2020-08-14T16:03:34-07:00 2019-09-30 990 2018-10-01 911091819 GROW GROW 4253291601 P O Box 19748 Seattle WA 98109 Michael McNutt Treasurer 2067863137 2020-08-11 98.247.196.14 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z Michelle Blume PO Box 19748 Seattle WA 98109 297172 0 X www.grownorthwest.org X 1979 WA GROW builds healthy and diverse communities by fostering community gardens, urban farms and green space. This is accomplished through public engagement, partnerships, leadership development, advocacy and acquiring open spaces for community gardens. 10 0 1 1500 0 0 251833 258895 16462 15070 110 310 0 11120 268405 285395 43425 25950 0 0 25501 26299 0 0 9730 197431 183456 266357 235705 2048 49690 1460412 1532215 276007 298120 1184405 1234095 GROW builds healthy and diverse communities by fostering community gardens, urban farms and green space. This is accomplished through public engagement, partnerships, leadership development, advocacy and acquiring open spaces for community gardens. 0 0 198848 91948 106900 GROW serves as fiscal sponsor of fifty three community gardens that are engaged in seventy two different projects that align with the mission and vision of the organization. GROW accepts and is responsible for grant monies and other donations received on behalf of a community garden or gardening project. GROW is responsible for ensuring the accurate accounting of all gifts, grants, payables, obligations and disbursements and that reporting requirements are met. 10712 0 10712 GROW works to increase the number of P-Patch community gardens through an array of advocacy activities. GROW provides liability insurance to the city-wide network of p-patch gardens. GROW is committed to helping low income people to garden and provides gardeners with financial support (i.e., paying P-Patch plot fees and providing seeds and tools for shared use). GROW encourages gardeners to grow food for the hungry, either by contributing some of their own organic produce or by helping with the P-Patch garden plots designated for growing food and feeding programs. GROW is a member of Food Resource Network Federation (FRNF). FRNF was formed by area food providers seeking to move beyond the band-aid response to people trying to meet to meet their food needs. GROW's education mission is carried out through publication of the P-Patch Post, a newsletter that provides seasonal gardening tips, recipes and stories about inspirational gardeners. 0 0 0 209560 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 WA X Michael McNutt 2067863137 P O Box 19748 Seattle WA 98109 X Karen Abbey Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jon Jaffe Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Sue Wilkes Director 1 X 0 0 0 Michelle Blume President 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Michael McNutt Treasurer 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Joyce Moty Vice President 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Eric Todderud Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Alice Burgess Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Milton Tam Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kristin Parker Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3196 0 0 0 91948 163751 0 258895 Fiscal Sponsor Fees 900099 14367 14367 0 0 Education and Outreach 900099 703 703 0 0 0 0 0 0 15070 310 310 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22897 0 11777 11120 0 11120 0 285395 15380 0 11120 X 25950 25950 24219 19481 4738 2080 1673 407 18687 18687 1098 1098 6736 2411 4325 16563 9997 2259 4307 755 559 196 0 417 417 1843 1843 7516 7516 2937 1638 1299 Garden Maintenance 32242 32242 0 0 Supplies - Garden & Community Projects 82123 82123 0 0 Education and Outreach 2480 2480 0 0 Property Tax 10059 10059 0 0 235705 209560 16415 9730 83107 36837 288743 380865 10666 44133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1136143 65763 1077896 1070380 1460412 1532215 14339 15493 0 261668 282627 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 276007 298120 X 106509 163714 1077896 1070381 0 0 1184405 1234095 1460412 1532215 49690 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 214216 184583 166142 233283 258894 1057118 214216 184583 166142 233283 258894 1057118 1057118 97 91 133 110 310 741 21866 24189 20454 16462 15069 98040 1155899 0.91454 0.88919 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other income fiscal sponsor fees $14,370; education and outreach (workshops) $703 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 24 0 1 0 685197 685197 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450946 65763 385183 1070380 Schedule D, Part II, Line 5 A memorandum of understanding entrusts the normal daily operations and maintenance of the community garden space to the City of Seattle's P-Patch Community Garden Program. Special issues on the properties are addressed in conjunction with the City of Seattle's P-Patch Community Garden staff. Schedule D, Part II, Line 9 Land is recorded at fair value (actual cost) on the financial statements on the date the property was purchased. The purpose of the conservation easements are to ensure that the properties will be retained in their natural and open space condition to meet the conservation purposes as cited in the conservation easements by protecting the properties from further commercial development and other disturbance, and to forever relinquish all development rights to the properties, thereby preserving and protecting the conservation values of the properties. GROW shall retain all responsibilities and bear all costs related to ownership, operations, upkeep and maintenance of the properties, including all taxes, assessments and fees levied against the properties. Chef in the Garden 22897 0 22897 0 0 880 10709 188 0 0 0 22897 0 22897 0 0 880 10709 188 0 11777 11120 1 Food Forest Collective 1410 S Lander St Seattle WA 98144 822990802 501(c)3 25950 0 not applicable To design, plant and grow an edible urban food forest that inspires the community to gather together, grow their own food and rehabilitate the local ecosystem. 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 GROW executes a fiscal sponsorship grant agreement with select projects. Donations earmarked for a project operating under GROW's fiscal sponsorship are given to GROW. GROW places the donations in a fund dedicated to the project. Governed by the fiscal sponsorship agreement, GROW disburses funds to the projects. The project provides regular reports to document its activities and expenditures. Legally, the project is a separate entity from GROW. The project owns its own product, and intellectual and tangible property. It hires and supervises its own staff, and is responsible for direct financial management. GROW assumes liability to the funding source (typically executing a grant agreement with the funder) that the work will be substantially carried out as described in the grant application. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Executive Committee (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) review Form 990 and approves it for filing. After the 990 has been filed a report is made to the full Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 GROW is a volunteer organization and employs one part-time accountant. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Financial statements are distributed to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis. Financial information and governing information are available for public review upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 25 The organization did not conduct a formal fundraising campaign in 2018.