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FOOD EMPOWERMENT PROJECT: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
FOOD EMPOWERMENT PROJECT (EIN 26-1743952)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-13
IRS object ID
201723189349202197
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-11-13T22:10:53-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Gina M Myers CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1640 8th StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityJacksonvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97530ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN261743952EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOOD EMPOWERMENT PROJECTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOODBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7077798004PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1963 Transport Way Suite 1AddressLine1Txt
CityPetalumaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94954ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLauren OrnelasPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone7077798004PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGina MyersPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01779702PTIN
Phone5419419959PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-13PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.142.154.87IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.foodispower.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$148,919GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$138,556ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$1,200ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$15InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$162GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$3,475FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$1,337SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$2,300SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$5,511GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$3,211CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$2,300GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$144,371TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$51,213SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$13,288FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$6,595OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$9,330PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$21,098OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$101,524TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$42,847ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$132,795NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$175,642NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,671BOYAmt
EOY$177,985EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,551BOYAmt
EOY$2,548EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,222BOYAmt
EOY$180,533EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,427BOYAmt
EOY$4,891EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,795BOYAmt
EOY$175,642EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeEngaging in public education and corporate campaigns, as well as community outreach, to promote food justice. Programs address spotlighting the abuse of animals on farms, the depletion of natural resources, unfair working conditions for produce workers, and the unavailability of healthy foods in low-income areas.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomAs part of our work advocating for access to healthy foods in communities of color and low-income communities, we launched our report on our assessment of the availability of healthy foods in Vallejo, CA (in English and Spanish). We also coordinated a Vallejo Healthy Food Fest where we launched our report and provided vegan food for free, as well as had speakers and performers. Additionally, we launched our on-line petition against Safeway for putting restrictive deeds on their former properties preventing grocery stores from moving in. Conducted outreach in front of a local chicken slaughterhouse encouraging people to have compassion for animals and go vegan. Provided a list (available online and through a free mobile app), updated monthly, that indexes chocolate companies that we do and do not recommend based on self-reported country of origin supplies of chocolate/cacao. The list is available in English, Spanish, and German. Organized a protest in front of the State Agency responsible for impacting the education of the children of farm workers. Held our annual school supply drive for the children of farm workers in the Bay Area. Items distributed include, but are not limited to, backpacks, notebooks, pencils, crayons, and pens. Delivered hundreds of school supplies to more than 300 children of farm workers. Participated in numerous interviews, talks and podcasts.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$81,657ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$81,657TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Lauren Ornelas
Director, President & Secretary40$29,000$0$0
Sharon Daraphonhdeth
Director4$0$0$0
Rick Kelley
Director & Treasurer2$0$0$0
Brooke Adkins
Director4.5$0$0$0
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Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLauren OrnelasPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1963 Transport WayAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Suite 1AddressLine2Txt
CityPetalumaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94954ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7077798004PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,923CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,210CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$77,106CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$84,004CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$138,556CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$368,799TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$984CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$93,904CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$148,904CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year$579CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,655TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,986CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$38,040CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,986CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$38,610CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$90,579CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$214,681TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$179,663PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,199CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$80,019CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$93,915CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$148,919CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$394,390TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income CY0.00012InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Cost of events;2974|Conferences and fairs;1979|Insurance;3182|Travel;4627|Office supplies and equipment;3471|Systems expenses;2963|Meals and entertainment including volunteer expenses;1001|Other operating expenses;901^Total;21098^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Description;EOY Amount^Inventories;2548^Total;2548^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Description;EOY Amount^Payroll taxes payable;2412|Accrued payroll;2175|Sales taxes payable;304^Total;4891^

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