2025-11-13T11:34:26-06:00 2024-12-31 310800053 CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO 4449 EASTON WAY SUITE 400 COLUMBUS OH 43219 990 2024-01-01 061819644 LOCAL MATTERS LOCA 6142635662 633 PARSONS AVE COLUMBUS OH 43206 KATHY OSTROWSKI TREASURER 6142635662 2025-11-12 1 1 NATOSHA CARR P01225377 6148852208 2025-11-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NOREEN WARNOCK 633 PARSONS AVE COLUMBUS OH 43206 1542560 0 X HTTPS://WWW.LOCAL-MATTERS.ORG X 2007 OH LOCAL MATTERS SUPPORTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH FOOD EDUCATION, ACCESS AND ADVOCACY 17 17 32 17 0 0 1353869 769099 270676 717254 7548 12915 -26171 9282 1605922 1508550 0 0 0 0 995527 1186601 0 0 87492 428895 578275 1424422 1764876 181500 -256326 1824772 1517672 837705 786931 987067 730741 X LOCAL MATTERS SUPPORTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH FOOD EDUCATION, ACCESS AND ADVOCACY TO COMBAT DIET-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASE AND FOOD INSECURITY. 1 0 665970 162546 FOOD EDUCATION: LOCAL MATTERS' FOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF THE ORGANIZATION, SERVING CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL TO ADULTS WITH DIET RELATED DISEASES AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN. OUR FOOD MATTERS PROGRAMMING SERVES YOUTH POPULATIONS AND FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND CONFIDENCE AROUND NEW FOODS. OUR ADULT- AND FAMILY-ORIENTED PROGRAMS GIVE PARTICIPANTS THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS TO SHOP FOR AND PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS ON A BUDGET. ADDITIONALLY, LOCAL MATTERS PROVIDED GARDEN AND FOOD EDUCATION IN 16 COMMUNITY GARDENS THROUGH THE COLUMBUS RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT AND ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN 2024, LOCAL MATTERS PROVIDED FOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMMING WITH MORE THAN 30 PARTNERS, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS WITH OVER 4,000 PARTICIPANTS. 447354 438926 COLUMBUS FOOD RESCUE: COLUMBUS FOOD RESCUE IS A PROGRAM OF LOCAL MATTERS THAT FIGHTS FOOD WASTE AND FOOD INEQUITY BY RESCUING EXCESS FOODS AND DIRECTLY RE-DISTRIBUTING IT TO SHELTERS, AGENCIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS SERVING PEOPLE FACING FOOD INSECURITY. NEARLY ONE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD ENDS UP IN FRANKLIN COUNTY'S LANDFILL EVERY SINGLE DAY. AT THE SAME TIME, OVER 11% OF FRANKLIN COUNTY RESIDENTS MORE THAN 147,000 PEOPLE ARE FOOD INSECURE, AND 49% OF THOSE PEOPLE MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY TO QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE. BY KEEPING GOOD, FRESH FOOD OUT OF THE LANDFILL AND ENSURING IT GOES TO THOSE IN NEED, CFR VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS WORK EVERY DAY TOWARD A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOOD SYSTEM. 344393 115782 FOOD ACCESS: VEGGIE VAN IS A FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE LIVING IN UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS TO MORE EASILY FEED THEIR FAMILIES WITH FRESH AND HEALTHY WHOLE FOODS AT LOW PRICES. THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ASSIST CUSTOMERS IN STRETCHING THEIR FOOD DOLLAR BY ACCEPTING SNAP AND PROVIDING A $1 FOR $1 MATCH ON SNAP PURCHASES - DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY CUSTOMERS HAVE TO SPEND ON HEALTHY FOODS. LOCAL MATTERS PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE LINDEN, HILLTOP, AND NEAR EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS TO CREATE A DIVERSE RANGE OF CONSISTENT FOOD ACCESS POINTS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, VEGGIE VAN SERVED ALMOST 2,000 SHOPPERS, DISTRIBUTING AND FOOD BOXES AND DELIVERING GROCERIES TO PARTICIPANTS AND PARTNERS. 81755 ADVOCACY: LOCAL MATTERS RECOGNIZES THAT OUR WORK IS MOST IMPACTFUL WHEN WE LAYER FOOD EDUCATION WITH ACCESS SERVICES. THIS MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH ENSURES THAT PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND WHAT HEALTHFUL FOOD IS AND HOW TO PREPARE IT, AS WELL AS HAVE ACCESS TO CONVENIENT AND AFFORDABLE FRESH FOOD. OUR ADVOCACY WORK CENTERS AROUND A LONG-TERM VISION OF EQUITABLE ACCESS TO A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM AND A COMMUNITY FREE OF FOOD-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASE. IN 2024, THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATES GROUP GATHERED MONTHLY AROUND THE ONGOING PRIORITY OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM CHALLENGES AND ISSUES OF DIRECT IMPORTANCE TO THE SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES OF CAG MEMBERS. 81755 1539472 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 X YOLANDA OWENS 6142635662 633 PARSONS AVE COLUMBUS OH 43206 BEN STORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KOPANS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACLYN BENNETT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JODI SPENCER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN FAUSEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREEM USHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE GRAYEM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ANN ABRAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT MILCETICH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE LUDWIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NETTA WHITMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SABRINA GILBERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TANYA VORA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE BURGESS BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LUKA PAPALKO VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CINDY MILLS SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHY OSTROWSKI TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 AL OBAYUWANA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 47164 0 5000 47164 0 5000 0 0 0 0 0 68452 316540 384107 769099 HEALTHFUL FOOD EDUC. 611600 717254 717254 717254 12915 12915 30820 68452 34010 -3190 -3190 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 12472 12472 12472 1508550 717254 0 22197 52164 47260 2353 2551 981323 889076 44260 47987 3511 3181 158 172 68860 62386 3106 3368 80743 73153 3642 3948 31180 21579 6118 3483 86402 62255 15217 8930 3653 3299 105 249 18534 16851 1683 94674 85565 5535 3574 9671 9374 139 158 4919 1753 3006 160 58452 52958 2636 2858 7274 6989 137 148 PROGRAM FOOD & SUPPLIES 151024 149129 159 1736 CREDIT LOSS 51306 1306 50000 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 43888 36491 949 6448 EVENT HOSPITALITY 8174 7967 207 9124 8900 185 39 1764876 1539472 137912 87492 148561 32175 497277 476017 320371 194231 27215 4215 575727 395445 148625 180282 682723 630752 1824772 1517672 46758 47159 52525 92400 6272 0 732150 647372 837705 786931 X 857067 615741 130000 115000 987067 730741 1824772 1517672 -256326 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1091126 1242266 1179827 1353869 769099 5636187 1091126 1242266 1179827 1353869 769099 5636187 386247 5249940 1227 7548 12915 21690 866 7670 12472 21008 5678885 1519869 0.92450 0.91180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 272718 202929 69789 138572 107675 30897 164437 84841 79596 180282 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 630752 630752 FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATION 4279 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION 640477 FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS 2616 647372 1542560 0 1542560 -34010 -34010 1508550 1798886 34010 34010 1764876 0 1764876 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -34,010. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 34,010. HARVEST BALL 99272 68452 30820 10000 14950 1500 7560 99272 68452 30820 10000 14950 1500 7560 34010 -3190 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 BEGINNING IN 2024, LOCAL MATTERS INTRODUCED THE COLUMBUS FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM WHICH SEEKS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND LOWER FOOD INEQUALITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TREASURER PRESENTED THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR ANY ITEM PUT FORTH FOR A VOTE BY THE BOARD. THE VOTES AND DISCLOSURES ARE RECORDED AS PART OF THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE INDEPENDENT BOARD LOOKS AT DATA FROM OTHER FORMS 990 WITH COMPARABLE REVENUE TO DETERMINE THE REASONABLENESS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SALARY AS WELL AS THE OHIO NON PROFIT COMPENSATION SURVEY. THE BOARD THEN FORMALLY APPROVES HER SALARY EVERY YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.