2024-07-18T13:14:21-05:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 600 3RD AVENUE SE SUITE 300 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 990 2023-01-01 454058376 FEED IOWA FIRST FEED 3197750149 1506 10TH STREET SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 EMMALY RENSHAW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3193507250 2024-07-16 1 EMMALY RENSHAW XXX-XX-XXXX 0 DAVID LITTLE P01480921 3193632697 2024-06-20 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z EMMALY RENSHAW 1506 10TH STREET SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 506259 0 X WWW.FEEDIOWA1ST.COM X 2011 IA TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY TODAY AND TOMORROW BY GROWING FOOD AND FARMERS. 14 14 3 490 0 0 429912 498364 0 0 997 6030 -1951 -129 428958 504265 0 0 0 0 140497 152140 0 0 27221 145171 131990 285668 284130 143290 220135 602576 824036 6884 4054 595692 819982 X TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY TODAY AND TOMORROW BY GROWING FOOD AND FARMERS. 0 0 95461 GROW DON'T MOW: THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO UTILIZE URBAN SPACES TO GROW FOOD.GROW DON'T MOW IS A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION THAT PARTNERS WITH LOCAL FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND CORPORATIONS TO TILL UNDERUTILIZED LAND AND GROW OVER 19,000 LBS. OF PRODUCE A YEAR FOR COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION. WITH RISING COSTS OF LAND AND NEARLY 229,000 IOWANS WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE, OUR GROWING PARTNERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ALLEVIATING FOOD INSECURITY BY GROWING NUTRIENT-DENSE PRODUCE HERE IN LINN COUNTY. FEED IOWA FIRST MANAGES 14 URBAN FIELDS (TOTAL OF 1.2 ACRES COMBINED) AND WORKS WITH OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE GROW DON'T MOW PROGRAM. FIF STARTS OVER 40,000 PLANTS (MORE THAN 50 VARIETIES), TILLS, PROVIDES IRRIGATION, AND TRAINS ALL FIELD VOLUNTEERS IN GAP (GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES). GROW DON'T MOW PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THEN TEND, WATER, WEED, AND HARVEST PRODUCE RETURNING IT TO FEED IOWA FIRST FOR COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION. FEED IOWA FIRST DISTRIBUTES PRODUCE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITHIN 24-72 HOURS OF HARVEST ENSURING IT IS FRESH AND RETAINS NUTRIENTS. THROUGH THE GDM PROGRAM, WE GROW SPECIFICALLY TO MEET THE FOOD NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PROVIDING FRESH, HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCE THAT IS NEEDED AND WANTED, THUS REDUCING FOOD WASTE WHILE INCREASING ACCESS.19,581 POUNDS OF FOOD (INCLUDES WANATEE) GROWN THROUGH THE GROW DON'T MOW PROGRAM WITH 13,440 POUNDS BEING FROM URBAN SITES (APPROX. 1.2 ACRES) 13 COMMUNITY PARTNERS 69412 EQUITABLE LAND ACCESS (ELA):FEED IOWA FIRST EQUITABLE LAND ACCESS (ELA) PROGRAM PROVIDES FIELD EDUCATION, BUSINESS FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES. MATERIALS AND KNOWLEDGE FROM THIS PROJECT WILL BE SHARED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. FIF PARTNERS WITH THE CATHERINE MCAULEY REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CENTER TO CONNECT WITH FARMERS, AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS FOR MARKETING, NEWBO CITY MARKET FOR SNAP AND DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS MARKET ACCESS, LINN COUNTY FOR LAND LEASES, EASTERN IOWA HEALTH CENTER FQHC FOR HEALTH EQUITY. THESE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM CAPACITY AND CONNECTING IMMIGRANT AND UNDERSERVED FARMERS TO LAND AND RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM HAS TWO PARTS:ELA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SELECTS TWO FARMERS YEARLY TO HELP DEVELOP THEIR BUSINESSES AND BUFFER THE FINANCIAL LOSSES OF STARTING A NEW CROP. MANY OF THESE CROPS ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT CROPS THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS DRIVE 8-HOUR ROUND TRIP TO BUY. WE SUPPORT FARMERS AS THEY WORK TO SEE IF PLANTS GROWN WORLDWIDE WILL GROW HERE IN IOWA, GROWING THE FARMERS' BUSINESS WHILE IMPROVING ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOOD FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. FEED IOWA FIRST PARTNERS WITH KIRKWOOD FOR GREENHOUSE SPACE TO START MORE THAN 20,000 PLANTS FOR THE ELA PROGRAM. AT THE END OF THREE YEARS, ELA FARMERS WILL BE POSITIONED TO SECURE A FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED FARM LOAN AND TRANSITION TO BUYING OR RENTING LAND. 22288 DISTRIBUTION: WE BELIEVE ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY PRODUCE CAN AND DOES TRANSFORM LIVES. FRESH FOOD IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT, AND ENSURING ACCESS TO IT IS KEY TO BUILDING VIBRANT COMMUNITIES WHERE CITIZENS CAN REACH THEIR FULL HUMAN POTENTIAL. THROUGH DISTRIBUTION, WE ARE CULTIVATING COMMUNITIES OF CARING ACROSS LINN COUNTY THAT WORK TOGETHER TO BRING FRESH, LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE TO ANY PERSON THAT STRUGGLES WITH FOOD INSECURITY AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO FOOD ACCESS. ALL PRODUCE GROWN THROUGH FEED IOWA FIRST GROWN DON'T MOW PROGRAM AND DONATED THROUGH OUR DON'T WASTE DONATE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR FREE. THIS PROGRAM IS AIMED AT DIRECTLY ALLEVIATING FOOD INSECURITY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO NUTRIENT-DENSE PRODUCE AT NO COST TO ANY FAMILY IN NEED AND REQUIRES NO PAPERWORK OR ID TO RECEIVE FOOD ALLOWING US TO SERVE NOT ONLY THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD FOOD BUT THOSE WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE BUT DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO BUY NUTRITIOUS FOOD AT THE STORE. PRODUCE THROUGH THE DGM PROGRAM IS MOVED FROM FIELD-TO-FAMILY WITHIN 72-HOURS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ALLEVIATES BARRIERS OF TRANSPORTATION AND SCHEDULING BY INCLUDING 19 DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS. THESE INCLUDE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, LOW-INCOME HEALTH CLINIC, FOOD PANTRIES, SCHOOL PANTRIES, AND 24-HOURS ACCESS TO COMMUNITY FRIDGES. THROUGH HIS MODEL FEED IOWA FIRST IS THE ONLY PROGRAM PROVIDING CONSISTENT VEGETABLES TO FOOD PANTRIES AND FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON PROVIDING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH FOOD. FEED IOWA FIRST IS GAP CERTIFIED TO INCREASE FOOD SAFETY AND TRACKING. WE DISTRIBUTE FARMERS MARKET STYLE AND GROW SPECIFICALLY TO MEET THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. BECAUSE OF THIS DISTRIBUTION MODEL WE HAVE LITTLE WASTE. THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GENERATE INNOVATIVE WAYS OF GETTING FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD INTO THE HANDS AND HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT NEED IT MOST. 9376 VEGGIERX:THE VEGGIERX PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR UNDERSERVED DIABETICS IN LINN COUNTY EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. VEGGIERX ADDRESSES ACCESS TO NUTRIENT-DENSE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE VEGETABLES, INDIVIDUAL CHOICE, TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS, AND PATIENT SUPPORT. THE VEGGIERX PROGRAM OFFERS A PERSONALLY AND MEDICALLY TAILORED WEEKLY PRODUCE PICKUP FOR UNDERSERVED DIABETICS. VEGGIERX WILL ALLOW ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD THAT PATIENTS KNOW HOW TO COOK AND ENJOY EATING. THE PROGRAM WILL RUN FOR A MINIMUM OF 12 WEEKS, WITH A POTENTIAL 6-WEEK EXTENSION IF THE GROWING SEASON ALLOWS. 4945 GROW SOME ROWS:LOCAL COMMERCIAL FARMERS, RESIDENTIAL FARMERS OR BACKYARD GROWERS CAN DONATE A PORTION OF THEIR LAND TO GROW PRODUCE FOR FEED IOWA FIRST. FEED IOWA FIRST WILL PROVIDE THE PLANTS AND WILL ORGANIZE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP PLANT, MAINTAIN AND HARVEST PRODUCE. GROWERS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO $5,000 IN TAX CREDITS AND THE RETAIL VALUE OF THE PRODUCE MAY BE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE. LAST YEAR FEED IOWA FIRST WORKED WITH THE IOWA BIG HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM TO CONSTRUCT A PRODUCE DROP-OFF SHED SO HOME GARDENERS CAN DROP OFF ANYTIME OF THE DAY. THE SHED IS EQUIPPED WITH A COOLING FAN, LOG, AND COOLER TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR HOME GARDENERS TO DONATE EXCESS WHILE PROTECTING THE VEGETABLES FROM SUN. 3180 POUNDS OF POTATOES GROWN ON ONE ACRE WITH BLUEBIRD FARMS IN LIBSON. 2948 DON'T WASTE DONATE:FEED IOWA FIRST PARTNERS WITH SEVERAL COMMERCIAL FARMERS AND RESIDENTIAL GROWERS TO REDIRECT EXCESS PRODUCE TO LINN COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT LACK ACCESS TO FRESH LOCALLY-GROWN AND CHEMICAL-FREE PRODUCE. OUR DONATED PRODUCE DOES NOT ORIGINATE FROM SUPERMARKETS WHERE THE PRODUCE MAY ALREADY BE PASSED THE 'BEST BEFORE' DATE. FEED IOWA FIRST WILL ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM ANY GROWER OF PRODUCE IN LINN COUNTY OR SURROUNDING AREAS. BECAUSE OF OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM VEGETABLES ARE DISTRIBUTED WITHIN 24-72 HOURS OF HARVEST TO ENSURE FRESHNESS. 17269 204430 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X EMMALY RENSHAW 3193507250 1506 10TH STREET SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 MCGRANE MATT CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDERSON SABRINA VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CLARK JOE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARDS LYNETTE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BOPP DORA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BURNS KEVIN RESIGNED 82023 TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 FENTON AMANDA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HLAVACEK ANNE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOWDER PHIL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELLOY JANE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETRZELKA EMILY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAFTERY ERIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RIGDON CASEY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 VINT LAURA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WELLS ANNIE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RENSHAW EMMALY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 62192 0 0 62192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115181 5424 113450 264309 498364 6030 6030 0 5424 1994 -1994 -1994 MISC. INCOME 900099 1865 1865 1865 504265 0 0 5901 62192 44156 14304 3732 68989 55929 4354 8706 10087 9206 529 352 10872 9060 1087 725 23079 23079 11668 11668 2694 373 379 1942 1368 700 668 4115 1456 2659 4570 4570 843 660 87 96 20887 20887 9797 4899 4898 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 52534 52534 435 435 284130 204430 52479 27221 2598 555782 649238 181520 63847 21422 117673 25372 54527 602576 824036 6884 4054 6884 4054 X 427187 666443 168505 153539 595692 819982 602576 824036 X 220135 4155 X X 0 1 X 0 0 X 109871 335615 356343 429912 498363 1730104 109871 335615 356343 429912 498363 1730104 286799 1443305 99 402 451 997 6030 7979 450 160 1866 2476 1740559 0.82920 0.65080 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISC INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 450. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 160. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,866. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 36120 1172 34948 64368 27146 37222 81032 35529 45503 117673 BENEFICIAL INTERST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 54527 54527 X 508420 4155 4155 504265 0 504265 284130 0 284130 0 284130 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR SECTION OF THE IOWA INCOME TAX LAW, WHICH PROVIDES INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, OR EDUCATION PURPOSES. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS NOT CLASSIFIED THE ORGANIZATION AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE STANDARD FOR EVALUTATIONG CERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2023. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST 4,155. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD FOR TIME-SENSITIVE, OR LOW-INVOLVEMENT DECISIONS. THIS COMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE BOARD CHAIR AND CURRENT OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. A DRAFT WILL BE EMAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW AND ASK QUESTIONS AND WHILE ASKING QUESTIONS TO INCLUDE ALL OTHERS ON THE THREAD. IF IT BECOMES EVIDENT THAT A MEETING WOULD BETTER SERVE THE PROCESS A MEETING WILL BE CALLED ASAP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD, WHERE IT WILL BE ADDED TO THE RECORD. IT IS UP TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PRESENT, AS THE CONFLICTS ARISE. ANY MEMBER FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE COFLICTING PARTY AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES COPIES OF ITS FORM 990 RETURN AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST 4,155. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PRESENTED, ON A MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING UNDER WHICH ONLY REVENUE COLLECTED, EXPENSES PAID, ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND NET ASSETS ARISING AS A RESULT OF CASH TRANSACTIONS TO OR FROM THE ACQUISITION OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS, CAPITALIZING AND DEPRECIATING PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET APPRECIATION OR DEPRECIATION RELATED TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND RECORDING A LIABILITY FOR PAYROLL TAXES WITHHELD.