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← LAWRENCE COMMUNITY FOOD ALLIANCE

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by LAWRENCE COMMUNITY FOOD ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$140,349
Total expenses
$115,904
Contributions and grants received
$124,844
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$15,505
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$106,241
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,141
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$105,100
Program service expenses (Part III)
$115,904

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

SUNRISE PROJECT SERVES DOUGLAS COUNTY BY PROVIDING SPACE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO BUILD AN EQUITABLE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, GOOD FOOD, AND SOCIAL CONNECTION.

  • SUNRISE FREE FOOD PANTRY: SUNRISE PROJECTS FRONT PORCH SERVED AS A 24/7 NO-QUESTIONS-ASKED FOOD PANTRY. THE SHELVES AND FRIDGE ON OUR PORCH ARE MOSTLY STOCKED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DROP OFF FOOD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SUNRISE PROJECT RESCUES FOOD ON THE WEEKEND FROM A LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND STOCKS AN AFTER SCHOOL SNACK SHELF FOR YOUTH. COMMUNITY CENTER: SUNRISE PROJECT PROVIDES TWO COMMUNITY MEALS A MONTH, SERVING 400+ WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. MEALS ARE SERVED DINE-IN, TO-GO AND BY DELIVERY. SUNDAY CAFES ARE HELD WEEKLY WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS CAN ENJOY DRINKS, SNACKS AND SOCIAL CONNECTION AT NO CHARGE.

    Expenses $61,146

  • LAWRENCE FRUIT TREE PROJECT: THROUGH LFTP, SUNRISE PROJECT STEWARDS LAWRENCE COMMUNITY ORCHARD, LOCATED IN EAST LAWRENCE. SINCE 2012 THIS SPACE HAS PROVIDED THE LAWRENCE COMMUNITY WITH A FREE FOOD PARK PLANTED WITH PERENNIAL TREES AND PLANTS THAT PROVIDE FOOD. IN ADDITION, LFTP PLANTS FRUIT TREES IN PUBLIC SPACES AND OFFERS FRUIT TREE WORKSHOPS. SUNRISE COMMUNITY GARDEN: UNLIKE MANY COMMUNITY GARDENS IN OUR COMMUNITY, SUNRISE GARDEN IS A FREE FOOD GARDEN OPEN TO ALL FOR HARVEST AND ENJOYMENT. WE DO NOT RENT OUT PLOTS OR RESERVE THE HARVEST FOR VOLUNTEERS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE MANY BARRIERS TO GARDENING: TIME, SKILL, KNOWLEDGE, AND ACCESS TO LAND. OUR GARDEN ADDRESSES THOSE BARRIERS BY PROVIDING A GARDEN SPACE THAT IS OPEN TO ALL.

    Expenses $42,419

  • YOUTH PROGRAMMING: SUNRISE PROJECT OFFERS YOUTH INTERNSHIPS TO LEARN JOB SKILLS, EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY BUILDING. IN ADDITION, LOCAL SCHOOLS BRING STUDENTS TO SUNRISE FOR FIELD TRIPS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.

    Expenses $12,339

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

Listed in Part IV

  • Regina Biswas Thomas

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kayla Thawnghmung

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alex Olson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris De La Cruz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paola Alor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kitcha Paranjothi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chelsea Harrington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Freiburger

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $29,000
    Compensation
    $29,000
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    25

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
25 February 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202520629349201627

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