2022-11-11T00:58:39-06:00 2021-12-31 941541507 BIANCHI KASAVAN & POPE LLP 450 LINCOLN AVENUE SUITE 200 SALINAS CA 93901 990 2021-01-01 940526280 GROWER-SHIPPER VEGETABLE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA GROW 8314228844 PO BOX 828 SALINAS CA 93902 CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PRESIDENT 8314228844 2022-11-08 1 CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ 999009999 KELLY CAMPOS P00002967 8317575311 2022-11-08 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PO BOX 828 SALINAS CA 93902 2216729 0 X WWW.GROWERSHIPPER.COM X 1958 CA THE ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INDUSTRIES. 13 13 4 0 0 0 718075 1166754 2480283 989377 1087 429 66611 60169 3266056 2216729 0 0 0 0 612677 525266 0 0 0 2832198 1694832 3444875 2220098 -178819 -3369 866079 862414 111100 7179 754979 855235 X THE ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INDUSTRIES. 0 0 310309 296650 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. 533869 578142 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. 139098 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. 96847 52484 WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY - GSA IS COMMITTED TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN OUR REGION. 62224 62101 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. DUE TO A HURRICANE IN NEW ORLEANS, THE 2021 TRADE SHOW WAS POSTPONED TO 2022. 88005 HEALTHY SOIL INITIATIVE IS A GROUP OF INTERESTED PARTIES WORKING ON SOLUTIONS FOR THEIR SOILS. 247076 114585 1230352 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 29 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 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 RODNEY BRAGA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JASON SMITH IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALLAN CLARK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAY IVERSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICK COLLINS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 VICTOR RAMIREZ TREASURER- SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT VERLOOP DIRECTOR 0.50 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 TOM NUNES V VICE CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 STEVE ISH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PRESIDENT 40.00 X 229820 0 32311 JOANN ARBRUN VP OF MEMBER RELATIONS & FINANCE 40.00 X 131974 0 7831 361794 0 40142 2 0 1 0 KAHN SOARES & CONWAY LLP 1415 L STREET SUITE400 SACRAMENTO CA 95814 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 137039 1 961606 205148 1166754 FARMWORKER SAFETY PROG 721310 578142 578142 PLANT DISEASE RESEARCH 541700 296650 296650 PAVILLION 541800 62101 62101 WATER QUALITY PROGRAM 541100 52484 52484 989377 429 429 59023 0 59023 59023 59023 MISC INCOME 561000 706 706 STAFF WAGE REIMBURSEME 561000 440 440 1146 2216729 989377 0 60598 X 441514 12332 43819 27601 12410 245855 696565 4350 33574 7080 31030 10456 482 14108 5697 COVID QUARANTINE HOUSIN 469528 PAVILION RENTAL EXPENSE 59200 COVID QUARANTINE FOOD S 49429 TAXES & LICENSES 19731 35337 2220098 170787 245915 503342 430616 657163 479321 191950 177842 0 8041 866079 862414 7475 7179 103625 0 111100 7179 X 754979 855235 754979 855235 866079 862414 X -3369 103625 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 1165754 249207 249207 251267 -2060 31211 31211 492985 371099 121886 132967 108222 24745 177842 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PRESIDENT 229820 0 0 0 0 0 7110 0 25201 0 262131 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 260,478. HEALTHY SOIL PROGRAM TECH REVIEW & MANAGEMENT FEES 88,005. WATER QUALITY CONSULTING 96,847. INSV WEED ABATEMENT SERVICE 20,390. MOSAIC RESEARCH AND CONSULTING SERVICES 230,845. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PPP LOAN 103,625.