2025-08-19T22:24:28-04:00 2024-12-31 260858122 Aurora Accounting Solutions Inc 1800 Camden Road Suite 107-268 Charlotte NC 28203 990 2024-01-01 814676117 THE BULB GALLERY % Lisa Mathews BULB 6514914862 932 SEIGLE AVENUE Charlotte NC 28205 LISA MATHEWS Interim Executive Director 6514914862 2025-08-19 true true MARY F ROBERTS EA P00752501 7049100528 2025-08-19 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 1892772 false X thebulbgallery.org X 2020 NC See attachment O 3 3 0 256 0 0 1048229 1892772 0 0 0 1048229 1892772 0 0 244907 235139 0 59036 725310 1515600 970217 1750739 78012 142033 173810 625123 27496 34177 146314 590946 See attachment O false false 1518871 Operated 368 mobile market events, served 16,917 individuals, distributed 258,402 pounds of fresh food. Launched two new market sites, with 946 check-ins, reached 3,641 household members, and distributed 23,395 pounds of produce. Expanded food rescue partnerships to include Whole Foods and Costco, which contributed 32,807 pounds of food for redistribution. A partnership with Titos Handmade Vodka and Crown Town Landscapes supported the creation of a community urban orchard, enhancing access to green space and future food production. Diverted over 43,000 pounds of organic waste through composting partnerships and implemented a single-use plastics reuse program that repurposed 194 pounds of clamshells and 31 pounds of egg cartons. Secured a one-year, $300,000 extension of American Rescue Plan Act funding from Mecklenburg County to be used in 2025. Secured a $70k grant from Truist Foundation to be used in 2025. 1518871 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true false true false NC X Lisa Mathews 6514914862 932 SEIGLE AVENUE Charlotte NC 28205 X Patricia Pitts Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Benjamin Mathews Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kelle Pressley Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Dickens Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Mathews Interim Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 901510 991262 1892772 0 1892772 0 0 0 84207 22311 35281 26615 150932 121937 10352 18643 94893 94893 2800 2800 9854 7486 2368 9651 9651 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 4362 3314 1048 MISC EXPENSES 7065 4334 1371 1360 Food Costs 1325801 1325801 Market Expense 9346 9346 51828 11891 27519 12418 1750739 1518871 172832 59036 110340 342133 221600 1880 2027 7921 78247 26658 61443 51589 173810 625123 27193 34177 303 27496 34177 X 52118 139501 94196 451445 146314 590946 173810 625123 X 142033 302599 X true X true X true false X 174086 301554 529355 1048229 1892773 3945997 14284 36275 17115 67674 188370 337829 546470 1048229 1892773 4013671 0 0 0 0 0 0 4013671 188370 337829 546470 1048229 1892773 4013671 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 58791 17466 41325 19456 9192 10264 51589 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 THE BULB GALLERY BOARD REVIEWS THE 990 AND DISCUSSES ANY ISSUES/QUESTIONS THAT ARISE FROM THE REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c EACH DIRECTOR, PRINICPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD-DELIGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY AND UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEPMT PURPOSES. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b PERIODIC REVIEWS INCLUDE WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION AND THE RESULT OF ARMS LENGTH BARGAINING. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 NO DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 ADJUSTMENT FOR PRIOR YEAR ENDING BALANCE PER AUDITED FINANCIALS General explanation attachment Form 990 - Organizations Mission THE BULB GALLERY IS A NONPROFIT FOUNDED IN 2016 AND BASED IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A PLACE-BASED, LOW-BARRIER FARMERS MARKET MODEL THAT DISTRIBUTES FRESH PRODUCE-RESCUED FROM AREA GROCERY STORES AND SOURCED FROM LOCAL FARMS--TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE GREATER CHARLOTTE AREA.