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← KEARSARGE FOOD HUB

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by KEARSARGE FOOD HUB.

Totals

Total revenue
$902,476
Total expenses
$857,884
Contributions and grants received
$517,565
Grants paid
$74,026
Program service revenue
$25,395
Investment income
$18,038
Other revenue
$341,478
Total assets, end of year
$832,674
Total liabilities, end of year
$67,671
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$765,003
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$603,972
Management and general expenses
$172,559
Fundraising expenses
$81,353
Program service expenses (Part III)
$603,972

Program services were 70.4% 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

    $517,565

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $13,360

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION SERVICES

    total $25,395 · related or exempt $25,395

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $18,038 · related or exempt $18,038

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $350

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $350

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $350 · related or exempt $350

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $13,742

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,774

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $11,968 · excluded $11,968

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $997,267

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $669,962

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $327,305 · related or exempt $327,305

  • 11a · Other revenue: CASH BACK REWARDS

    total $1,669 · related or exempt $1,669

  • 11b · Other revenue: CASH OVERAGE

    total $186 · related or exempt $186

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,855

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $40,229 · program services $40,229

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $33,797 · program services $33,797

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $63,408 · management and general $63,408

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $423,554 · program services $314,517 · management and general $60,522 · fundraising $48,515

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $49,111 · program services $35,577 · management and general $9,702 · fundraising $3,832

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $707 · program services $495 · management and general $12 · fundraising $200

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $33,219 · program services $15,683 · management and general $5,253 · fundraising $12,283

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,942 · program services $9,359 · management and general $5,773 · fundraising $1,810

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,058 · program services $2,991 · management and general $4,567 · fundraising $3,500

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $46,766 · program services $38,006 · management and general $8,760

  • 17 · Travel

    total $243 · program services $242 · management and general $1

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $34,123 · program services $34,123

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,572 · program services $9,117 · management and general $4,452 · fundraising $3

  • 24a · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $24,138 · program services $23,218 · management and general $920 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYMENT PROCESSING FEES

    total $21,827 · program services $20,025 · management and general $1,258 · fundraising $544

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $14,808 · program services $2,060 · management and general $3,695 · fundraising $9,053

  • 24d · Other expenses: SMALL TOOLS AND EQUIPME

    total $10,771 · program services $8,501 · management and general $2,150 · fundraising $120

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $19,611 · program services $16,032 · management and general $2,086 · fundraising $1,493

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $306,176 · end of year $134,067

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $229,009 · end of year $420,203

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $73,507 · end of year $105,486

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $55,654 · end of year $61,636

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,747 · end of year $8,584

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

    $255,665

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

    $153,035

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $114,840 · end of year $102,630

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $68

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $31,517 · end of year $26,633

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $5,505 · end of year $1,755

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $24,500 · end of year $39,283

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $577,042 · end of year $643,317

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $143,369 · end of year $121,686

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

KEARSARGE FOOD HUB'S MISSION IS TO REINVIGORATE OUR COMMUNITY WITHIN A RESTORATIVE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM BY CULTIVATING FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, GROWING ENGAGED LEARNERS, AND NURTURING COMMUNITY. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH OUR FOOD ACCESS AND SECURITY WORK, FOOD AND FARM-BASED EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, PARTNERSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP. WE SERVE THE GREATER KEARSARGE/LAKE SUNAPEE REGION (MERRIMACK AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES) OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE KEARSARGE FOOD HUB ENVISIONS A RESILIENT AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE IS EMPOWERED TO ACCESS HEALTHY FOOD, WHERE LOCAL FARMERS ARE SUPPORTED AND THE LAND IS NOURISHED AND WHERE ALL PEOPLE SHARE A COMMON SENSE OF PLACE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CULTIVATE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, GROW ENGAGED LEARNERS, AND NURTURE COMMUNITY

  • SWEET BEET MARKET IS A LOCAL FOOD MARKETPLACE COMMITTED TO CONSCIENTIOUS SOURCING, SUPPORTING 250+ LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRODUCERS, AND PROVIDING HEALTHY FOODS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE PRIORITIZE SOURCING LOCAL, SEASONAL, AND HANDMADE GOODS FROM GROWERS AND PRODUCERS WITHIN OUR HYPER-LOCAL NETWORK (50 MILES). SBM PARTNERS WITH 7 AREA ORGANIZATIONS AND CULTIVATES COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO GET HEALTHY, LOCAL FOOD INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO NEED IT BY PROVIDING CONSISTENT DONATIONS OF FRESH, HIGH QUALITY LOCAL FOODS TO AREA FOOD PANTRIES AND OUR OWN FREEDGE (FREE FOOD PANTRY). THESE PROGRAMS SERVE 6,872 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WITH $119,000 WORTH OF FOOD, 70% OF WHICH WAS FRESH PRODUCE.

    Expenses $349,770 · Grants $74,026 · Revenue $173,651

  • SWEET BEET FARM GROWS ORGANIC, NUTRIENT-DENSE VEGETABLES (20,000 LBS IN 2024) FOR MARKET WHILE EXPLORING REGENERATIVE PRACTICES TO NURTURE THE LAND, PURSUING FARM-BASED EDUCATION INITIATIVES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, AND HELPING TO GROW FARMERS IN NH. ON THE FARM, KFH OFFERS HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH PROGRAMS SERVING 240+ STUDENTS FROM 1ST GRADE - COLLEGE, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND SHARED LEARNING NETWORKS FOR FARMERS AND LIFELONG LEARNERS. THE FARMING METHODS USED AND TAUGHT SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH LOW-IMPACT TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, ELIMINATING THE USE OF HARMFUL CHEMICALS AND INPUTS, EMPLOYING ECOLOGICALLY-MINDED APPROACHES, AND REDUCING ON-FARM WASTE.

    Expenses $114,051 · Revenue $37,681

  • SWEET BEET CAFE PREPARES HEALTHY AND NOURISHING SCRATCH-MADE FOODS UTILIZING FRESH, LOCAL INGREDIENTS SOURCED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FROM LOCAL FARMERS AND MAKERS. THE CAFE ENSURES EQUITABLE ACCESS THROUGH CONSISTENT DONATIONS OF FRESH MEALS TO THE FREEDGE, TOTALLING OVER 890 MEALS IN 2024. THE CAFE ALSO MAKES USE OF PRODUCTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE FROM OUR FARM AND MARKET IN THE INTEREST OF REDUCING OVERALL FOOD WASTE AND INCREASING ACCESS TO LOCAL FOODS.

    Expenses $140,151 · Revenue $157,397

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • KATHLEEN BIGFORD

    DIRECTOR, BOARD COCHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHARLES KELSEY

    FORMER BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • AMANDA BRENDELL

    DIRECTOR, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • ELLEN BROWNSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVE FORDE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDY JEFFREY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LEAH CUMMINGS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • COURTNEY PERRON

    DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY LOUGEE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PETER ARNOLD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LEON MALAN

    DIRECTOR, BOARD COCHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DENA SHIELDS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL QUINN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SEDDON SAVAGE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • FRANCE HAHN

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $63,408
    From this org
    $63,408
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $61,908
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,500
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $63,408

  • TARA MAHADY

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $28,718
    From this org
    $28,718
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    27

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $28,234
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $484
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $28,718

  • PIERRE HAHN

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $51,786
    From this org
    $51,786
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $46,536
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,250
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $51,786

  • LAUREN HOWARD

    FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $52,789
    From this org
    $52,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $52,789
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $52,789

  • HANNA FLANDERS

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $54,064
    From this org
    $54,064
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $49,144
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,920
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $54,064

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • HENNIKER FOOD PANTRY

    $0

    TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY, LOCAL FOODS FOR FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS AND MAKERS

  • WARNER CONNECTS

    $0

    TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY, LOCAL FOODS FOR FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS AND MAKERS

  • KLS COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INC

    $0

    TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY, LOCAL FOODS FOR FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SUPPORT LOCAL

  • FOOD FOR THOUGHT NH INC

    $0

    TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY, LOCAL FOODS FOR FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS AND MAKERS.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513189349308891

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