director performs all administrative financial grant compliance and bookkeeping functions with the assistance of one other staff member and had no capacity to engage outside accounting help to expedite this work. Evergreen Produce Connection has now completed a reliable reconstruction of its 2024 financial records and is filing this return with accurate figures as soon as that process allowed having exercised ordinary business care and prudence by prioritizing accuracy over a rushed filing based on records known to be unreliable.