2023-10-04T12:50:11-05:00 2023-01-31 061244958 CARTER HAYES ASSOCIATES PC 1970 WHITNEY AVENUE BLDG 2 HAMDEN CT 06517 990 2022-02-01 830397621 CITY SEED INC CITY 2037733736 315 FRONT STREET NEW HAVEN CT 06513 ASHLEY KREMSER INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2037733736 2023-09-08 1 ASHLEY KREMSER 999009999 1 DAVID A SCARAMOZZA P00157253 2032873990 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ASHLEY KREMSER 315 FRONT STREET NEW HAVEN CT 06513 994275 0 X WWW.CITYSEED.ORG X 2004 CT TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN GROWING AN EQUITABLE, LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURES. 12 12 30 250 0 0 570086 610871 379415 383402 -4285 -313 0 0 945216 993960 0 0 0 0 621592 728397 0 0 60433 265920 350810 887512 1079207 57704 -85247 381343 480969 171602 356475 209741 124494 X CITYSEED'S MISSION IS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN GROWING AN EQUITABLE, LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. WE AIM TO ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH A SUITE OF FOOD-BASED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: IMPROVING ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD THROUGH COORDINATING AND MANAGING A NETWORK OF FARMERS MARKETS AND A MOBILE MARKET WITH OPTIONS FOR ALL INCOME LEVELS; PROVIDING COOKING AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, WITH A FOCUS ON CULTURAL RELEVANCE AND MAXIMIZING SNAP BENEFITS; OFFERING FOOD-BASED BUSINESS INCUBATION SERVICES AND SUPPORTING SMALL-SCALE FOOD ENTREPRENEURS; AND SUPPORTING INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE THROUGH COOKING CLASSES AND SUPPER CLUBS LED BY REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CHEFS AS PART OF OUR SANCTUARY KITCHEN PROGRAM. 0 0 176283 61775 FARMERS MARKETSSINCE LAUNCHING THE CITY'S FIRST FARMERS MARKET IN 2004, WE HAVE GROWN A NETWORK OF YEAR-ROUND MARKETS THAT CONNECT OVER 60 CONNECTICUT FARMERS AND PRODUCERS TO 60,000 CUSTOMERS, BUILDING INCLUSIVITY BY ACCEPTING ALL NUTRITION SUPPORT BENEFITS AND BRINGING MARKETS TO UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS. CITYSEED'S FARMERS MARKETS OFFER A PLATFORM, ALONG WITH SUBSIDIZED VENDING FEES AND NO COST MARKET KITS, FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES, ENTREPRENEURS, AND FARMERS TO EXHIBIT AND SELL THEIR PRODUCTS, PRIORITIZING THOSE FROM NEW HAVEN NEIGHBORHOODS AND THUS CIRCUMVENTING BARRIERS TO ENTRY THAT RISING ENTREPRENEURS, ESPECIALLY ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR, MAY FACE. IN 2022, OUR MARKETS REDEEMED $65,000+ IN NUTRITION PROGRAM INCENTIVES FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS (SENIORS, CHILDREN, MOTHERS AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES); AND LAUNCHED THE DIXWELL COMMUNITY HOUSE MARKET IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY COLLABORATORS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO FRESH LOCAL FOOD, ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESSES, AND ART IN THIS UNDERSERVED, BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD. 145631 6100 CITYSEED INCUBATESCITYSEED INCUBATES PROVIDES FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATION SERVICES AND ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACE. INCUBATES BUILDS A PIPELINE FOR NEW BUSINESSES TO ENTER THE FOOD INDUSTRY; STRENGTHENS OUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM BY CONNECTING PARTICIPANTS TO FARMERS; AND REMOVES SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO FOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INCLUDING LACK OF ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACE, THE HIGH COST OF ENTRY TO FOOD PRODUCTION AND LACK OF START-UP CAPITAL, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE TO NAVIGATE COMPLICATED LICENSING AND REGULATIONS, AND INSUFFICIENT CULINARY TRAINING. OVER 6 YEARS, 500+ ENTREPRENEURS IN OUR VENTURE NETWORK HAVE ATTENDED INCUBATES' FREE BUSINESS AND MARKETING WORKSHOPS, ACCESSED INGREDIENTS FOR THEIR BUSINESS FROM OUR FARMER NETWORK, TESTED THEIR MENUS AT OUR FARMERS MARKETS, DEVELOPED RECIPES IN OUR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACES, OR RECEIVED 1:1 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COACHING. THIS NETWORK HAS GROWN 71% SINCE THE START OF 2021. THE 2022 COHORT INCLUDED NEW REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS (25%), WOMEN (68%), PEOPLE OF COLOR (83%, INCLUDING 46% BLACK, 24% LATINX AND 13% ASIAN), AND LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS (72%). 596077 315527 SANCTUARY KITCHENSANCTUARY KITCHEN SUPPORTS REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CHEFS AND FOOD ENTREPRENEURS RESETTLING IN NEW HAVEN WHILE BUILDING INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM HOSTS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL CULINARY DEVELOPMENT AND STEADY EMPLOYMENT AT A LIVING WAGE, AND CULINARY WORKSHOPS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY LED BY REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT CHEFS. SINCE LAUNCHING, SANCTUARY KITCHEN HAS PUT NEARLY $600,000 DIRECTLY INTO THE POCKETS OF REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT PARTICIPANTS - PRIMARILY WOMEN - INCLUDING $180,000 IN INCOME IN 2022. TO DATE, SANCTUARY KITCHEN HAS 47 CHEFS IN OUR NETWORK FROM 13 COUNTRIES INCLUDING: THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, AFGHANISTAN, SYRIA, IRAQ, SUDAN, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, MAURITIUS AND MORE OF THESE, 90% ARE WOMEN, AND FOR THE MAJORITY, SANCTUARY KITCHEN REPRESENTS THEIR FIRST FORM OF PROFESSIONAL/FORMAL WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. 917991 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 19 0 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CT X X THE ORGANIZATION 2037733736 315 FRONT STREET NEW HAVEN CT 06513 CHRIS HEITMAN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LUIS CHAVEZ-BRUMMELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY MOORE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE KIM CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE NAJAM SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ONYEKA OBIOCHA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA BASSANI GOVERNANCE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER QUAYE HUDSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA DAUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TABITHA SOOKDEO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VEENA KAPADIA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 POLLY LABARRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORTNEY RENTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 73442 0 0 73442 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81941 528930 610871 KITCHEN AND CATERING R 722320 315527 315527 FARMERS MARKET REVENUE 445230 61775 61775 COOKING AND NUTRITION 611430 6100 6100 383402 2 2 315 -315 -315 -315 993960 383402 0 -313 74300 37150 14860 22290 579797 528697 26077 25023 17337 14998 1085 1254 56963 49278 3565 4120 26188 1998 24190 65346 58156 7190 6228 3806 2422 25824 21629 805 3390 36408 29767 3496 3145 10971 3193 7778 5189 4181 1008 5116 4041 1075 MARKET, KITCHEN & PROGR 140320 140320 TRANSACTION AND PAYROLL 17124 9015 7077 1032 VEHICLE EXPENSES 9619 9619 TELEPHONE & COMMUNICATI 2477 2143 155 179 1079207 917991 100783 60433 266699 425248 71243 12966 15910 13502 9407 9316 54970 35033 18084 19937 381343 480969 31729 33922 139073 320853 800 1700 171602 356475 X 197649 117448 12092 7046 209741 124494 381343 480969 -85247 0 X X 0 0 0 X 347070 267033 522185 570086 610871 2317245 347070 267033 522185 570086 610871 2317245 255222 2062023 42 46 32 23 2 145 2317390 1510356 0.88980 0.88380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 54970 35033 19937 19937 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1700 1700 X 993960 0 993960 0 993960 1079207 0 1079207 0 1079207 PART X, LINE 2: CITY SEED, INC. 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