Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,465,227

Total expenses

$1,305,442

Contributions and grants received

$1,150,137

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$190,061

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$125,029

Total assets, end of year

$463,449

Total liabilities, end of year

$113,841

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$349,608

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,117,245

Management and general expenses

$188,197

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,117,245

Program services were 85.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• AGRICULTURE PRODUCER SUPPORT AND OPERATION OF CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKETS:11 FARMERS' MARKETS WERE OPEN IN 2023: "OLD TOWN FARMERS' MARKET" EUREKA, CA; "HENDERSON CENTER FARMERS' MARKET" EUREKA, CA; "FORTUNA FARMERS' MARKET" FORTUNA, CA; "MCKINLEYVILLE FARMERS' MARKET" MCKINLEYVILLE, CA; WILLOW CREEK FARMERS' MARKET" WILLOW CREEK, CA; "ARCATA PLAZA FARMERS' MARKET" LOCATED ON THE PLAZA IN ARCATA, CA; "SHELTER COVE FARMERS' MARKET" SHELTER COVE, CA; "MIRANDA FARMERS' MARKET" MIRANDA,CA; AND "GARBERVILLE FARMERS' MARKET", GARBERVILLE, CA; "BLUE LAKE MARKET" BLUE LAKE, CA; "FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET" EUREKA, CA . OVER 200 LOCAL FARMERS PARTICIPATE IN THESE MARKETS. OVER 4,500 CUSTOMERS ATTEND WEEKLY. EMPLOYEES OF NCGA STAFF THESE FARMERS' MARKETS. WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR FARMERS TO IMPROVE BUSINESS PRACTICES AND ENSURE ACCESS TO AVAILABLE FUNDING AND RESOURCES FOR FARMERS.IN 2023, 12 EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS WERE HELD, FEATURING 15 LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND 15 GUEST SPEAKERS THAT SERVED 331 FARMERS AND FARM WORKERS.

  Expenses $706,207

• NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ACCESS PROGRAMS: CALFRESH OUTREACH PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS TO PROMOTE CALFRESH AND ENROLL INDIVIDUALS IN THE CALFRESH PROGRAM (INCLUDING ADVERTISING, OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FIELD TRIPS AND MARKET TOURS) AS WELL AS THE PROCESSING OF CALFRESH BENEFITS THROUGH THE "EBT" SYSTEM (CUSTOMERS SWIPE THEIR EBT CARDS THROUGH A POINT OF SALE DEVICE THAT DEBITS THE CUSTOMER CARD AND ELECTRONICALLY DEPOSITS THE DAILY TOTAL INTO NCGA BANK ACCOUNT). ALL THE FARMERS' MARKETS NAMED ABOVE PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. NCGA STAFF FACILITATES TOKENS (THE CALFRESH BENEFITS), WHICH ARE ISSUED TO CUSTOMERS AND THEN SPENT WITH THE FARMERS; FARMERS REDEEM THESE WITH MARKET STAFF. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED IN PART THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS ALL LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY. WE SEE AN AVERAGE OF OVER 500 INDIVIDUAL CALFRESH RECIPIENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM WEEKLY, WITH OVER 15,000 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN 2023. OVER 200 LOCAL FAMILY FARMS BENEFIT FROM CALFRESH SPENDING AT FARMERS' MARKETS; A TOTAL OF $259,952 CALFRESH DOLLARS WERE SPENT AT THESE 11 FARMERS' MARKETS IN 2023.

  Expenses $248,056 · Revenue $259,952

• NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ACCESS PROGRAMS: MARKET MATCH NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM: PROVIDES NUTRITION VOUCHERS AND TOKENS TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ALL THE FARMERS' MARKETS NAMED ABOVE PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. NCGA STAFF DETERMINES INCOME ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT IN THE ABOVE LISTED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES A DESIGNATED AMOUNT OF TOKENS OR VOUCHERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ONLY AT FARMERS' MARKETS. CUSTOMERS SPEND THE SCRIPT WITH THE FARMERS AND THE FARMERS REDEEM THESE WITH MARKET STAFF. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED IN PART WITH GRANTS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (CNIP), THE FEDERAL GUS SCHUMACHER NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (GUSNIP FORMERLY CALLED FINI), A LOCAL HEALTH CENTER NETWORK (OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS) AND A LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE SEE AN AVERAGE OF OVER 500 INDIVIDUAL CALFRESH RECIPIENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM WEEKLY, WITH OVER 10,000 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN 2023. NCGA STAFF ALSO FACILITATES A WEEKLY HARVEST BOX, MULTI-FARM CSA STYLE PRODUCE BOX DISTRIBUTION THROUGH OUR FARMERS' MARKET LOCATIONS AND BY DELIVERY. PRODUCE IS AGGREGATED FROM FARMERS AND SOLD TO CUSTOMERS, SOME OF WHOM USE CALFRESH FOR THE PURCHASE AND RECEIVE A 50% DISCOUNT THROUGH THE MARKET MATCH PROGRAM. OVER 200 LOCAL FAMILY FARMS BENEFIT FROM CALFRESH SPENDING AT FARMERS' MARKETS; A TOTAL OF $174,297 MARKET MATCH DOLLARS WERE SPENT AT THESE 11 FARMERS' MARKETS IN 2023.

  Expenses $162,982 · Revenue $174,297

• FOOD DISTRIBUTION:THE HARVEST BOX PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN 2020 TO BRIDGE GAPS IN OUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC. THE HARVEST BOX PROGRAM HAS LED TO STRENGTHENED CONNECTIONS WITH LOCAL RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND HEALTH CENTERS. IT HAS HELPED NCGA RE-SPARK A REGIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT FOOD SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS THAT HAS LED TO THE CREATION OF HARVEST HUB, A FOOD HUB RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ORDERING, AGGREGATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL FOOD, PROVIDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FARMERS AND WHOLESALE BUYERS LIKE INSTITUTIONS, RESTAURANTS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES. WE ASSIST WITH THE ORDERING, AGGREGATION, STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL FARM PRODUCTS, CREATING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MEMBERS AND WHOLESALE BUYERS IN 2023 NCGA OPENED THE REGION'S FIRST FOOD HUB, FACILITATING PRODUCE PURCHASES FROM LOCAL FARMERS FOR SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, RESTAURANTS AND MORE BY OFFERING COLD STORAGE SPACE AND PRODUCE DELIVERY.

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

Listed in Part VII

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

12 August 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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