2023-11-06T07:21:33-06:00 2022-12-31 541029635 THOMPSON GREENSPON 4035 RIDGE TOP RD SUITE 700 FAIRFAX VA 22030 990 2022-01-01 824630058 MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC MONT 3016377071 4825 CORDELL AVENUE 204 BETHESDA MD 20814 KIMBERLEY MCBRIDE BOARD CHAIR 3016377071 2023-10-27 1 KIMBERLEY MCBRIDE 999009999 0 TRACY M MOREY CPA P01521539 7033858888 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KIMBERLEY MCBRIDE PO BOX 34412 BETHESDA MD 20827 989429 0 X WWW.MOCOFOODCOUNCIL.ORG X 2016 MD MCFC BUILDS AN EQUITABLE, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH COLLABORATION, TRANSFORMATION, AND CULTIVATION. 9 9 11 2000 0 0 563502 981402 19218 0 0 0 218 638 582938 982040 0 0 0 0 378044 663262 0 0 8906 117965 261659 496009 924921 86929 57119 345040 449684 19256 66781 325784 382903 X MCFC BUILDS AN EQUITABLE, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH COLLABORATION, TRANSFORMATION, AND CULTIVATION. 1 0 331952 FOOD SECURITY - FOOD RECOVERY AND ACCESS WORKING GROUP (FRAWG) MEETINGS CONTINUED TO OPERATE AS REGULAR FOOD SECURITY COMMUNITY CALLS IN 2022. THE FOOD COUNCIL'S MONTHLY FOOD SECURITY COMMUNITY CALLS BRING TOGETHER A WIDE VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS WHO SERVE RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY, INCLUDING FOOD ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS, LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THESE MEETINGS CREATE A SPACE FOR THE FOOD SECURITY COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND TO FORM PARTNERSHIPS SO AS TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO MEET RESIDENT NEEDS. THE FOOD COUNCIL HAS CONTINUED TO ENGAGE A FOOD SECURITY COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (FSCAB), IN CONTINUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COUNTY'S FOOD SECURITY PLAN. THE 2022 FSCAB COHORT CONSISTED OF 15 MEMBERS WHO DEVELOPED ADVOCACY PLANS FOCUSING ON A VARIETY OF FOOD INSECURITY TOPICS SUCH AS FOOD INSECURITY AND HEALTH OUTCOMES, EXPANSION OF SNAP ACCESS, TRANSPORTATION ISSUES THAT AFFECT FOOD ACCESS, AND FOOD INSECURITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 129002 FOOD ECONOMY - THE 2022 FOOD AND BEVERAGE GUIDE WAS PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2022 AS A PRINTED GUIDE AND ALSO AS AN ONLINE SEARCHABLE GUIDE ON THE FOOD COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. IT FEATURES 73 BUSINESSES IN TOTAL, OF WHICH 27 ARE WOMEN-OWNED AND 24 ARE MINORITY-OWNED. WE FURTHER PROMOTED OUR MOCO MADE FOOD AND BEVERAGE BUSINESSES WITH A 2022 MOCO MADE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE, A BIPOC-OWNED MOCO MADE BUSINESSES GUIDE, AN ONLINE WOMAN-OWNED MOCO MADE BUSINESS GUIDE, AND AN AAPI-OWNED BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT. WE ALSO LAUNCHED THE MOCO FOOD MAP, AN INTERACTIVE, SEARCHABLE MAP THAT CAN BE USED WITH GPS TO LOCATE 360+ MONTGOMERY COUNTY-BASED INTERNATIONAL RETAILERS, STORES THAT CARRY LOCAL FOOD, FARM STORES, AND FARMERS MARKETS, AS WELL AS FOOD BUSINESSES AND THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION. WE PROVIDED VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON NETWORKING EVENTS TO COUNTY BUSINESSES, INCLUDING A MOCO MADE FOOD AND BEVERAGE EXPO, WHICH WELCOMED OVER 200 LOCAL FOOD PROFESSIONALS AND ENTHUSIASTS, INCLUDING THREE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICES REPRESENTED AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, BUYERS FROM 28 RETAILERS, 38 FOOD BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, AND GENERAL ADMISSION MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, WE LED A FOOD SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES INITIATIVE TO BUILD INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR A LOCAL FOOD AGGREGATION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY PROJECT. 141709 GENERAL PROGRAMS - COMMUNITY-WIDE EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON THE FOOD SYSTEM ELEMENTS HOLISTICALLY IN ORDER TO CULTIVATE A MORE RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE, AND EQUITABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 15264 FOOD EDUCATION - IN 2022, THE FOOD EDUCATION WORKING GROUP (FEDWG) FEATURED SPEAKERS FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS' DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES; DISCUSSED POLICY DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO HEALTHY RESTAURANT CHILDREN'S MEAL AND FREE SCHOOL MEALS; LAUNCHED A THREE-PART SERIES FOCUSED ON FOOD IS MEDICINE; INVITED SPEAKERS FROM THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO DISCUSS THEIR NEW COALITION ON CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT; AND REVIEWED THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE FOOD COUNCIL CONTINUED CONVENING A GARDENING SUBCOMMITTEE IN 2022 AS A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR GARDENING STAKEHOLDERS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT BEST PRACTICES AND NETWORK ABOUT GARDENING OPPORTUNITIES. 56560 POLICY - THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN URBAN AND RURAL POLICY AND PROCESS CHANGE. OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS LEAD THE WAY TO A MORE HEALTHFUL AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BY BRINGING TOGETHER A DIVERSITY OF NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND RESIDENTS IN A COORDINATED EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE BROAD RANGE OF FOOD SYSTEM-RELATED ISSUES IN OUR REGION. OUR POLICY INITIATIVES ARE LED BY OUR POLICY COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSIDERS ISSUES AND FACILITATES THE DECISION-MAKING AND ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY POSITIONS ON BEHALF OF THE FOOD COUNCIL. THIS STANDING COMMITTEE IS ENTRUSTED TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL REPRESENT THE MISSION AND VISION OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THAT INFLUENCE THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD SYSTEM. IN 2022, THE FOOD COUNCIL LAUNCHED ITS FIRST POLICY AND ADVOCACY NEWSLETTER, WHICH PROVIDED WEEKLY UPDATES ON THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND WE REFINED OUR 2022 POLICY TRACKER TO MORE TRANSPARENTLY CONVEY THE FOOD COUNCIL'S ACTIONS RELATED TO BILLS, TESTIMONY AND POSITIONS. 35610 FOOD COUNCIL - THE FOOD COUNCIL ANNUALLY SELECTS CANDIDATES TO SERVE TWO-YEAR TERMS ON THE 25-MEMBER MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL. FOOD COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVE IN A VOLUNTEER CAPACITY TO GUIDE THE WORK OF OUR FOUR WORKING GROUPS AND POLICY COMMITTEE, SERVING AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOOD COUNCIL'S WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. IDEAL FOOD COUNCIL MEMBERS LIVE, WORK, OR HAVE A STRONG INVESTMENT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BRING THEIR SPECIFIC EXPERTISE, COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, AND/OR RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE FOOD COUNCIL'S INITIATIVES. FOOD COUNCIL MEMBERS ALSO BRING IN EXPERTISE IN LOCAL FOOD-RELATED ISSUES AND REPRESENT A FOOD SYSTEM SECTOR OR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER PARTNER. 2022 FOOD COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTENDED BI-MONTHLY INTERNAL COUNCIL MEETINGS AND MONTHLY WORKING GROUP OR COMMITTEE MEETINGS. 8178 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT - THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT WORKING GROUP (EIWG) HOSTED A CAPSTONE PRESENTATION ON THEIR 2022 COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT POLICY, PROGRAMMATIC, AND INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE IN OUR COUNTY RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SYSTEMS ISSUES. THE SYMPOSIUM SHOWCASED FINDINGS AND LAUNCHED ACTION PRIORITIES TO INCREASE LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION, PREVENT FOOD WASTE, AND EXPAND COMPOSTING CAPACITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGHOUT 2022, THE FOOD COUNCIL PARTICIPATED ON THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY WORKGROUP, SHAPING A LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY IN OUR COUNTY. THIS WORK WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE BY REDUCING FOOD WASTE AS WELL AS INCREASE FOOD SECURITY BY CONNECTING VALUABLE FOOD TO RESIDENTS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. 115612 718275 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 MD X MASSA CRESSALL 3016377071 4825 CORDELL AVENUE SUITE 204 BETHESDA MD 20814 MICHAEL J WILSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE GREEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY NEVETT BAZIL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLEY MCBRIDE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ELISA GONZALEZ SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE HOUSTON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 EVELYN KELLY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CARMEN POSTON TRAVIS VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JACK BOBO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER BRUSKIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 112236 0 3283 112236 0 3283 1 0 0 0 0 4452 618751 358199 5118 981402 8027 4452 7389 638 638 982040 0 0 638 X 115005 92004 20701 2300 458788 355920 97983 4885 8266 6397 1786 83 35773 27922 7404 447 45430 35460 9403 567 923 923 36297 349 35948 166599 154817 11782 40303 32985 6710 608 1600 1600 3525 3169 340 16 403 403 2757 2757 ADVOCACY LEADER STIPEND 9252 9252 924921 718275 197740 8906 270636 174230 67468 270041 436 0 6500 3116 2200 403 0 1797 0 500 345040 449684 19256 66781 19256 66781 X 325784 277718 105185 325784 382903 345040 449684 57119 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 183558 337019 473182 563502 981402 2538663 183558 337019 473182 563502 981402 2538663 84410 2454253 375 501 202 1078 2539741 48955 0.96630 0.95510 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2200 403 1797 1797 X PART X, LINE 2: MCFC HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN THE PRIOR YEAR THE ORGANIZATION LISTED ONE PROGRAM ON THE FORM 990. FOR THE CURRENT YEAR FORM 990, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN BROKEN OUT INTO MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, AS LISTED ON PART III, LINE 4. HOWEVER, IN SUBSTANCE, THE PROGRAMS HAVE NOT CHANGED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER, THE BOARD CHAIR, THE BOARD VICE CHAIR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THE BOOKKEEPER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND FOOD COUNCIL MEMBERS AND IS MONITORED, REVIEWED, AND MAINTAINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE ENTIRE BOARD REVIEWS EACH TRANSACTION TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS ARE IDENTIFIED, THE PERSON DETERMINED TO HAVE A CONFLICT IS RECUSED FROM DELIBERATIONS AND VOTING. THE IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND APPROPRIATE RECUSALS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF EACH BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD DIRECTORS WHICH IS ENTIRELY MADE UP OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING OFFICES/POSITIONS AND THE MOST RECENT YEAR FOR WHICH THIS PROCESS WAS UNDERTAKEN FOR EACH IS IDENTIFIED: OFFICE/TITLE YEAR OF MOST RECENT REVIEW/APPROVAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2022 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G GRAPHIC DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,034. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,034. INTERNS AND OUTREACH CONTRACTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,389. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,389. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 141,394. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,782. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 153,176.