2025-05-01T13:23:34-05:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 600 3RD AVENUE SE SUITE 300 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 990 2024-01-01 454058376 FEED IOWA FIRST FEED 3197750149 1506 10TH STREET SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 JODY JOSTEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3193507250 2025-04-30 1 0 DAVID LITTLE P01480921 3193632697 2025-04-30 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JODY JOSTEN 1506 10TH STREET SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 449724 0 X WWW.FEEDIOWA1ST.COM X 2011 IA TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY TODAY AND TOMORROW BY GROWING FOOD AND FARMERS. 13 13 9 611 8805 0 498364 422728 0 8805 6030 13391 -129 4171 504265 449095 0 0 0 0 152140 255750 0 0 37530 131990 129622 284130 385372 220135 63723 824036 894361 4054 5086 819982 889275 X TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY TODAY AND TOMORROW BY GROWING FOOD AND FARMERS. 0 0 183997 4529 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 92160 4276 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. ELA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALSO 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. 276157 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 1 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X JODY JOSTEN 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 BIRNBAUM DAVID TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BLACK ASHLEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FELTON AMANDA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HLAVACEK ANNE LEFT DEC 2024 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOWDER PHIL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MCGRATH EMILY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELLOY JANE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAFTERY ERIN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RIGDON CASEY LEFT DEC 2024 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WELLS ANNIE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RENSHAW EMMALY LEFT JULY 2024 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 48990 0 170 JOSTEN JODY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 34500 0 110 83490 0 280 0 0 0 0 0 3550 73655 345523 422728 EARNED REVENUE 900099 8805 8805 8805 13391 13391 0 3550 629 -629 -629 MISC. INCOME 900099 4800 4800 4800 449095 0 8805 17562 83770 59477 19267 5026 141088 117230 9844 14014 11780 9094 2686 19112 14957 2510 1645 28961 28961 9562 150 9412 2586 2586 586 548 38 9113 2348 2350 4415 7632 7632 544 182 181 181 22679 22679 11571 5786 5785 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 35674 35674 714 400 63 251 385372 276157 71685 37530 2598 1242 649238 695027 224522 86527 117673 137995 54527 60097 824036 894361 4054 5086 4054 5086 X 666443 760882 153539 128393 819982 889275 824036 894361 X 63723 5570 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 335615 356343 429912 498363 431530 2051763 335615 356343 429912 498363 431530 2051763 277147 1774616 402 451 997 6030 13391 21271 450 160 1866 4803 7279 2080313 0.85310 0.82920 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISC INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 450. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 160. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,866. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 4,803. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 51138 3791 47347 4733 158 4575 64368 34481 29887 104283 48097 56186 137995 BENEFICIAL INTERST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 60097 60097 X 454665 5570 5570 449095 0 449095 385372 0 385372 0 385372 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 YEAR END. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST 5,570. 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 5,570.