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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WESTERN COLORADO FOOD ANDAGRICULTURE COUNCIL.

Totals

Total revenue
$639,949
Total expenses
$591,165
Contributions and grants received
$494,879
Grants paid
$8,839
Program service revenue
$138,457
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$6,613
Total assets, end of year
$199,141
Total liabilities, end of year
$52,530
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$146,611
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$451,748
Management and general expenses
$139,417
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$451,748

Program services were 76.4% 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)

    $380,537

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $114,342

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CFRT Revenue

    total $1,500 · related or exempt $1,500

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Food Access

    total $673 · related or exempt $673

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Food Forum

    total $70,450 · related or exempt $70,450

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Montrose Farmers Market

    total $65,834 · related or exempt $65,834

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    personal property $945

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    personal property $945

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $945 · unrelated business $945

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $46

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $802

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$756

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Reimbursement income

    total $6,424 · related or exempt $6,424

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,424

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $8,839 · program services $8,839

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $228,475 · program services $180,677 · management and general $47,798

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $26,372 · management and general $26,372

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,900 · program services $7,365 · management and general $20,535

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $22,214 · program services $12,956 · management and general $9,258

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,303 · management and general $1,303

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,823 · management and general $1,823

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,396 · management and general $4,396

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,000 · management and general $12,000

  • 17 · Travel

    total $70,465 · program services $68,832 · management and general $1,633

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,158 · management and general $3,158

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,683 · management and general $6,683

  • 24a · Other expenses: Food and Supplies for Forum

    total $58,027 · program services $58,027

  • 24b · Other expenses: Cultivating Farmers Supplies

    total $36,470 · program services $36,470

  • 24c · Other expenses: Cultivating Farmers Tour Fees

    total $29,540 · program services $29,540

  • 24d · Other expenses: Supplies for Farmers Market

    total $25,105 · program services $25,105

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $28,395 · program services $23,937 · management and general $4,458

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $105,907 · end of year $191,246

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,805 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $19,151

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

    $11,256

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,053 · end of year $7,895

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,498 · end of year $17,103

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $10,440 · end of year $35,427

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $97,827 · end of year $146,611

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Connecting local agriculture and local people.

  • Cultivating Farmers and Ranchers that Thrive (CFRT) provides beginning farmers and ranchers the opportunity to learn and develop their skills to become a food and produce provider through education, business training, mentorship, and land access.

    Expenses $220,661 · Revenue $1,500

  • Regional Food System Partnership promotes, supports, and coordinates regional food supply stakeholders to increase the viability and resilience of our regional food system.

    Expenses $68,109

  • Local Farmacy and Food Access ensures local, fresh food is available to all members of our community regardless of economic status.

    Expenses $58,080 · Revenue $673

  • Western Colorado Food Farm Forum - an educational conference that benefits area farmers, ranchers, gardeners & community members

    Expenses $58,027 · Revenue $70,450

  • The Montrose Farmers Market (MFM) supports and promotes only local producers, artisans and businesses which operate on the Western Slope of Colorado. The 4 main focuses of the MFM are to support local businesses with capacity building, support food access for low-income consumers, community building, and connecting local producers directly to consumers.

    Expenses $46,871 · Grants $8,839 · Revenue $65,834

  • Food Guide/Directory provides education on the local foods available and promotes local producers in the community.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Sara Rinne

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Geoff Oslund

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Woody

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elisa McKee

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cathy Hartt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Stockwell

    President

    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
13 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202532869349301803

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