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← WHOLESOME WAVE GEORGIA INCORPORATED

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WHOLESOME WAVE GEORGIA INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,319,613
Total expenses
$2,250,740
Contributions and grants received
$2,209,163
Grants paid
$22,000
Program service revenue
$21,450
Investment income
$4,252
Other revenue
$84,748
Total assets, end of year
$1,068,901
Total liabilities, end of year
$146,986
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$921,915
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,820,392
Management and general expenses
$220,463
Fundraising expenses
$209,885
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,820,392

Program services were 80.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $57,177

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $600,813

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,551,173

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SUPPORT

    total $17,850 · related or exempt $17,850

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

    total $3,600 · related or exempt $3,600

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,252 · excluded $4,252

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $173,170

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

    $57,177

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $88,422

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $84,748 · excluded $84,748

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $22,000 · program services $22,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $101,449 · program services $73,147 · management and general $8,477 · fundraising $19,825

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $526,275 · program services $379,455 · management and general $43,975 · fundraising $102,845

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $111,831 · program services $80,373 · management and general $31,458

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $48,565 · program services $35,366 · management and general $3,701 · fundraising $9,498

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $356,944 · program services $212,783 · management and general $108,564 · fundraising $35,597

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,049 · program services $14,430 · management and general $2,019 · fundraising $1,600

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $38,775 · program services $27,958 · management and general $3,240 · fundraising $7,577

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,810 · program services $8,644 · management and general $1,506 · fundraising $4,660

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,719 · program services $731 · management and general $3,075 · fundraising $1,913

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $102 · program services $74 · management and general $8 · fundraising $20

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD INCENTIVES

    total $898,696 · program services $898,696

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $26,319 · program services $24,434 · management and general $144 · fundraising $1,741

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $18,780 · program services $5,022 · management and general $7,270 · fundraising $6,488

  • 24d · Other expenses: GIFTS

    total $13,832 · program services $13,832

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $48,594 · program services $23,447 · management and general $7,026 · fundraising $18,121

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $34,037 · end of year $32,850

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $209,944 · end of year $264,766

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $655,651 · end of year $746,392

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,454 · end of year $89

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

    $12,956

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

    $12,699

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $360 · end of year $257

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $57,327 · end of year $24,547

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $70,740 · end of year $124,731

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $54,491 · end of year $22,255

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $150,505 · end of year $17,395

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $683,037 · end of year $904,520

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WHOLESOME WAVE GEORGIA'S MISSION IS TO FACILITATE ACCESS AND AWARENESS OF HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES FOR ALL GEORGIANS IN NEED THROUGH LOCAL FARMERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

  • FOUNDED IN 2009, WHOLESOME WAVE GEORGIA'S (WWG) MISSION IS TO FACILITATE ACCESS AND AWARENESS OF HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES FOR ALL GEORGIANS IN NEED THROUGH LOCAL FARMERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WWG STRENGTHENS LOCAL FOOD COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING NETWORKS OF FARMERS MARKETS, FARM STANDS, BRICK-AND-MORTAR RETAILERS, MOBILE MARKETS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD CHOICES.WWG CREATES ACCESS TO AND PROMOTES THE CONSUMPTION OF FRESH, HEALTHY, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD CHOICES IN LOW-INCOME AND LOW-ACCESS COMMUNITIES WHERE FRESH, HEALTHY, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD CHOICES ARE SPARSE, EXPENSIVE AND OFTEN-LOW QUALITY. THROUGH OUR (1) GEORGIA FRESH FOR LESS (GF4L) PROGRAM AND (2) GEORGIA FOOD FOR HEALTH (GF4H) PROGRAM MORE GEORGIANS GAIN ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD.GF4L IS A UNIQUE APPROACH TO CREATING ACCESS TO AND AFFORDABILITY OF FRESH, HEALTHY, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) RECIPIENTS IN GEORGIA. GF4L'S GOALS ARE TO (1) INCREASE THE REDEMPTION OF SNAP BENEFITS AT FARMERS MARKETS, FARM STANDS, BRICK-AND-MORTAR RETAILERS, AND MOBILE MARKETS AND (2) INCREASE THE CONSUMPTION OF FRESH, HEALTHY, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD AMONG GEORGIA'S SNAP RECIPIENTS. GF4L'S EXECUTION IS SIMPLE: EVERY SNAP DOLLAR SPENT AT A WWG FARMERS MARKETS, FARM STANDS, BRICK-AND-MORTAR RETAILERS, OR MOBILE MARKET IS MATCHED DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR FOR THE SNAP RECIPIENT AND THE LOCAL FARMER OR LOCAL FOOD RETAILER.GF4H PROMOTES ACCESS TO FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND PROVIDES HEALTHY COOKING CLASSES TO LOW-INCOME AND LOW-ACCESS COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND FRESH PRODUCE RETAILERS. GF4H IS A PROVEN EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL OF PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE WITH A DEMONSTRATED IMPACT, RESULTING IN HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND LOCAL ECONOMIES. GF4H'S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH DIET-RELATED ILLNESSES, SUCH AS OBESITY AND DIABETES, THROUGH INCREASED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION AND REGULAR CONTACT WITH THEIR PHYSICIAN OR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS A DIETICIAN.

    Expenses $1,820,392 · Grants $22,000 · Revenue $21,450

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • James K Irungu

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sarah Pierre

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ashley Smith

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • David Yankey

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Peter Dale

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Keith Pepper

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ed Seiber

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Elizabeth Jump

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Yvonne Druyeh Dodd

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Josh Berman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tommy Thomas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chris Willett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tony Riffel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mallory Degolian

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kristie Abney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ben Tompkins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lawton Bloom

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • William Sellers

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $101,449
    From this org
    $101,449
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432819349301323

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