2021-04-30T12:10:15-05:00 2020-09-30 753218994 JONES & MCINTYRE PLLC 6225 BRANDON AVENUE SUITE 307 SPRINGFIELD VA 22150 990 2019-10-01 521973795 RED WIGGLER FOUNDATION INC REDW 3019162216 PO BOX 968 CLARKSBURG MD 20871 WILLIAM E WOODROOF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3019162216 2021-04-30 1 LINDA D MCINTYRE CPA P00048561 7038664500 2021-04-30 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z RED WIGGLER COMMUNITY FARM WILLIAM E WOODROOF PO BOX 968 CLARKSBURG MD 20871 718272 0 X WWW.REDWIGGLER.ORG X 1996 MD NOURISHING A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 7 7 28 92 0 0 586225 620762 80972 84280 2635 1650 20828 11580 690660 718272 0 0 0 0 531167 546791 0 0 52723 253557 266594 784724 813385 -94064 -95113 1021504 1011014 60271 144894 961233 866120 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 664767 95860 SEE SCHEDULE O 664767 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 3019162216 PO BOX 968 CLARKSBURG MD 20871 KATHERINE LEARY SEBASTIAN PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM HEANEY VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BEN LAIMON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS GAROSI TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STACY MOLANDER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA HAMILTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS EBY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM WOODROOF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 89537 0 13617 89537 0 13617 0 0 0 0 0 2504 106681 511577 620762 CSA 900099 77700 77700 PROGRAM FEES 900099 5168 5168 COMMUNITY MARKETS 900099 1412 1412 84280 1650 1650 RENTAL FEES 900099 6600 6600 OTHER INCOME 900099 4980 4980 11580 718272 95860 0 1650 102819 57579 22620 22620 357925 295746 47669 14510 11986 11225 554 207 38027 33377 2516 2134 36034 28394 4886 2754 5656 5656 44278 37267 293 6718 2448 1650 798 18579 11654 3995 2930 12230 12230 220 188 32 117204 114888 2316 14337 9267 5070 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 19180 19180 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 16477 16400 57 20 COVID 19 EXPENSES 11373 11309 64 TRAINING AND EDUCATION 4612 4413 199 813385 664767 95895 52723 181650 159287 203351 292419 1953 780 9493 15159 1591379 1048010 625057 543369 1021504 1011014 60271 60805 0 84089 60271 144894 X 961233 838837 27283 961233 866120 1021504 1011014 -95113 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 476500 486427 537289 586225 620762 2707203 92598 91266 78816 80972 84280 427932 569098 577693 616105 667197 705042 3135135 0 0 0 3135135 7335 8154 8169 9235 8250 41143 7335 8154 8169 9235 8250 41143 576433 585847 624274 676432 713292 3176278 0.98700 0.98610 0.01300 0.01390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1368712 901764 466948 222667 146246 76421 543369 PAYCHECK PROTECTION LOAN 84089 84089 X 718272 0 718272 0 718272 813385 0 813385 0 813385 PART X, LINE 2: RED WIGGLER BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. RED WIGGLER'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND OTHER STATE AND LOCAL TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. WILLIAM WOODROOF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6600 RENTALTHE SOLAR HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND STUDENTS IN ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND RELATED FIELDS, AND BUILT BY STUDENTS AND PARTNERS, FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SOLAR DECATHLON IN 2005. IN 2005, THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DONATED THE SOLAR HOUSE TO RED WIGGLER TO PROVIDE CARETAKER HOUSING AT THE FARM AND DEMONSTRATE THE COMPATIBILITY OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF BUILDINGS IN AN AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE SOLAR HOUSE IS LEASED TO RED WIGGLER'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT A MARKET BASED RENT. 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS: RED WIGGLER IS A CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM WHERE PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COME TOGETHER TO WORK, LEARN AND GROW HEALTHY FOOD. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 OVER 915 YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES WERE IMPACTED BY OUR INCLUSIVE FARM-BASED PROGRAMS. THIS SHOWS A 50% DECREASE FROM FY2019 DUE TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS. ADDITIONALLY THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS BENEFITING FROM OUR FARM TO FOOD BANK PROGRAM BECAUSE WE MAKE BULK PRODUCE DELIVERIES TO FOOD BANKS AND THEN FOOD BANKS DISTRIBUTE TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. GROWERS WORKED A TOTAL OF 5,946 HOURS, EARNING A TOTAL OF $76,172. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN PART THANKS TO THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP). 48 YOUTH WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES PARTICIPATED IN OUR EDUCATION AND SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAMS. THIS SHOWS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE FROM FY2019 DUE TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS. 353 ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES LIVING IN 124 GROUP HOMES RECEIVED RED WIGGLER VEGETABLES. 48% OF THE FARM'S PRODUCE WAS DELIVERED TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. THIS IS A 12% INCREASE FROM FY19 AND REPRESENTS OUR "COVID19 PIVOT". 1. GROWER PROGRAM: RED WIGGLER PROVIDES INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ALL PARTS OF FARM OPERATIONS FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THESE EMPLOYEES, KNOWN AS GROWERS, GAIN A PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY AS FARMERS AND FIND MEANING IN THE BUSINESS OF CULTIVATING, SELLING AND DISTRIBUTING HEALTHY FOOD. THROUGH THE YEAR, GROWERS WORK IN EVERY PHASE OF PRODUCTION, INCLUDING GREENHOUSE OPERATION, PLANTING, FIELD MAINTENANCE, HARVESTING, POST-HARVEST HANDLING, TOOL AND FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, AND MICROGREEN PRODUCTION. STAFF AND GROWERS WORK TOGETHER TO SET YEARLY GOALS TO PROMOTE GROWERS' VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. FARMING SKILLS ARE TRACKED STARTING WITH THE INTRODUCTION TO A SKILL AND CULMINATING IN THE ABILITY TO LEAD A GROUP PERFORMING THAT SKILL. GROWERS' GOALS ALSO INCLUDE APPROPRIATE CUSTOMER AND COWORKER INTERACTIONS AND JOB READINESS SKILLS. GROWERS WORK ALONGSIDE STAFF AND SERVICE LEARNING PARTICIPANTS, LEARN ABOUT OTHER FARMING METHODS ON TRIPS TO NEARBY FARMS, PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, AND INTERACT WITH CSA AND FARM MARKET CUSTOMERS, ENCOURAGING THE GROWTH OF AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. 2. EDUCATION PROGRAM: RED WIGGLER HOSTS FIELD TRIPS, FARM TOURS, CONSULTATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THROUGH LESSONS AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND THE FIELDS, RED WIGGLER PROVIDES TOOLS FOR AND INSPIRES ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND HEALTHY EATING IN EACH PARTICIPANT. 3. SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM: RED WIGGLER PROVIDES INCLUSIVE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. VOLUNTEERS GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH GROWERS, INSPIRING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND HEALTHY EATING IN EACH PARTICIPANT. 4. CSA PROGRAM: RED WIGGLER'S THREE-PART CSA PROGRAM PROVIDES VEGETABLES TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. CUSTOMERS RECEIVE WEEKLY SHARES OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCE, AS WELL AS NEWSLETTERS AND RECIPES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AT LEAST 30% OF OUR TOTAL PRODUCE YIELD TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. A. GOURMET SHARE: BROKEN INTO THREE SEASONS, INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY PURCHASE THESE SHARES AND COME TO THE FARM WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE SEASON TO PICK UP THEIR SHARE OF FOOD. B. FARM TO GROUP HOME (F2GH): THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THREE SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY MD, RED WIGGLER PROVIDES PRODUCE TO RESIDENTS AND STAFF LIVING IN GROUP HOMES. VEGETABLES ARE DISTRIBUTED BOTH AS INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD SHARES AND IN BULK DELIVERIES TO THE AGENCIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED APPROPRIATELY. C. FARM TO FOOD BANK (F2FB): AN AGREEMENT WITH MANNA FOOD CENTER ALLOWS RED WIGGLER TO MAKE REGULAR DELIVERIES OF FRESH VEGETABLES TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THROUGH REGULAR BULK VEGETABLE DELIVERIES, MANNA FOOD CENTER DISTRIBUTES THESE FRESH ORGANIC VEGETABLES TO THOSE IN NEED. DURING COVID19 WE HAVE INCREASED PARTNERSHIPS WITH MANY CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COUNTY TO HELP ALLEVIATE FOOD INSECURITY DURING THE PANDEMIC. 5. THE CARE FARMING NETWORK: AS A SPECIAL PROJECT OF RED WIGGLER COMMUNITY FARM, THE CARE FARMING NETWORK IS A CATALYST FOR CREATING AND SHARING RESOURCES FOR CARE FARMS THROUGHOUT THE US TO BE SUCCESSFUL. BY CREATING A NETWORK OF CARE FARMS THAT WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES (I/DD), WE CAN INCREASE THE QUALITY OF CARE FARMS' PROGRAMS, AND THUS INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF CARE FARMS TO EMPLOY INDIVIDUALS WITH I/DD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 BYLAWS WERE UPDATED TO CLARIFY THE PROCESS FOR APPROVING A BOARD MEMBER'S SECOND TERM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA, REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DURING BOARD MEETINGS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE INQUIRED ABOUT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD'S FINANCE COMMITTEE RESEARCHES SOURCES OF COMPARABLE DATA OF SIMILAR AREA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WHICH THE ENTIRE BOARD USES TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SALARIES DURING THE ANNUAL BOARD BUDGET MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.