2024-05-13T13:29:02-07:00 2023-06-30 455471087 Accounting Angel LLC 520 Yosemite Ave N Golden Valley MN 55422 990 2022-07-01 463139547 NORTH COUNTRY FOOD ALLIANCE NORT 6125684585 PO Box 7074 Minneapolis MN 554070074 Tessa Late Admin Coordinator 2623840119 2024-04-22 1 Tessa Late 999009999 1 Acacia Willey P01010039 6128404220 2024-04-22 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Tessa Late PO Box 7074 Minneapolis MN 55407 689415 0 X www.ncfa-mn.org X 2013 MN North Country Food Alliance (NCFA) is a worker-run non-profit that takes action to strengthen food sovereignty in the Twin Cities Metro Area. We share healthy, culturally appropriate food; build community gardens; support local farmers; and reduce commercial and local food waste. 5 4 18 0 0 0 777265 689415 0 0 3 0 0 0 777268 689415 462538 497422 0 0 213033 215798 0 0 67992 58677 76318 734248 789538 43020 -100123 162783 59722 2939 0 159844 59722 The mission of North Country Food Alliance is to strengthen food sovereignty in the Twin Cities Metro Area. We do this through two main program areas: foodshare and gardening. Our foodshare program rescues overstock food that would otherwise go to waste at farms, grocery stores, and distribution centers, and delivers it to community food shelves and kitchens. We also purchase produce from BIPOC-run farms to share for free with community groups. Our garden program increases access to land for food production and shares fresh, healthy produce with people in the neighborhood. We also educate the public on issues of food waste and food sovereignty. 0 0 29920 0 0 The outreach and education program has approximately 12,500 conversations in the Twin Cities Metro raising awareness of commercial food waste. These conversations don't just affect people's view of the world but also drive fellow community members into action. Business owners, store managers, farmers, gardeners, and other people participate with the foodshare and community garden program because of their contact with canvassers. In addition we find and start communication with local nonprofit workers that guide the focus of our work. Our other programs are informed by the outreach program. We educate our neighbors and they return in kind. 533041 497422 0 Foodshare: We partner with businesses metro wide including but not limited to grocery stores, food co-ops, distributers, and food production facilities. We take the perishable food products such as fresh produce, meat, bread, dairy, that these businesses know they would have to waste without our help. Our workers ensure rapid and safe transportation of the food to Twin Cities nonprofits every weekday. We give this food away completely free of charge to food shelves, shelters, and other nonprofits, allowing them to concentrate their resources where they are needed. We also glean food from local farms. Gleaning is the act of harvesting fresh produce in the field that would otherwise go to waste due to restrictions on time, storage, or other factors. NCFA workers and volunteers harvest produce from farm fields and donate it to local groups that serve people who face food insecurity. We also purchase produce directly from local farms, most of them BIPOC-run. This food is again given away for free in support of food security and food sovereignty. This fiscal year, we rescued 399,856 pounds of food and purchased an additional $62,682 worth of food, which was distributed to 32 different organizations across the Twin Cities Metro. 103972 0 0 Community Gardens: We plant gardens in neighborhoods with restricted access to fresh produce. These gardens give people the opportunity to learn how to grow their own healthy food and provide free produce to folks in the neighborhood. In 2021, we worked with the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to transfer management of this community garden to the Somali American Farmers Association (SAFA). Horn Towers is home to many Somali elders, and SAFA grows East African greens and crops like millet and okra in traditional ways that include regenerative practices. We also manage a garden in North Minneapolis, which has grown to house 24 circular raised beds and 16 rectangular ones. This is the largest it's been since its founding in 2017. In spring 2022, we also started managing the community garden at Walker Church and we also cultivate a plot at the Merriam Station Community Garden in St. Paul. 0 0 0 666933 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X Andy Evren 6125684585 PO Box 7074 Minneapolis MN 554070074 Alison Hoyer Treasurer 10 0 X X 14546 0 0 Jill Jacobson Chair 1 0 X X 0 0 0 James Arroyo-Miller Secretary 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Emma Dubay Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Devin Lavey Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Shannon Nordby Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 14546 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94763 594652 348337 689415 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 689415 0 0 0 497422 497422 71105 38397 10666 22042 117126 61949 19613 35564 27567 14574 4446 8547 1196 0 1196 0 4559 4559 0 0 461 0 461 0 2460 434 2026 0 8080 7189 243 648 37094 36628 466 0 476 388 88 0 4863 3672 0 1191 14395 0 14395 0 Program Expense 1284 1284 0 0 Dues and Fees 1100 255 845 0 Postage and Delivery 350 182 168 0 789538 666933 54613 67992 157317 52119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25986 18383 5466 7603 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162783 59722 2939 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2939 0 X 112072 59722 47772 0 159844 59722 162783 59722 X -100123 0 0 0 0 1 X 0 0 0 X 235781 556803 756603 777265 689415 3015867 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 235781 556803 756603 777265 689415 3015867 3015867 0 2 10 3 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10936 0 0 0 10936 3026818 0.99638 0.83045 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 2019: Sale of expensed vehicle -$7,500; Insurance claim for totaled Vehicle -$3,436. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25986 18383 7603 0 0 0 0 7603 0 Renewing the Countryside Kilimo Minnesota - Dawn2Dusk Farm 3677 361st Ave NE Cambridge MN 55008 200189339 501c3 17001 FMV Culled food, purchased food Open Cupboard Food Shelf 8264 4th Street North Oakdale MN 55128 363298764 12482 FMV Purchased food, culled food Spiral Collective Cocoa Butta Futures 290 Market St 404 Minneapolis MN 55405 473439118 9402 FMV Purchased food, culled food Donations to Cocoa Butta Futures for distribution through their food shelf. Change Starts With Community Shiloh Cares Food Shelf 1201 West Broadway Suite 2 Minneapolis MN 55411 863745860 8455 FMV Purchased food, culled food Merrick Community Services 1669 Arcade Street North Suite 4 Saint Paul MN 55106 410693851 6140 FMV Purchased food, culled food 5 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 We maintain regular contact with our food recipients, usually visiting the site at least weekly. X 348337 348337 FMV ($1/lb) 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 As written in our bylaws, application for voting membership shall be open to any person that has a paid position at North Country Food Alliance and supports the purpose statement in Article I, Section 2. Membership is granted when an applicant is hired by a 67% majority vote of current worker-members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a As written in our bylaws, new directors and current directors shall be elected or re-elected annually by the current worker-members. Directors will be elected by a simple majority vote of the worker-members at a regularly scheduled worker meeting. The worker meeting where the annual board election is to take place must be designated at a regularly scheduled worker meeting at least two weeks prior to the election. The day a board election is scheduled, current worker-members must receive written notice by email, text, or Slack. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is sent to the organizations board members for careful review and approval prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c This was done by all members of the governing body determining if anyone would be ineligible to vote on policy decisions that would go against our current conflict of interest policy Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 As a worker-run non profit, North Country Food Alliance (NCFA) does not have an executive director or upper management employees. The role of executive director is held collectively by the worker body. The board of directors approves the annual budget of NCFA, which includes employee compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 There is a page on our website that hosts official documents. Additional documentation can always be made available by request. Our 990s can also be found on third party websites such as Candid. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Rounding Adj.