2023-11-13T16:06:28-06:00 2022-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 230 PARK AVE FL 3 NEW YORK NY 101690005 990 2022-01-01 472549969 SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC SOUL 5188809372 1972 NY HWY 2 PETERSBURG NY 12138 TAINA DEL VALLE CHAIR 5188809372 2023-11-13 1 TAINA DEL VALLE 999009999 0 BRUCE MAYER CPA P00187180 2125511724 2023-11-13 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z TAINA DEL VALLE 1972 NY HWY 2 PETERSBURG NY 12138 4954838 0 X SOULFIREFARM.ORG X 2014 NY TO FURTHER THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, NATURAL BUILDING, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, SPIRITUAL ACTIVISM, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS; TO CONDUCT ON-FARM AND FILED RESEARCH TO ADVANCE BEST PRACTICES IN FARMING AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY; TO PROVIDE ON-FARM TRAINING ON THE BEST PRACTICES IN FARMING AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY TO FARMERS; TO OFFER OFF-FARM PRESENTATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY; TO PUBLISH CURRICULUM, ARTICLES, AND OTHER WRITTEN AND RECORDED WORK FOR THE ON-FARM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT; TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE BEST PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY. 10 10 19 600 0 0 3959920 4605747 341033 255500 21842 48351 37720 31346 4360515 4940944 121250 67500 0 0 560141 998965 0 0 118844 521543 687553 1202934 1754018 3157581 3186926 11344794 14887632 22725 410680 11322069 14476952 X SOUL FIRE FARM IS AN AFRO-INDIGENOUS CENTERED COMMUNITY FARM COMMITTED TO UPROOTING RACISM AND SEEDING SOVEREIGNTY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM. WE RAISE AND DISTRIBUTE LIFE-GIVING FOOD AS A MEANS TO END FOOD APARTHEID. WITH DEEP REVERENCE FOR THE LAND AND WISDOM OF OUR ANCESTORS, WE WORK TO RECLAIM OUR COLLECTIVE RIGHT TO BELONG TO THE EARTH AND TO HAVE AGENCY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM. WE BRING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER ON THIS HEALING LAND TO SHARE SKILLS ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, NATURAL BUILDING, SPIRITUAL ACTIVISM, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. WE ARE TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ACTIVIST-FARMERS AND STRENGTHENING THE MOVEMENTS FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION. 0 0 1034558 52500 205495 FARM-BASED - SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE, INC. GROWS 20,000 POUNDS OF VEGETABLES, FRUITS, AND PLANT MEDICINE AND 250 CHICKENS INTENSIVELY ON 2 ACRES OF LAND USING LOW-TILL METHODS; PROVIDES AFFORDABLE, DOORSTEP DELIVERY OF ITS OWN FARM FRESH ORGANIC VEGETABLES, HERBS, EGGS, AND MEAT TO 80+ FAMILIES; TRAINS 130+ NEW FARMER-ACTIVISTS THROUGH OUR BIPOC FIRE (BLACK-INDIGENOUS-PEOPLE OF COLOR FARMING IN RELATIONSHIP WITH EARTH) AND BIPOC BUILDERS WEEKLONG IMMERSIONS; STRENGTHENS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE LAND BY PROVIDING DAYLONG FOOD JUSTICE PROGRAMS TO 250+ BIPOC YOUTH, COMMUNITY FARM DAYS TO 300+ INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND "SOUL FIRE IN THE CITY" LAWN TO GARDEN WORKSHOPS FOR 30+ PEOPLE. 358380 15000 59105 PUBLIC EDUCATION - THROUGH PUBLIC SPEAKING, TRAINING, AND MEDIA, SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE, INC. AWAKENS THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF 3,000 LISTENERS AND READERS WHO INTERACT WITH ITS PUBLIC TALKS, BOOK, AND ARTICLES - AS EVIDENCED BY 30+ EXAMPLES OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS REPORTING THEIR CONCRETE ACTIONS TOWARD FOOD JUSTICE AND LAND SOVEREIGNTY AS A RESULT OF WHAT THEY LEARNED. IN ADDITION, SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE, INC. CATALYZES THE TRANSFER OF RESOURCES, LAND, AND POWER TO BIPOC FARMER-ACTIVISTS BY INCUBATING THE NORTHEAST FARMERS OF COLOR COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, TRAINING 200+ ACTIVISTS THROUGH UPROOTING RACISM IN THE FOOD SYSTEM INTENSIVES, PARTICIPATING IN POLICY-ORGANIZING WORK WITH HEAL, NBFJA, USFSA, AND BUGS, GENERATING 7+ MATCHES THROUGH THE REPARATIONS MAP, AND SUPPORTING THE WORK OF AT LEAST ONE SIBLING FARM INTERNATIONALLY. 1392938 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 77 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X THE CHARITY CFO 3143900220 1310 PAPIN ST 300 ST LOUIS MO 63135 TAINA DEL VALLE CHAIR 5.00 X X 2650 0 0 GERALD MITCHELL TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TAGAN ENGEL SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN WASHINGTON PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DR CLAUDIA FORD DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DR GAIL MYERS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 2000 0 0 JALAL SABUR DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KAVITHA RAO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KEISHA CAMERON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA WATKINS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LEAH PENNIMAN CO-EXEC DIR/FARM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 81370 0 2434 IFE KILIMANJARO CO-EXEC DIR/MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 79290 0 2371 CHERYL WHILBY CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 68890 0 2059 234200 0 6864 0 0 0 0 NEW FRAMEWORKS CONSTRUCTION 1 MILL ST STE 161 BURLINGTON VT 05401 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 304037 MPR EXCAVATION LLC 266 CRAVEN RD DELANSON NY 12053 EXCAVATING SERVICES 173424 2 4605747 944 4605747 PROGRAM FEES 110000 180418 180418 PUBLIC SPEAKING 616000 62989 62989 FARM INCOME 110000 12093 12093 255500 48351 48351 26027 13894 12133 9100 3033 19213 19213 19213 4940944 264600 0 70597 15000 15000 52500 52500 241064 121636 53357 66071 576323 521012 51810 3501 10355 8142 1332 881 110250 86681 14185 9384 60973 47938 7845 5190 5644 5644 27603 27603 2 2 129039 101339 13541 14159 19856 14554 3647 1655 14697 11555 1891 1251 196127 175459 17548 3120 36474 16350 16860 3264 7525 1499 6026 112824 112824 34618 26192 5590 2836 FOOD AND SUPPLIES 63880 53432 8359 2089 FARM EXPENSES 23794 23735 59 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 1114 1114 14356 3090 5823 5443 1754018 1392938 242236 118844 382911 111904 6631420 6372964 1733154 2563342 19760 7067 1570 3375 1359 0 3570799 266667 1836266 3304132 208942 64824 529412 2159822 0 300202 11344794 14887632 9925 110478 12800 0 0 300202 22725 410680 X 8872265 11426646 2449804 3050306 11322069 14476952 11344794 14887632 3186926 -32043 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 459950 1196512 7518625 3959920 4605747 17740754 459950 1196512 7518625 3959920 4605747 17740754 4781120 12959634 8647 15430 14060 21842 48351 108330 2206 9707 11913 17860997 1411523 0.72560 0.79170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1179100 121696 1057404 145672 96078 49594 2246027 48893 2197134 3304132 MONEY MARKET FUNDS AND CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 2159822 F 2159822 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 300202 300202 4930134 -32043 7341 -2 -24704 4954838 -13894 -13894 4940944 1775251 7341 13894 21235 1754016 2 2 1754018 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES -2. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B -13,894. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 13,894. 1 THE FREE SCHOOL 8 ELM STREET ALBANY NY 12202 237112492 501(C)(3) 10000 0 LAND PROTECTION 1 0 SCHOLARSHIPS 21 52500 PART I, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE ANNUAL REPORT PROVIDED BY THE GRANTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS, A COPY OF THE RETURN IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THE 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE SFFI BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESEARCHED SALARIES IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS REGIONALLY AND STATEWIDE BY LOOKING AT 990S. THIS INFORMATION WAS USED TO APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS BELOW REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE AVERAGES. IN ADDITION TO A MARKET REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES, THE BOARD DID A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR ALL POSITIONS (FARMERS, PROGRAM DIRECTORS) TO ENSURE SALARIES WERE COMMENSURATE AND DID NOT OUTCOMPETE PRIVATE FARMS. THE FINAL DECISION REGARDING COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED (TYPICALLY IN MINUTES). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.