2020-11-11T18:06:14-08:00 2019-12-31 204994635 IRYNA AC 1000 Broadway 200-G Oakland CA 94607 990 2019-01-01 261743952 Food Empowerment Project FOOD 7077798004 PO Box 7322 Cotati CA 94931 Sharanya Krishna Prasad Executive Director 2020-11-11 true Kostyantyn Oreshkov EA P00923916 5104679506 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Sharanya Krishna Prasad 398192 false X foodispower.org X 2007 CA Food Empowerment Project seeks to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing the power of one's food choices. 3 2 5 10 0 353849 394409 0 64 100 923 3539 354836 398048 700 100 0 115737 194138 0 26057 87417 79570 203854 273808 150982 124240 453285 576625 900 0 452385 576625 X Food Empowerment Project seeks to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing the power of one's food choices. false false 127993 General ProgramF.E.P.s staff continued to spread awareness about our organizations mission and campaigns. Throughout the year, we connected with supporters and shared our campaign materials at 21 tabling and speaking events coast to coast. F.E.P.s work was featured on podcasts, in interviews, and in online and print articles. Some key publications and media channels that featured our work included Air & Earth podcast, Bustle, MTV News, Redbook magazine, The Daily Orange, T.O.F.U. Magazine, and Well + Good. Our website content continued to reach hundreds of individuals each week. Our social media presence grew by 10% on Facebook, 11% on Twitter and 33% on Instagram in 2019 compared to the previous year. 57055 Veganism a.Vallejo Healthy Food FestOn September 22, 2019, F.E.P. hosted its fourth annual Vallejo Healthy Food Fest. It was not only an opportunity for Vallejo residents to experience free vegan food and cooking demonstrationsit was a celebration of the citys vibrant culture, with music, dance performances, and local vendors representing the areas remarkable diversity. More than 300 people attended this free event. b.Vegan Filipino Food and Vegan Mexican FoodIn 2019, we launched another exciting resource for vegans: veganfilipinofood.com. Like F.E.P.s veganmexicanfood.com, this new site was inspired by our commitment to provide vegan resources that reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of our community. The site offers delicious vegan recipes familiar to those in the Filipinx community and helps us honor food traditions without the suffering of non-human animals. We hope that Filipinx folks will enjoy trying vegan versions of their favorite traditional foods and that those new to Filipinx foods will delight in expanding their culinary repertoires. We also placed ads for our Vegan Mexican Food recipe booklet in Spanish-language newspapers, including El Observador. c.Anti-Dairy CampaignIn 2019, we continued our effort to increase awareness about how animals are raised and killed for food by doing outreach outside a dairy operation in Sonoma County, Calif., which the dairy industry often refers to as happy cow country. In addition to distributing leaflets to commuters to help them understand the inherent cruelty of dairy foods, we handed out free vegan ice cream on warm days. The public loved us, but dairy apologists resented our presence. These dairy defenders realize they cant challenge our arguments against animal cruelty, so they resorted to physically attacking us. d.Fight for the OceanOur annual Fight for the Ocean effort was created to help make a difference for our ocean and for those who call it home. In 2019, 15 locations participated in cleanups on August 30 (in honor of Dr. Sylvia Earles birthday), doubling what we accomplished in 2018! Ocean advocates as far away as Auckland, New Zealand, spent part of their day picking up trash. We also printed colorful, wallet-sized cards that supporters can leave at restaurants, co-ops, and grocery stores; these cards explain how litter and fishing gear affect marine life. Its all part of our work to help others see the connection between their love of seafood and the destruction of the seas. 19524 Farm Workers Rights: School Supply DriveOur annual school supply drive for the children of farm workers continues to be a unique way to thank hundreds of families for the hard work they do planting, growing, and harvesting the fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes we all eat. One way we give back is through our annual school supply drive for the children of farm workers. In 2019, we distributed 653 backpacksnearly 100 more than the year beforefilled with pencils, paper, and other necessities to farm worker children in the Central Valley, Watsonville, Salinas, and Sonoma County, California. 18690 100 223262 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 3 2 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true false true true false CA X X S E Owens Company 5109102022 312 Clay Street Suite 300 Oakland CA 94607 Lauren Ornelas Founder 40.00 0.00 X X 52284 0 0 Sharon Daraphonhdeth Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elise Ferguson Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 52284 0 false false false 0 394409 1657 394409 0 100 100 0 0 0 0 847 1459 -612 -612 467 348 119 119 2369 -1663 4032 4032 0 398048 3639 100 100 0 0 0 52284 41827 7843 2614 0 121312 103140 6978 11194 0 6449 4427 1065 957 14093 11781 1192 1120 0 0 848 848 0 0 0 19604 19258 15 331 5489 5354 135 14699 9291 687 4721 6473 2594 696 3183 0 14767 12299 1251 1217 10428 10425 3 0 573 573 0 0 200 200 4836 1276 3433 127 Miscellaneous Expenses 829 793 18 18 Dues, Fees & Other Charges 700 260 440 Supplies 124 124 0 273808 223262 24489 26057 450551 367137 200145 0 0 0 0 0 1218 4391 1516 4152 1000 200 800 0 0 0 0 0 453285 576625 900 900 0 X 452385 576625 452385 576625 453285 576625 124240 X false false false X 84004 138556 276274 353849 394409 1247092 0 0 84004 138556 276274 353849 394409 1247092 418130 828962 11 15 22 64 100 212 0 4533 4600 10000 923 4032 24088 1271392 4195 0.65200 0.45000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 1380 1380 221882 223262 44652 11163 false 24489 33933 44652 103074 154611 157 177 1380 1714 6122 8483 11163 25768 38652 1000 200 800 800 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Farm Workers Rights: School Supply DriveOur annual school supply drive for the children of farm workers continues to be a unique way to thank hundreds of families for the hard work they do planting, growing, and harvesting the fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes we all eat. One way we give back is through our annual school supply drive for the children of farm workers. In 2019, we distributed 653 backpacksnearly 100 more than the year beforefilled with pencils, paper, and other necessities to farm worker children in the Central Valley, Watsonville, Salinas, and Sonoma County, California. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: ChocolateSince we were founded in 2007, F.E.P. has been raising awareness about child labor and slavery in the chocolate industry. Among our efforts is the longstanding assertion that the certification process for fair trade chocolate is not workinga position that is controversial to say the least. A June 3, 2019 article in The Washington Post titled Cocoas Child Laborers, however, stated what we have been saying all along: [The chocolate industrys] most prominent effortbuying cocoa that has been certified for ethical business practices by third-party groups such as Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance, has been weakened by a lack of rigorous enforcement of child labor rules. The shocking lack of progress and transparency in the chocolate industry is why F.E.P. works so hard to hold corporations accountable. F.E.P.s founder, lauren Ornelas, was retained as an expert witness to give evidence in a chocolate-related class action case in Canada! And in an effort to make our Chocolate List app even more user-friendly, we updated it so that supporters can post directly to social media. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Board and the Executive Director always review the Form 990 before it is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Compliance was reviewed at quarterly Board meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Board reviews salaries annually and provides recommendations within the scope of the organization's financial health. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Available upon request.