2023-06-15T17:49:33-04:00 2022-12-31 461335331 ALTRUIC ADVISORS CPAS 4088 WASHTENAW AVE ANN ARBOR MI 48108 990 2022-01-01 743091845 GROWING HOPE INC GROW 7347868401 922 W MICHIGAN AVENUE YPSILANTI MI 48197 JULIUS BUZZARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7347868401 2023-06-14 true JULIUS BUZZARD XXX-XX-XXXX false RYAN N HAGAN CPA P00293011 8882985297 2023-06-14 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SARAH WIXSON 922 W MICHIGAN AVENUE YPSILANTI MI 48197 922416 false X WWW.GROWINGHOPE.NET X 2003 MI FOSTERS AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM WHERE ALL PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED TO GROW, SELL, BUY, PREPARE, AND EAT NOURISHING FOOD. 12 12 33 156 0 1336000 780364 120221 117209 -219 -870 5454 2658 1461456 899361 813 0 560218 594828 0 152735 257649 229838 817867 825479 643589 73882 1769633 1828294 200820 185599 1568813 1642695 X FOSTERS AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM WHERE ALL PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED TO GROW, SELL, BUY, PREPARE, AND EAT NOURISHING FOOD. false false 167101 813 FARM AND GARDEN PROGRAMS IN 2022, WE HELPED OVER 160 GARDENERS OBTAIN THE RESOURCES THEY NEEDED TO START GROWING GARDENS IN THE YPSILANTI COMMUNITY. WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 4,000 SEEDLINGS TO HOME, COMMUNITY, AND SCHOOL GARDENS. WE ALSO HAD TOOLS AND OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO GARDENERS WHO NEEDED THEM. WE DONATED ABOUT 3,500 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES, OUR FREE PRODUCE CART IN FRONT OF OUR FARM, TEEN FARM SHARES, TEEN COOKING CLASSES, AND FIELD TRIP COOKING LESSONS. THROUGH OUR HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN PROGRAM (HVGP), WE INSTALLED NEW RAISED BED GARDENS FOR 25 YPSILANTI HOUSEHOLDS AND REPAIRED EXISTING GARDEN BEDS AT ONE LOCAL SENIOR LIVING CENTER. WE PROVIDED GARDEN SOIL, COMPOST, SEEDLINGS, SEEDS AND GARDEN SUPPORT SERVICES TO ALL OF THESE HOMES. WE SUPPORTED A SMALL WORKSHOP SERIES ON THE FARM, REACHING AT LEAST FIVE PARTICIPANTS IN EACH WORKSHOP. WE HOSTED TWO VERY WELL ATTENDED COMMUNITY DAYS THAT WELCOMED PEOPLE TO OUR SPACE. COMMUNITY DAY INCLUDED FOOD, KIDS ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS, AND FARM TOURS. 173068 44919 FARMERS MARKET PROGRAMS WE CONTINUED THE YPSI AREA ONLINE MARKET TO PROVIDE EASY ONLINE ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD AND LOW/NO-CONTACT PICK-UP. WE CONTINUED TO OFFER SNAP AND DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS FOR CUSTOMERS USING THE ONLINE MARKET. THE DOWNTOWN, DEPOT TOWN, AND ONLINE MARKETS BROUGHT IN OVER 370,000 IN SALES, 20% USING FOOD ASSISTANCE, AND SUPPORTED 91 LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS. 166627 2845 YOUTH AND SCHOOLS PROGRAMS WE REACHED 318 YOUTH THROUGH IN-PERSON FIELD TRIPS AT THE GROWING HOPE URBAN FARM, YPSILANTI FARMERS MARKETPLACE, AND DEPOT TOWN FARMERS MARKET, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND SUMMER CAMPS. WE SUCCESSFULLY RAN AN IN-PERSON YEAR-ROUND TEEN PROGRAM WITH 13 YPSILANTI TEENS. WE INCORPORATED FOOD JUSTICE, COOKING AND GARDENING WORKSHOPS INTO THE CURRICULUM. FOUR TEENS GRADUATED FROM OUR TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND PURSUED FURTHER CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY BUILDING OR SUSTAINABILITY. 89518 69445 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WE CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE INCUBATOR KITCHEN. WE HOSTED 33 START-UP FOOD BUSINESSES IN OUR FOURTH YEAR OF OUR INCUBATOR KITCHEN AND SUPPORTED THEM AS NEEDED THROUGH THE LICENSING PHASE. OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS UTILIZED 62 HOURS OF FREE INCUBATOR KITCHEN USE. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FARM AND GARDEN PROGRAMS IN 2022, WE HELPED OVER 160 GARDENERS OBTAIN THE RESOURCES THEY NEEDED TO START GROWING GARDENS IN THE YPSILANTI COMMUNITY. WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 4,000 SEEDLINGS TO HOME, COMMUNITY, AND SCHOOL GARDENS. WE ALSO HAD TOOLS AND OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO GARDENERS WHO NEEDED THEM. WE DONATED ABOUT 3,500 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES, OUR FREE PRODUCE CART IN FRONT OF OUR FARM, TEEN FARM SHARES, TEEN COOKING CLASSES, AND FIELD TRIP COOKING LESSONS. THROUGH OUR HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN PROGRAM (HVGP), WE INSTALLED NEW RAISED BED GARDENS FOR 25 YPSILANTI HOUSEHOLDS AND REPAIRED EXISTING GARDEN BEDS AT ONE LOCAL SENIOR LIVING CENTER. WE PROVIDED GARDEN SOIL, COMPOST, SEEDLINGS, SEEDS AND GARDEN SUPPORT SERVICES TO ALL OF THESE HOMES. WE SUPPORTED A SMALL WORKSHOP SERIES ON THE FARM, REACHING AT LEAST FIVE PARTICIPANTS IN EACH WORKSHOP. WE HOSTED TWO VERY WELL ATTENDED COMMUNITY DAYS THAT WELCOMED PEOPLE TO OUR SPACE. COMMUNITY DAY INCLUDED FOOD, KIDS ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS, AND FARM TOURS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C YOUTH AND SCHOOLS PROGRAMS WE REACHED 318 YOUTH THROUGH IN-PERSON FIELD TRIPS AT THE GROWING HOPE URBAN FARM, YPSILANTI FARMERS MARKETPLACE, AND DEPOT TOWN FARMERS MARKET, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND SUMMER CAMPS. WE SUCCESSFULLY RAN AN IN-PERSON YEAR-ROUND TEEN PROGRAM WITH 13 YPSILANTI TEENS. WE INCORPORATED FOOD JUSTICE, COOKING AND GARDENING WORKSHOPS INTO THE CURRICULUM. FOUR TEENS GRADUATED FROM OUR TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND PURSUED FURTHER CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY BUILDING OR SUSTAINABILITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WE CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE INCUBATOR KITCHEN. WE HOSTED 33 START-UP FOOD BUSINESSES IN OUR FOURTH YEAR OF OUR INCUBATOR KITCHEN AND SUPPORTED THEM AS NEEDED THROUGH THE LICENSING PHASE. OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS UTILIZED 62 HOURS OF FREE INCUBATOR KITCHEN USE. INITIATING TOURS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO APPROXIMATELY 78 INTERESTED PARTIES THROUGH OUR ONLINE INQUIRY FORM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITEE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE POLICY IS MANAGED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND MEMBER OR A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS EACH PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, HAS READ AND UDNERSTANDS THE POLICY, AND HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD USING PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.