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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,292,181
Total expenses
$3,578,180
Contributions and grants received
$1,468,763
Grants paid
$757,313
Program service revenue
$1,806,276
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$17,142
Total assets, end of year
$518,494
Total liabilities, end of year
$174,477
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$344,017
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,014,006
Management and general expenses
$423,131
Fundraising expenses
$141,043
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,014,006

Program services were 84.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,468,763

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND

    total $1,460,402 · related or exempt $1,460,402

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES

    total $345,874 · related or exempt $345,874

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $17,142 · related or exempt $17,142

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $17,142

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $757,313 · program services $757,313

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,651,460 · program services $1,321,168 · management and general $247,719 · fundraising $82,573

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $175,705 · program services $140,564 · management and general $26,356 · fundraising $8,785

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $130,295 · program services $104,236 · management and general $19,544 · fundraising $6,515

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $417,378 · program services $333,902 · management and general $62,607 · fundraising $20,869

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,264 · program services $1,011 · management and general $190 · fundraising $63

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $79,265 · program services $63,412 · management and general $11,890 · fundraising $3,963

  • 17 · Travel

    total $114,889 · program services $91,912 · management and general $17,233 · fundraising $5,744

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $30,025 · program services $24,020 · management and general $4,504 · fundraising $1,501

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,384 · program services $5,107 · management and general $958 · fundraising $319

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,154 · program services $5,723 · management and general $1,073 · fundraising $358

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND OFFICE REL

    total $188,114 · program services $150,491 · management and general $28,217 · fundraising $9,406

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES, LICENSES & SUBSCR

    total $18,934 · program services $15,147 · management and general $2,840 · fundraising $947

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $480,593 · end of year $366,037

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $36,609 · end of year $48,622

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $579,565 · end of year $58,667

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $55,871 · end of year $40,468

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,700 · end of year $4,700

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $165,535 · end of year $165,459

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $100,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $9,018 · end of year $9,018

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $381,567 · end of year $344,017

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $501,218 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CAFF's mission is to build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities, and ecosystems. CAFF works with farmers, buyers and food advocates across the State of California.

  • We distributed $450,000 in small grants to farmers for economic hardship in the spring of 2022, and awarded grants to an additional 200 farmers in the fall and winter impacted by drought. We held listening sessions with over 330 farmers. This outreach and listening to farmers formed the foundation for our 2022 policy priorities, which include drought and water, small farmer infrastructure, and land access. We reestablished the biologically integrated orchard systems project and supported farmers with healthy soils technical assistance. We shifted nearly $1M in local purchasing to support small scale and historically underserved farmers through our farm to market program. We provide technical assistance to hundereds of farmers through our food safety and small farm tech hub work.

    Expenses $3,014,006 · Grants $757,313 · Revenue $1,823,418

  • Farmer ServicesIn 2022, we provided direct technical support to hundreds of farmers across California with services: through launching our new Tech Hub (which supports small family farms and food enterprises in adopting technology-based solutions for their direct marketing challenges) and out ongoing work in our food safety program that helps growers provide healthy and safe produce to their markets through workshops, webinars, online resources and more. Our 2020 webinars covered Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) inspection updates and FAQs and on-farm food safety during COVID-19, with everything from employees to post-harvest to equipment. Partners included Full Belly Farm, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), and California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).

  • Ecological Farming (formerly Cliimate Smart)We work with farmers, policy makers, researchers, and local technical assistance providers to promote, improve, and better understand the adooption of ecological farming throughout California. CAFF's California Agricultural Water Stewardship Program (CA WSI) teaches growers how to use water more sustainably, while other programs emphasize integrated pest management, on-farm diversity, and building hedgerows. In 2020, we partnered with 20 farms to conduct on-farm trials and demonstrations, hosted six workshops, and helped farms implement ecological farming practices on over 350 acres. CAFF also shared two new resources for growers: our "Cover Crop Decision Guide for Perennial Systems and "Cover Crop Decision Guide for Annual Systems created in collaboration with the Freshwater Trust. These practical guides are designed to walk farmers through the process of selecting the right cover crop mix for your farm, from addressing issues such as soil compaction and pests, to providing benefits like adding nitrogen and attracting pollinators.

  • Policy and AdvocacyCAFF has been advocating for family farmers in the California legislature since 1978. We continue that work today by focusing on state and federal policies, defending the rights of family farmers, as well as educating them about new policies that affect their farms. CAFF is a strong advocate for family-scale agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economics, and promotes social justice. Each year, CAFF surveys hundreds of farmers and agricultural advocates and then our Policy Committee weighs in on California legislation, lending our support to bills that promote our mission and our members, opposing those that threaten them, and sponsoring bills to give family farmers and sustainable agriculture a better chance to succeed.

  • CFFN

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

Listed in Part VII

  • DAWNIE ANDRAK

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • MICHELLE REYNOLDS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • TOMMY IRVINE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AL COURCHESNE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GOWAN BATIST

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN BAILEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DEIRDRE HOLBROOK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PATRICIA MILLER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SCOTT BERNDT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROGELIO PONCE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID VISHER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DOMINIC BRUNO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICKEY DURAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BEN HARTMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNA NAKAMURA KNIGHT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL O'GORMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAUL TOWERS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $114,439
    From this org
    $99,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,139
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
19 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440199349300824

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