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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NORTH COUNTRY FOOD ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$689,415
Total expenses
$789,538
Contributions and grants received
$689,415
Grants paid
$497,422
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$59,722
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$59,722
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$666,933
Management and general expenses
$54,613
Fundraising expenses
$67,992
Program service expenses (Part III)
$666,933

Program services were 84.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $94,763

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $594,652

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $348,337

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $497,422 · program services $497,422

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $71,105 · program services $38,397 · management and general $10,666 · fundraising $22,042

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $117,126 · program services $61,949 · management and general $19,613 · fundraising $35,564

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,567 · program services $14,574 · management and general $4,446 · fundraising $8,547

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,196 · program services $0 · management and general $1,196 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,559 · program services $4,559 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $461 · program services $0 · management and general $461 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,460 · program services $434 · management and general $2,026 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $8,080 · program services $7,189 · management and general $243 · fundraising $648

  • 17 · Travel

    total $37,094 · program services $36,628 · management and general $466 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $476 · program services $388 · management and general $88 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,863 · program services $3,672 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,191

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,395 · program services $0 · management and general $14,395 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Expense

    total $1,284 · program services $1,284 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues and Fees

    total $1,100 · program services $255 · management and general $845 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Postage and Delivery

    total $350 · program services $182 · management and general $168 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $157,317 · end of year $52,119

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $25,986

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

    $18,383

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,466 · end of year $7,603

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,939 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $112,072 · end of year $59,722

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $47,772 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

The mission of North Country Food Alliance is to strengthen food sovereignty in the Twin Cities Metro Area. We do this through two main program areas: foodshare and gardening. Our foodshare program rescues overstock food that would otherwise go to waste at farms, grocery stores, and distribution centers, and delivers it to community food shelves and kitchens. We also purchase produce from BIPOC-run farms to share for free with community groups. Our garden program increases access to land for food production and shares fresh, healthy produce with people in the neighborhood. We also educate the public on issues of food waste and food sovereignty.

Activities or mission (Part I)

North Country Food Alliance (NCFA) is a worker-run non-profit that takes action to strengthen food sovereignty in the Twin Cities Metro Area. We share healthy, culturally appropriate food; build community gardens; support local farmers; and reduce commercial and local food waste.

  • The outreach and education program has approximately 12,500 conversations in the Twin Cities Metro raising awareness of commercial food waste. These conversations don't just affect people's view of the world but also drive fellow community members into action. Business owners, store managers, farmers, gardeners, and other people participate with the foodshare and community garden program because of their contact with canvassers. In addition we find and start communication with local nonprofit workers that guide the focus of our work. Our other programs are informed by the outreach program. We educate our neighbors and they return in kind.

    Expenses $29,920

  • Foodshare: We partner with businesses metro wide including but not limited to grocery stores, food co-ops, distributers, and food production facilities. We take the perishable food products such as fresh produce, meat, bread, dairy, that these businesses know they would have to waste without our help. Our workers ensure rapid and safe transportation of the food to Twin Cities nonprofits every weekday. We give this food away completely free of charge to food shelves, shelters, and other nonprofits, allowing them to concentrate their resources where they are needed. We also glean food from local farms. Gleaning is the act of harvesting fresh produce in the field that would otherwise go to waste due to restrictions on time, storage, or other factors. NCFA workers and volunteers harvest produce from farm fields and donate it to local groups that serve people who face food insecurity. We also purchase produce directly from local farms, most of them BIPOC-run. This food is again given away for free in support of food security and food sovereignty. This fiscal year, we rescued 399,856 pounds of food and purchased an additional $62,682 worth of food, which was distributed to 32 different organizations across the Twin Cities Metro.

    Expenses $533,041 · Grants $497,422

  • Community Gardens: We plant gardens in neighborhoods with restricted access to fresh produce. These gardens give people the opportunity to learn how to grow their own healthy food and provide free produce to folks in the neighborhood. In 2021, we worked with the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to transfer management of this community garden to the Somali American Farmers Association (SAFA). Horn Towers is home to many Somali elders, and SAFA grows East African greens and crops like millet and okra in traditional ways that include regenerative practices. We also manage a garden in North Minneapolis, which has grown to house 24 circular raised beds and 16 rectangular ones. This is the largest it's been since its founding in 2017. In spring 2022, we also started managing the community garden at Walker Church and we also cultivate a plot at the Merriam Station Community Garden in St. Paul.

    Expenses $103,972

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alison Hoyer

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $14,546
    From this org
    $14,546
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jill Jacobson

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Arroyo-Miller

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emma Dubay

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Devin Lavey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shannon Nordby

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
22 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421349349307792

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