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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ALCHEMIST CDC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,032,560
Total expenses
$816,241
Contributions and grants received
$724,339
Grants paid
$32,694
Program service revenue
$283,043
Investment income
$20
Other revenue
$25,158
Total assets, end of year
$1,677,186
Total liabilities, end of year
$649,701
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,027,485
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$709,713
Management and general expenses
$81,889
Fundraising expenses
$24,639
Program service expenses (Part III)
$709,713

Program services were 86.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $334,541

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $389,798

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE

    total $283,043 · related or exempt $283,043

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20 · excluded $20

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $42,088

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,930

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $25,158 · excluded $25,158

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $32,694 · program services $32,694

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $79,710 · program services $52,183 · management and general $12,359 · fundraising $15,168

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $296,925 · program services $256,666 · management and general $34,101 · fundraising $6,158

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $90,597 · program services $67,822 · management and general $18,624 · fundraising $4,151

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $38,655 · program services $29,018 · management and general $7,548 · fundraising $2,089

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,173 · management and general $2,173

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $31,065 · program services $30,330 · management and general $33 · fundraising $702

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $405 · program services $180 · management and general $225

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,667 · program services $3,730 · management and general $478 · fundraising $1,459

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $71,440 · program services $70,372 · management and general $776 · fundraising $292

  • 17 · Travel

    total $136 · program services $107 · fundraising $29

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,823 · program services $947 · management and general $144 · fundraising $5,732

  • 20 · Interest

    total $63 · management and general $63

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,558 · program services $4,558

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,247 · program services $9,599 · management and general $2,456 · fundraising $192

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $37,688 · program services $35,655 · management and general $1,088 · fundraising $945

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT UNDER 2,500

    total $28,752 · program services $28,280 · management and general $454 · fundraising $18

  • 24c · Other expenses: GOODS & SERVICES DISTRIB.

    total $27,776 · program services $27,776

  • 24d · Other expenses: INKIND LABOR AND MATERIAL

    total $21,695 · program services $19,750 · fundraising $1,945

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $27,172 · program services $40,046 · management and general $1,367 · fundraising -$14,241

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $324,289 · end of year $380,728

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $31,682 · end of year $10,548

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $259,167 · end of year $617,359

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $553,845

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $8,291

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $57,648 · end of year $545,554

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $45,499 · end of year $122,997

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $198,522 · end of year $70,721

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $450,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $189,965 · end of year $128,980

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $329,798 · end of year $1,027,485

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ALCHEMIST CDC CONNECTS SACRAMENTO AREA COMMUNITIES TO LAND, FOOD, AND OPPORTUNITY TOWARD A VISION IN WHICH ALL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE VIBRANT, EQUITABLE, HEALTHY, AND DIVERSE. WE ARE BEST KNOWN FOR ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOODS, IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED PUBLIC GREEN SPACES, AND FOSTERING ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE CONNECT SACRAMENTO AREA COMMUNITIES TO LAND, FOOD AND OPPORTUNITIES

  • FARMERS' MARKET PROGRAMS: PROVIDED CALFRESH PROCESSING SERVICES FOR 9 FARMERS' MARKETS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AN ADDITIONAL 13 MARKETS AND FARM STANDS, TO ENSURE THAT LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD. IN 2022 ALCHEMIST CDC PARTNERED WITH NEXTGEN POLICY TO CO-SPONSOR SB907(PAN): LOCAL, EQUITABLE, ACCESS TO FOOD (LEAF) WHICH WAS SUCCESSFULLY SIGNED INTO LAW. THIS LAW, ONCE FUNDED, WILL DIRECT STATE FUNDS TO CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKETS IN CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EBT ACCESS AND WILL FUND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT. ALCHEMIST ALSO OFFERED CALFRESH APPLICATION ASSISTANCE AND IMPLEMENTED THE MARKET MATCH INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT MATCHES CALFRESH BENEFITS SPENT AT FARMERS' MARKETS. MARKET MATCH EMPOWERS LOW- INCOME SHOPPERS TO MAKE HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES BY OVERCOMING FINANCIAL BARRIERS. IT SUPPORTS JOB CREATION, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY LEVERAGING THE BENEFITS OF FARMERS' MARKETS FOR A BROADER COMMUNITY. IN 2022, ALCHEMIST CDC PROCESSED 39,673 CALFRESH TRANSACTIONS, AND FACILITATED THE DISTRIBUTION OF 732,607 IN CALFRESH AND 523,784 IN MARKET MATCH INCENTIVES TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

    Expenses $235,090 · Grants $32,694 · Revenue $329,486

  • ALCHEMIST KITCHEN: ALCHEMIST KITCHEN IS A FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOCUSING ON ENTREPRENEURS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS AND UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. IN 2022, THE PROGRAM SERVED 49 BUSINESSES. THE ENTREPRENEURS WE'VE SERVED ARE 74% ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR, 57% LOW-INCOME, 67% FEMALE, 37% LGBTQIA+, 26% ENTREPRENEURS WITH A DISABILITY AND 4% VETERANS. THE ALCHEMIST MICROENTERPRISE ACADEMY (AMA) IS A 12-WEEK FOOD BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM COVERING FUNDAMENTAL TOPICS FOR STARTING AND GROWING A FOOD BUSINESS. IN 2022 WE GRADUATED 36 BUSINESSES ACROSS TWO COHORTS WITH EACH COHORT OF AMA HAVING OVER 48 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION AND 25 GUEST INSTRUCTORS. THE ALCHEMIST KITCHEN INCUBATOR PROGRAM (AKIP) PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT, GOAL PLANNING, CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND REDUCED-RENT AT COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACES FOR PARTICIPATING FOOD BUSINESSES. IN 2021 WE GREW THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES IN THE INCUBATOR PROGRAM TO 19, PROVIDING THEM A COMBINED TOTAL OF OVER 318 HOURS OF 1-ON-1 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. INCUBATOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS USED 1,057 HOURS AT ALCHEMIST KITCHEN AND HAD A COMBINED TOTAL OF OVER 390,000 IN SALES. WE ALSO CONNECTED THESE BUSINESSES TO OVER 36,000 IN GRANTS.

    Expenses $266,830 · Revenue $353,174

  • NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT: ALCHEMIST CDC SERVED AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR MULTIPLE GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY PROJECTS, INCLUDING: 1) COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS 95820 PROJECT, WHICH PROVIDES FREE WEEKLY LOCAL PRODUCE DELIVERIES TO HIGH-NEED, FOOD- INSECURE FAMILIES IN SOUTH SACRAMENTO; 2) COMMUNITY FRUIT PROJECT COORDINATES VOLUNTEERS TO HARVEST FRUIT FROM RESIDENTIAL TREES AND REDISTRIBUTES IT TO FOOD BANKS AND DIRECTLY TO LOCAL RESIDENTS; 3) COMPOSTING AND CLIMATE EDUCATION PROJECT PROVIDES QUARTERLY REMOTE WORKSHOPS ON HOUSEHOLD COMPOSTING AND RELATED CLIMATE BENEFITS. ADDITIONALLY, ALCHEMIST CDC IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH LOCAL NEIGHBORS TO REMAKE BLIGHTED LAND INTO VIBRANT, NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITIES THROUGH DIRECT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DESIGN AND HANDS-ON PARTICIPATION IN CREATING PUBLIC GARDENS AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: THE OAK PARK ART GARDEN (FEATURING A 15-FRUIT TREE PUBLIC FOOD FOREST, NATIVE POLLINATOR GARDEN, SPRAY ART FREE WALL, AND ART INSTALLATIONS); OAK PARK SOL COMMUNITY GARDEN (FEATURING 17 RENTABLE PLOTS, AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN AND CHILDREN'S GARDEN/CREATIVE SPACE); AND THE PANSY COMMUNITY GARDEN PARK (FEATURING 9 RENTABLE PLOTS, CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, PICNIC AREA AND 5 FRUIT TREES). ALCHEMIST CDC ADDITIONALLY PROVIDES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE MIRASOL VILLAGE COMMUNITY GARDEN, FEATURING 68 PLOTS, OVER 30 FRUIT TREES AND GRAPE VINES, AND AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN AND EDUCATION AREA. THESE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY SPACES PROVIDE A PLACE TO GROW FOOD, EXPRESS AND SHARE CREATIVITY, DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND BUILD COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY.

    Expenses $144,186 · Revenue $152,751

  • OTHER PROGRAMS: PARTICIPATED IN COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO DEVELOP AND EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND RELATED HEALTH AND WELLBEING CHALLENGES FOR LOW-INCOME AND UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS. ADVOCATED FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.

    Expenses $63,607 · Revenue $50,935

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • SARAH DILLON

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • SAIGE WHITE

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATTHEW JOY

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANNA TOLLE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMIE CUTLIP-GORMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RAVENN MOON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATT READ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHAWN MAINVILLE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY MARTIN- MABRY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFF JELSMA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROXANA GARCIA-OCHOA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALIYAH MORENO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SNEHA CHAND

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SAM GREENLEE

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $79,710
    From this org
    $79,710
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
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