2023-07-20T22:26:29-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 810691944 URBAN COMMUNITY AGRI-NOMICS UCAN URBA 9843774226 505 Crestview Drive Durham NC 27712 Delphine Sellars Executive Director 9195991533 2023-07-20 1 0 11 0 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X Delphine Sellars 505 Crestview Drive Durham NC 27712 155750 0 X www.ucan.today X 2016 NC Urban Community AgriNomics (UCAN) mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of our community. Our purpose is to provide education and training on healthy lifestyles, seed-to-table food preparation and preservation, hands on STEAM and agriculture. We empower families and individuals by providing resources to grow their own healthy food using sustainable practices in a supportive environment. Our mission is to reduce food insecurity, reduce and/or reverse preventable health risk factors, to increase academic success and to increase exposure to career opportunities in the field of agriculture. Our motto is "Growing Communities One Seed at a Time". We believe in sustainable agriculture that embraces the diversity of our total community, in creating equity, especially human equity, among disenfranchised individuals, in the acquisition of the skills and tools needed to build resiliency. 9 0 3 350 0 0 59842 155750 14129 0 0 0 0 0 73971 155750 0 0 0 0 5167 17980 0 0 0 64140 49566 69307 67546 4664 88204 240456 328660 0 0 240456 328660 Urban Community AgriNomics (UCAN) mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of our community. Our purpose is to provide education and trainings on healthy lifestyles, seed-to-table food preparation and preservation, hands on STEAM and agriculture. We empower families and individuals by providing resources to grow their own healthy food using sustainable practice's in a supportive environment. Our mission is to reduce food insecurity, reduce and/or reverse preventable health risk factors, to increase academic success and to increase exposure to career opportunities in the field of agriculture. Our moto is "Growing Communities One Seed at a Time". We believe in sustainable agriculture that embraces the richness of the earth in all of its wonders. The foundation of UCAN is rooted in embracing the diversity of our total community, in creating equity, especially human equity, among disenfranchised individuals in the acquisition of the skills and tools needed to build resiliency. 0 0 18000 14000 4000 Education and training in gardening as well as personal and community food production. The expansion of our gardening operation by creating a YouthCan garden devoted to engaging more youth in growing vegetables for their families and community. The focus of the YouthCan garden is "Economic Compassion". Here we education youth and adults in the practice of not only selling some of their vegetables but also in donating to those in need. The garden for youth is actually an outdoor classroom complete with education and training in composting, seed harvesting and planting, and skills to grow an abundance of vegetables. Construction of the twelve raised bed garden included filling each with rich soil and a compost system, served to recruit more youth. The garden area of the farm was also expanded to include a hügelkultur garden which is a no-till garden. Here we focused on planting vining plants such as watermelons. In addition we planted additional fruit trees and berry bushes. Youth and adults were engaged in planting pollinators in the garden area as well as throughout the farm. 8500 5000 3500 UCAN continues to invest in the building of its infrastructure. Since we are reclaiming and old neglected farmstead that has not been tended in over seventy years, we must ensure that all structures utilized in providing services to the community are safe and sound. Our focus in this area included the digging of an additional well, removal of unsafe structures and construction of a walking trail as well as maintenance of our existing trading path. We acknowledge that there is more to health and wellbeing than have access to fresh nutritious vegetables. Access to open green spaces are just as important. 5416 3500 1916 With an increase in services comes the need for an increase in contracting with or engaging with those local individuals with the skills and knowledge to teach. Since UCAN lacks the unrestricted funds to hire staff we entered into agreements with other organizations and individuals with expertise in various areas to instruct our youth and adults in trail building, dismantling of unsafe structures, building and other related skills. In addition with a focus on climate change and conservation we seek those with comparable skills. 0 0 0 31916 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NC X Delphine Sellars 9195991533 505 Crestview Drive Durham NC 27712 Lucille Patterson Treasurer and Volunteer Coordinator 20 0 X X X 7200 0 0 Delphine Sellars Executive Director 40 40 X 7000 0 0 Justin Wooley Assistant Director 20 0 X X 3780 0 0 LeShawn Edouard Board Member 10 0 X 780 0 0 Rhonda Michael Board Member 10 0 X 0 0 0 Alyssa Florwick Secretary 10 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Nye Board Member 10 0 X 0 0 0 Natasha Wiley Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mark Simeon Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Quinton Pettiford Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Kindra Holden Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Sabre Morris Board Chair 5 5 X 0 0 0 18760 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 125000 30750 0 155750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155750 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17980 10980 7000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1200 1200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34079 17336 16743 0 2741 1100 1641 0 2515 800 1715 0 3882 1500 2382 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3700 0 3700 0 1249 0 1249 0 0 0 0 0 67546 31916 35630 0 240456 328660 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 240456 328660 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 139240 74956 101216 253704 240456 328660 240456 328660 88204 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 37029 25639 56701 59842 328661 507872 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37029 25639 56701 59842 328661 507872 8543 499329 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 507872 8543 0.98318 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lucille Patterson Treasurer and Volunteer Coordinator 7200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7200 0 0 0 Delphine Sellars Executive Director 7000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7000 0 0 0 Justin Wooley Assistant Director 3780 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3780 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 As a small nonprofit with limited resources the salary for the Executive was based on financial abilities, acceptable pay of the candidate and local practices. The Board of Director approved the pay that was agreed upon by the candidate. The organization realizes that the pay provided is not within the norm that is provided to local nonprofit Executives Directors. Note that the Executive Director is a co-founder of the organization and until the point in time in which a salary was provided, worked pro-bono. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 The Executive Director is related to a Board Member. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the Chair of the Board and key staff members prior to submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Prior to each meeting, based on the agenda, each board member is requested to acknowledge any known or potential conflict of interests. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 At the time of determination for the need to fill a position research is conducted to determine the local, state and national salary for the position within a nonprofit based on actual job duties, length of the organization's establishment and financial status of the the organization. Only after research is completed is the position announced and recruitment begins. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are available upon request. They are also provided to the State of NC and are subject to public access. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other expenses include: Farm equipment and maintenance - $7708; Fuel for equipment - $776; Utilities - $2445; Site Development - $600; Tree Service - $1930; Outside contractors such as plumbers, construction worker, - $4910; Food Distribution - $5096; Permits and Licenses - $2074; Direct Education and Program Services - $8543. The filing is late because it was originally submitted via paper copy. The paper copy was returned and with a notification that the return would only be accepted electronically. Upon completing the return electronically and at the point of submission we were notified that we could not use the 99EZ due the the amount of revenue generated by the organization and that because our revenue exceeded $200,000 we had to submit using form 990 instead. We are submitting our return utilizing the appropriate form.