2023-11-15T18:46:29-06:00 2022-12-31 941541507 BIANCHI KASAVAN & POPE LLP 450 LINCOLN AVENUE SUITE 200 SALINAS CA 93901 990 2022-01-01 940526280 GROWER-SHIPPER VEGETABLE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA GROW 8314228844 PO BOX 828 SALINAS CA 93902 CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PRESIDENT 8314228844 2023-11-15 1 CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ 999009999 1 KELLY CAMPOS P00002967 8317575311 2023-11-14 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PO BOX 828 SALINAS CA 93902 2480954 0 X WWW.GROWERSHIPPER.COM X 1958 CA THE ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INDUSTRIES. 12 12 4 0 0 0 1166754 952910 989377 759531 429 1434 60169 612287 2216729 2326162 0 0 0 0 525266 556777 0 0 0 1694832 1467503 2220098 2024280 -3369 301882 862414 1162719 7179 5603 855235 1157116 X THE ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INDUSTRIES. 0 0 314287 374812 PLANT DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT: THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP FARMERS TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO CONTROL EMERGING PESTS AND DISEASES. GAS WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH LOCAL FARM ADVISORS AND EXPERTS, UNIVERSITIES AND MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY PEST AND DISEASE TRENDS AND DEVELOP NEW AND BETTER METHODS OF CONTROL. 101381 210435 GSA TOOK ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO SUPPORT THE FARMING COMMUNITY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT ITS WORKFORCE. GSA WAS PART OF A COLLABORATION WITH MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH AND AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS TO DEVELOP GUIDANCE FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION AMONG FARMING AND HARVESTING CREWS, WHICH WAS THE FIRST IN THE NATION AND RELEASED ON MARCH 20, 2020. SOON AFTER, CAL-OSHA ISSUED SIMILAR PREVENTION GUIDANCE FOR FARMERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED IN 2021, GSA DEVELOPED MORE GROUND-BREAKING WORKER PROTECTION PROGRAMS THAT BECAME A MODEL FOR OTHER AGRICULTURAL REGIONS. THESE INCLUDE:1. PARTNERING WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE ONSITE COVID-19 TRAINING FOR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEES WITH A FOCUS ON PROPER PREVENTION PRACTICES TO FOLLOW BOTH AT WORK AND AT HOME. THIS EVOLVED TO PROVIDING ONSITE VACCINE EDUCATION SESSIONS TO ADDRESS VACCINE HESITANCY AMONG FARM WORKERS.2. ESTABLISHING QUARANTINED HOUSING WHERE WORKERS WHO HAVE SYMPTOMS, TEST POSITIVE OR WERE EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS CAN REST AND/OR RECOVER WITH FOOD AND OTHER NECESSITIES DELIVERED EACH DAY. LOCAL HOSPITALS PROVIDE MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS IN QUARANTINED HOUSING WITH DAILY HEALTH CHECKS. THIS PROGRAM NOT ONLY HELPS FARM WORKERS, BUT PROTECTS THEIR FAMILIES AND HOUSEMATES FROM THE VIRUS AS WELL. 3. DEVELOPING AN EXPEDITED COVID-19 TESTING PROGRAM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS (CSVS), WHICH PROVIDES FASTER RESULTS TO BETTER PROTECT FARM WORKERS.4. SECURING MILLIONS OF FACE MASKS FOR FARM WORKERS.5. DEVELOPING MASS VACCINATION CLINICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CSVS. THESE CLINICS HAVE VACCINATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AG EMPLOYEES SINCE THEY BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 2021 AND HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION, INCLUDING A CLINIC TOUR BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, XAVIER BECERRA. 68882 FOOD SAFETY PROJECTS:PROVIDING SAFE FOOD FOR CONSUMERS IS PARAMOUNT FOR FARMERS AND FARMING COMPANIES. GSA SUPPORTS AND ASSISTS THE FARMING COMMUNITY TO FIND OR DEVELOP AND ADHERE TO BEST PRACTICES, AND TO UNDERSTAND AND COMPLY WITH VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. 191564 174284 TRADE SHOW: GSA MEMBERS EXHIBIT IN THE PAVILION WE HOSTED FOR UNITED FRESH SHOW AND FOR PMA FRESH SUMMIT. THESE PAVILIONS SERVED TO STRENGTHEN MEMBER RELATIONS, AS WE HANDLED ALL LOGISTICS OF THE SHOW ON OUR MEMBERS' BEHALF AND SAVED THEM MONEY BY SHARING THE BOOTH SPACE. HOSTED PAVILIONS ARE AN ADDED BENEFIT OF GSA MEMBERSHIP. 12149 WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY - GSA IS COMMITTED TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN OUR REGION. 203713 174284 688263 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 CA X JOANN ARBRUN 8314228847 512 PAJARO STREET SALINAS CA 93902 KRISTINA NUNES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN WILKINSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAY IVERSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHAD AMARAL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 VICTOR RAMIREZ VICE CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 COLBY PEREIRA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TONY ALAMEDA CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA DUFLOCK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GREG BEACH SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 STEVE ISH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JASON SMITH PAST CHAIR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PRESIDENT 40.00 X 260925 0 21325 JOANN ARBRUN VP OF MEMBER RELATIONS & F 40.00 X 125514 0 12267 386439 0 33592 2 0 1 0 ALSTON & BIRD PO BOX 933124 ATLANTA GA 31193 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 175608 TRICORD TRADESHOW SERVICES 738 NEESON ROAD MARINA CA 93933 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 139572 2 945046 7864 952910 PLANT DISEASE RESEARCH 541700 374812 374812 FARMWORKER SAFETY PROG 721310 210435 210435 PAVILLION 541800 174284 174284 759531 1434 1434 90404 0 90404 90404 90404 295893 154792 141101 141101 PROJECT CADMIUM 541700 319559 319559 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 236000 46500 46500 UC DAVIS INTERN 611600 10800 10800 3923 3923 380782 2326162 759531 0 613721 X 282250 178026 13539 55763 27199 9322 87240 919876 2050 32730 65255 9325 973 51 14036 5739 PAVILION RENTAL EXPENSE 182176 COVID QUARANTINE HOUSIN 99816 DUES & FEES 14035 TELEPHONE 10000 14879 2024280 245915 394393 430616 434171 827513 493358 177842 334155 8041 0 862414 1162719 7179 5603 7179 5603 X 855235 1157116 855235 1157116 862414 1162719 301882 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 1 952910 93650 93650 85358 8292 31211 31211 657130 381237 275893 139172 112121 27051 334155 GOLF TOURNAMENT 233578 233578 4494 5527 550 51376 FALL EVENT 46910 46910 52163 2 15405 15405 19485 5424 15773 295893 295893 4494 5527 19485 5974 119312 154792 141101 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PRESIDENT 260925 0 0 0 0 0 13500 0 7825 0 282250 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION HAS DIRECTORS THAT ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ASSOCIATION'S WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ISSUED AND FORMALLY REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY AS PART OF THEIR ORIENTATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT IS GIVEN A FORMAL WRITTEN REVIEW BY THE CHAIRMAN AND THIS IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD EVERY DECEMBER. EVERY MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION STAFF GOES THROUGH A FORMAL WRITTEN EVALUATION PROCESS ANNUALLY. THE EVALUATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING SERVICES 213,740. WATER QUALITY CONSULTING 12,149. INSV WEED ABATEMENT SERVICE 3,005. MOSAIC RESEARCH AND CONSULTING SERVICES 292,044. CADMIUM 388,258. DONATIONS 10,680.