2021-12-10T12:47:06-06:00 2021-01-31 061244958 CARTER HAYES ASSOCIATES PC 1970 WHITNEY AVENUE BLDG 2 HAMDEN CT 06517 990 2020-02-01 830397621 CITY SEED INC CITY 2037733736 817 GRAND AVENUE NO 101 NEW HAVEN CT 06511 CORTNEY AHERN RENTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2037733736 2021-12-01 1 CORTNEY AHERN RENTON 999009999 DAVID A SCARAMOZZA P00157253 2032873990 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CORTNEY AHERN RENTON 817 GRAND AVENUE NO 101 NEW HAVEN CT 06511 740143 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 25 260 0 0 267033 522186 367848 217925 46 32 0 0 634927 740143 0 0 0 0 388050 469628 0 0 39759 236417 207908 624467 677536 10460 62607 119381 267942 28597 115884 90784 152058 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 179443 35136 FARMERS MARKETS AND MOBILE MARKET: CITYSEED HAS CONTINUED TO OPERATE YEAR-ROUND FARMERS MARKETS WHICH INCREASE ECONOMIC VIABILITY FOR LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD BUSINESSES, WHILE ENSURING ACCESS TO FRESH, LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCTS FOR THE NEW HAVEN COMMUNITY. IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, CITYSEED'S FARMERS MARKETS WERE DEEMED AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE BY THE GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT. OUR MARKETS WELCOMED 57,000 CUSTOMERS, REDEEMED MORE THAN $30,000 IN SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) AND DOUBLE VALUE COUPONS FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND MORE THAN $36,000 IN SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) AND SENIOR FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (SFMNP) COUPONS. 67145 4994 CITYSEED INCUBATESCITYSEED INCUBATES CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY REMOVING BARRIERS TO ENTRY, PROVIDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACE, AND ADVISING A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 300 EARLY-STAGE FOOD VENTURES. IN 2020, CITYSEED INCUBATES ENTREPRENEURS WERE 72% WOMEN, 60% LOW-INCOME, 89% PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND 66% OF FOOD BUSINESS ACCELERATOR GRADUATES LEGALLY LAUNCHED THEIR BUSINESSES IN CONNECTICUT. 305176 177795 SANCTUARY KITCHEN: SANCTUARY KITCHEN PARTNERS WITH REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CHEFS TO BUILD ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND AUTHENTIC CONNECTIONS THROUGH FOOD. IN 2020, SANCTUARY KITCHEN GENERATED MORE THAN $100,000 IN WAGES FOR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CHEFS, HELD 60 COMMUNITY EVENTS (INCLUDING 18 VIRTUAL EVENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC), AND PROVIDED ABOVE-MARKET WAGES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO CHEFS FROM 11 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. 551764 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 1 0 25 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 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMA KRAVET CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SHUFRIN VICE PRESIDENT 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 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN PULASKI TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREGG GONSALVES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM MILLMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VEENA KAPADIA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORTNEY RENTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 44867 0 0 AMELIA REESE MASTERSON FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 22860 0 860 67727 0 860 0 0 0 0 0 84529 437657 522186 KITCHEN AND CATERING R 722320 177795 177795 FARMERS MARKET REVENUE 445230 35136 35136 COOKING AND NUTRITION 611430 4994 4994 217925 32 32 740143 217925 0 32 70626 35313 14125 21188 356424 316557 29593 10274 5212 4744 272 196 37366 33726 887 2753 20318 20318 26386 20028 6358 1607 558 1049 9426 5472 1795 2159 4715 3934 182 599 23482 20085 2391 1006 57 30 27 2458 787 1605 66 6046 4057 1989 2457 1778 679 MARKET, KITCHEN & PROGR 73904 73904 LICENSES AND TRANSACTIO 24605 18801 4477 1327 VEHICLE EXPENSES 9852 9852 TELEPHONE & COMMUNICATI 2595 2138 266 191 677536 551764 86013 39759 59911 176718 908 39920 47698 9485 4566 4502 69930 42418 13163 27512 1821 1119 119381 267942 12021 31908 15776 83376 800 600 28597 115884 X 85784 141163 5000 10895 90784 152058 119381 267942 62607 321 -1654 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 215392 303140 347070 267033 522185 1654820 215392 303140 347070 267033 522185 1654820 212416 1442404 387 380 42 46 32 887 1655707 952422 0.87120 0.81960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 69930 42418 27512 27512 SECURITY DEPOSITS 600 600 X 740464 321 321 740143 0 740143 677536 0 677536 0 677536 PART X, LINE 2: CITY SEED, INC. 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