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← LA SEMILLA FOOD CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LA SEMILLA FOOD CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,779,574
Total expenses
$2,862,918
Contributions and grants received
$4,382,192
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$291,917
Investment income
$253
Other revenue
$105,212
Total assets, end of year
$5,375,899
Total liabilities, end of year
$408,577
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,967,322
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,415,700
Management and general expenses
$428,151
Fundraising expenses
$19,067
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,415,700

Program services were 84.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $720,827

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,661,365

  • 2a · Program service revenue: REVENUE FROM SALES

    total $196,979 · related or exempt $196,979

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $94,938 · related or exempt $94,938

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $253 · excluded $253

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $105,212 · related or exempt $105,212

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $105,212

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $108,566 · program services $92,222 · management and general $15,398 · fundraising $946

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,333,036 · program services $1,133,203 · management and general $188,214 · fundraising $11,619

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $178,161 · program services $150,313 · management and general $26,540 · fundraising $1,308

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $116,984 · program services $96,895 · management and general $19,045 · fundraising $1,044

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $842,636 · program services $698,103 · management and general $141,644 · fundraising $2,889

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $96,336 · program services $78,968 · management and general $16,413 · fundraising $955

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $34,196 · program services $17,928 · management and general $16,126 · fundraising $142

  • 17 · Travel

    total $96,732 · program services $92,642 · management and general $4,090

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $24,797 · program services $24,116 · management and general $681

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXPEN

    total $31,474 · program services $31,310 · fundraising $164

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,707,147 · end of year $4,753,136

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $111,391 · end of year $98,419

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $123,372

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,242 · end of year $26,449

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

    $547,539

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

    $221,066

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $349,255 · end of year $326,473

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $14,302 · end of year $171,422

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $110,633 · end of year $103,921

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $140,926 · end of year $133,234

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $15,484 · end of year $171,422

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $578,177 · end of year $3,188,828

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,472,489 · end of year $1,778,494

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO FOSTER A HEALTHY, SELF-RELIANT, FAIR, AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM IN THE PASO DEL NORTE REGION.

  • COMMUNITY EDUCATION - WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE LINKS AMONG FOOD, GROWING FOOD, HEALTH, LOCAL ECONOMIES, FAIRNESS AND SELF-DETERMINATION. WE ALSO TRAIN COMMUNITY LEADERS TO LEAD GARDEN AND COOKING WORKSHOPS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $763,778

  • EDIBLE EDUCATION - WE WORK WITH AREA SCHOOLS TO PROMOTE THE ENJOYMENT OF THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING FOOD AND FOSTER AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE FOOD WE EAT AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT SUSTAINS PEOPLE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED USING A THOROUGH, EFFECTIVE, AND EXCITING APPROACH TO INTEGRATING COOKING AND GARDENING IN THE CLASSROOM.

    Expenses $644,437 · Revenue $43,788

  • FARM FRESH - WE OFFER ACCESS TO FRESH AND HEALTHY PRODUCE AND PRODUCTS AND PROVIDE SMALL-SCALE FARMERS WITH AGGREGATION, DISTRIBUTION, MARKET OUTLETS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TRAINING.

    Expenses $548,965 · Revenue $195,584

  • COMMUNITY FARM - THE FARM SERVES AS A PRODUCTION, EDUCATION, AND DEMONSTRATION SITE GUIDED BY AGROECOLOGY PRINCIPLES AS WELL AS A SPACE FOR CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE HEALING AND CREATION. FOOD POLICY - INFORMED BY ON-THE-GROUND CONDITIONS AND LEADERSHIP, WE ENGAGE IN MOVEMENT BUILDING TO SHAPE A FAIR FOOD SYSTEM LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND NATIONALLY. STORYTELLING POLICY - WE LEAD A RELATIONAL FOODWAYS CULTURAL STRATEGY THAT SUPPORTS POWER-SHIFTING, UPLIFTS INHERENTLY HEALTHY AND REGENERATIVE TRADITIONS, AND INCREASES CONNECTION WITH THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT ECOSYSTEM.

    Expenses $458,520 · Revenue $52,545

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Cristina Dominguez

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $108,566
    From this org
    $108,566
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rebecca Munoz

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martina Filerio

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Burke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nia Rucker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katalina Salas

    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
5 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202503189349314630

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