2022-10-20T12:57:39-05:00 2022-01-31 061244958 CARTER HAYES ASSOCIATES PC 1970 WHITNEY AVENUE BLDG 2 HAMDEN CT 06517 990 2021-02-01 830397621 CITY SEED INC CITY 2037733736 817 GRAND AVENUE 101 NEW HAVEN CT 06511 CORTNEY AHERN RENTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2037733736 2022-10-17 1 CORTNEY AHERN RENTON 999009999 DAVID A SCARAMOZZA P00157253 2032873990 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CORTNEY AHERN RENTON 817 GRAND AVENUE 101 NEW HAVEN CT 06511 950640 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. 11 11 27 120 0 0 522186 570086 217925 379415 32 -4285 0 0 740143 945216 0 0 0 0 469628 621592 0 0 31491 207908 265920 677536 887512 62607 57704 267942 381343 115884 171602 152058 209741 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 169075 67315 FARMERS MARKETCITYSEED'S YEAR-ROUND NETWORK OF FARMERS MARKETS BRINGS LOCAL FOOD DIRECTLY TO NEW HAVEN NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE SUPPORTING CONNECTICUT FARM VIABILITY. SINCE LAUNCHING IN 2004, CITYSEED'S NETWORK OF FARMERS MARKETS HAS CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF LOCAL FOOD ACCESS IN NEW HAVEN. FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, CITYSEED HAS SUPPORTED LOCAL CONNECTICUT FARMERS THROUGH A NETWORK OF FARMERS MARKETS, WHICH DIRECTLY CONNECT MORE THAN 60 LOCAL FARMERS AND PRODUCERS TO 55,000 CUSTOMERS YEAR-ROUND. OUR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FARMERS MARKETS BRING LOCAL FOOD TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST WHILE SUPPORTING FARMERS WHO SELL WHAT THEY GROW. WE WORK TO REACH ALL INCOME LEVELS THROUGH OUR FARMERS MARKETS BY REDEEMING AND DOUBLING THE VALUE OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS, AND SENIOR FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (FMNP) COUPONS. WE ALSO REDEEM WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) FMNP COUPONS ACROSS OUR MARKETS. THIS YEAR WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE LAUNCHING A NEW FARMERS MARKET IN JUNE AT THE Q HOUSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LEAP. 120768 4938 CITYSEED INCUBATESCITYSEED INCUBATES FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATION SERVICES REMOVE BARRIERS TO FOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LINK NEW BUSINESSES TO LOCAL FARMERS. AT CITYSEED, WE VIEW FOOD AS A TOOL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. CITYSEED INCUBATE'S SERVICES REMOVE BARRIERS TO FOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LINK NEW BUSINESSES TO LOCAL FARMERS. CURRENTLY, IN ITS FIFTH YEAR OF PROGRAMMING, CITYSEED INCUBATES WORKS WITH EARLY-STAGE FOOD ENTREPRENEURS IN NEW HAVEN TO ACCESS THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND LAUNCH THEIR FOOD BUSINESSES. THROUGH OUR CITYSEED INCUBATES PROGRAMS, WE AIM TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR LOCAL FOOD ENTREPRENEURS IN ORDER TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO BUILD A VIBRANT BUSINESS. MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE WORK WITH INCLUDE NEW REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS (25%), WOMEN (68%), PEOPLE OF COLOR (83%), AND LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS (72%). WE NOW HAVE OVER 400 FOOD VENTURES IN OUR NETWORK THAT HAVE ATTENDED WORKSHOPS, PARTICIPATED IN THE FOOD BUSINESS ACCELERATOR, ACCESSED LOCAL FOODS FOR THEIR BUSINESS FROM OUR FARMER NETWORK, GREW THEIR BUSINESS THROUGH ACCESSING OUR SHARED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACES, OR HAVE HAD ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR THEIR BUSINESS. 474491 307162 SANCTUARY KITCHENSANCTUARY KITCHEN SUPPORTS REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CHEFS AND FOOD ENTREPRENEURS WHILE BUILDING INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING IN OUR COMMUNITY. SANCTUARY KITCHEN PARTNERS WITH IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN AREA WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH OR AN INTEREST IN CULINARY ARTS. SANCTUARY KITCHEN'S WORK INCLUDES COMMUNITY-BASED CULINARY PROGRAMMING LED BY REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT CHEFS AND A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL CULINARY DEVELOPMENT AND STEADY EMPLOYMENT AT A LIVING WAGE. SINCE LAUNCHING, SANCTUARY KITCHEN HAS PUT NEARLY $450,000 DIRECTLY INTO THE POCKETS OF REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT PARTICIPANTS - PRIMARILY WOMEN. TO DATE, SANCTUARY KITCHEN HAS 43 CHEFS IN OUR NETWORK FROM 11 COUNTRIES. OF THESE, 90% ARE WOMEN, AND FOR THE MAJORITY, SANCTUARY KITCHEN REPRESENTS THEIR FIRST FORM OF PROFESSIONAL/FORMAL WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. 764334 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 4 0 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CT X X CORTNEY AHERN RENTON 2037733736 817 GRAND AVENUE NEW HAVEN CT 06511 CHRIS HEITMAN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EMMA KRAVET CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE KIM CO-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 ALEXANDRA DAUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM MILLMAN 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 RITIKA JAIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORTNEY RENTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 64924 0 0 64924 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155690 414396 570086 KITCHEN AND CATERING R 722320 307162 307162 FARMERS MARKET REVENUE 445230 67315 67315 COOKING AND NUTRITION 611430 4938 4938 379415 23 23 1116 1098 4326 18 -4326 -4308 -4308 945216 379415 0 -4285 64008 28804 16002 19202 503201 478940 19795 4466 5291 4931 217 143 49092 43945 3098 2049 24029 2000 22029 20030 12353 7677 1480 1257 223 16549 12453 1596 2500 4949 3130 1241 578 39361 35116 2962 1283 198 157 41 6955 481 6474 6270 5250 1020 4214 4214 MARKET, KITCHEN & PROGR 110760 110760 LICENSES AND TRANSACTIO 17916 11854 4914 1148 VEHICLE EXPENSES 10128 10128 TELEPHONE & COMMUNICATI 3081 2775 184 122 887512 764334 91687 31491 176718 266699 908 47698 71243 9485 15910 4502 9407 49068 30984 27512 18084 1119 267942 381343 31908 31729 83376 139073 600 800 115884 171602 X 141163 197649 10895 12092 152058 209741 267942 381343 57704 -21 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 303140 347070 267033 522185 570086 2009514 303140 347070 267033 522185 570086 2009514 233115 1776399 380 42 46 32 23 523 2010037 1237099 0.88380 0.87120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 49068 30984 18084 18084 SECURITY DEPOSITS 800 800 X 949542 4326 4326 945216 0 945216 887512 0 887512 0 887512 PART X, LINE 2: CITY SEED, INC. 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