2016-09-08T15:48:08-05:00 2015-12-31 630721243 BORLAND BENEFIELD 2101 HIGHLAND AVE SUITE 500 BIRMINGHAM AL 35205 990 2015-01-01 522359003 JONES VALLEY URBAN FARM DBA JONES VALLEY TEACHING FARM JONE 2059144425 701 25TH STREET NORTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35203 GRANT BRIGHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2059144425 2016-08-24 1 JEFFREY D CHANDLER CPA P00764759 2058027212 2016-08-24 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z AMANDA STOREY 701 25TH STREET NORTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35203 1446965 0 X WWW.JVTF.ORG X 2001 AL JONES VALLEY URBAN FARMS IS AN EDUCATION-FOCUSED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA THAT OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AIMED AT TEACHING YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE VALUE OF LOCAL FOOD-SOURCING, NUTRITION, AND REGENERATIVE, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE THROUGH OUTDOOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION. 16 16 18 0 0 0 815340 973910 61906 52081 0 0 335469 367381 1212715 1393372 0 0 0 0 392579 593839 0 0 96787 659362 307636 1051941 901475 160774 491897 960966 1331702 285 3851 960681 1327851 X JVUF WILL BE A MODEL SUSTAINABLE URBAN FARM THAT TEACHES YOUTH AND THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY ABOUT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION THROUGH OUTDOOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION. 0 0 111400 5465 THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE GSF PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, EVALUATE AND GROW AN INNOVATIVE, HANDS-ON FOOD EDUCATION MODEL THAT IMPROVES STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL WHILE ALSO TARGETING LONG-TERM HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG THE MOST UNDERSERVED PRE-K-12 STUDENTS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. GSF SEEKS TO BUILD A SCHOOL CULTURE WHERE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES HAVE HIGH NUTRITIONAL LITERACY THROUGH CONSTANT EXPOSURE TO HEALTHY FOOD AND BY CONNECTING RIGOROUS STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATION TO REAL-WORLD FOOD ISSUES.OVER TIME, WE ANTICIPATE THE GSF PROGRAM WILL NOT ONLY INCREASE ACCESS TO AND CONSUMPTION OF HEALTHY FOOD, BUT IT WILL ALSO IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE GSF PROGRAM MODELINCLUDES FIVE (5) UNIQUE PROGRAMS, EACH OFFERED TO OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR:1. FARM LAB: THE CENTERPIECE OF GSF FARM LAB IS AN URBAN TEACHING FARM DEVELOPED DIRECTLY ON THE SCHOOL SITE, ENGAGING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DAILY WITH HEALTHY FOOD. THIS OUTDOOR LEARNING LABORATORY ISCOMPRISED OF PRODUCTION BEDS OF VARIOUS HEIGHTS, A FOOD FOREST, COMPOST AND SOIL STATIONS, A WATER ECOSYSTEM, MOVEABLE STUDENT ACTIVITY TABLES, AND A DEFINED TEACHING SPACE FOR CLASSES. FARM LAB IS USED TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND ENHANCE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS WHILE USING A RIGOROUS CROSS-CURRICULAR, STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULUM. JVTF COLLABORATES WITH EACHERS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL (PRE-K-8TH GRADE) TO INTEGRATE FARM LAB CURRICULUM WITH ANNUAL STUDENTLEARNINGOBJECTIVES IN MATH, SCIENCE AND LANGUAGE ARTS WHILE ALSO INCREASING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. INTERESTED STUDENTS MAY VOLUNTEER TO PARTICIPATE IN AN AFTER-SCHOOLFARM LAB CLUB, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING PRODUCE TO THE FARMERS MARKET CLUB, CREATING A MINI ECONOMY WITHIN A SCHOOL.2. STUDENT FARMERS MARKET: THE STUDENT MARKET IS GSF IN ACTION. STUDENTS (3RD-8TH GRADE) LEARN TO OPERATE AND MANAGE THEIR OWN FARMERS MARKET, WHICH OPENS WEEKLY TO SELL FRESH PRODUCE TO THEIR COMMUNITY. INPREPARATION, STUDENTS COMPLETE TWO JVTF DESIGNED CURRICULUMS (MY FOOD ECONOMY AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP), APPLYING THIS NEW KNOWLEDGE TO THE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE OF OPERATING A SMALL FOODBUSINESS. THE MARKET GIVES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY PROVIDING ACCESS TO FRESH, AFFORDABLE PRODUCE IN FOOD IMBALANCE/FOOD DESERT NEIGHBORHOODSWHILE ALSO COMPLETING A STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULUM.3. INVESTIGATIVE LEARNING KITS: WE BELIEVE THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF GSF CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JVTF TO MEANINGFULLY INVEST IN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN THEIR TRADITIONALLEARNING ENVIRONMENT. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE DEVELOPED OUR FIRST SERIES OF STANDARDS-BASED CLASSROOM KITS FOR K-8TH GRADE CLASSES. THIS FIRST SERIES OF KITS FOCUSES ON A DIFFERENT STEP OR INDUSTRY WITHIN THE FOODSYSTEM. OVERALL, KIT-BASED LEARNING IS AN INCREASINGLY POPULAR AND ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE METHOD OF DELIVERING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR HANDS-ON, INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING IN SMALL STUDENT TEAMS,REQUIRING STUDENTS TO PRACTICE COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION AND CRITICAL THINKING AS THEY COMPLETE EACH KIT.AFTER COMPLETING THE FIRST SERIES OF K-8 KITS, JVTF IS NOW WORKING ON A SECOND KIT-BASED PRODUCT FOCUSING ON NUTRITION.4. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PBL): THROUGH PBL, STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT CORE SUBJECTS THROUGH THE LENS OF A FOOD-RELATED PROBLEM, QUESTION, OR ISSUE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE PBL METHOD INCREASES LONG-TERM CONTENTRETENTION, BUILDS PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND IMPROVES STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS LEARNING. JVTF HAS DEVELOPED A SET OF UNIQUE, CROSS-CURRICULAR TRACTS FOR ITS PBL PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE OFFERED TO OUR GSF PARTNER SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BOTH ON THEIR SCHOOL CAMPUS AND ON JVTFS URBAN FARM. IN ADDITION, JVTF LAUNCHED THE FARM STUDIO IN SUMMER 2014. THE FARM STUDIO IS THE FIRST INTENSIVE SUMMER LEARNING PBL PROGRAM FOR RISING 6-8TH GRADE STUDENTS.5. THE FAMILY KITCHEN: RESEARCH SHOWS THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF BENEFITS WHEN FAMILIES COOK AND SHARE MEALS TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. THE FAMILY KITCHEN SERIES BRINGS FAMILIES TOGETHER FROM GSF PARTNER SCHOOLS TO LEARN TO COOK HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE MEALS. ONCE A WEEK FOR FOUR WEEKS, EACH FAMILY (FROM YOUNG CHILDREN TO GRANDPARENTS) WORKS WITH A CHEF FROM THE SOUTHERN LIVING AND COOKING LIGHT TEST KITCHENS TO PREP AND COOK FROM CUSTOM RECIPES CREATED WITH A FOCUS ON AFFORDABILITY AND NUTRITION. DURINGTHE 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR, FAMILY KITCHEN GRADUATES WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO OPT-IN TO A JVTF PRODUCE SUBSCRIPTION PLAN, WHERE ADDITIONAL PRODUCE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILIES AT THE STUDENT-RUN FARMERS MARKETS. 606697 46616 IN 2007, JONES VALLEY TEACHING FARM (JVTF) DEVELOPED A VACANT LOT IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM INTO A THREE-ACRE URBAN FARM, WHICH HAS BEEN USED FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR OVER 15,000 BIRMINGHAM AREA STUDENTS. OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 11 SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR ENHANCING THEIR WELLNESS POLICIES TO INCLUDE BETTER NUTRITION AND NUTRITION EDUCATION; SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATING FOR THE REMOVAL OF ALL DEEP FAT FRYERS FROM BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS; PRODUCING AND SELLING HUNDREDS OF VARIETIES AND THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE ANNUALLY THROUGH OUR URBAN FARM LOCATED IN A COMMUNITY WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD; AND, COLLABORATING WITHTHE BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM TO LAUNCH GOOD SCHOOL FOOD, OUR FIRST INTEGRATED SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM. JVTF HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BEING RECOGNIZED FOR OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, FROM A 2008 SURGEON GENERALS COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD TO A 2013 GROUNDBREAKERS IN EDUCATION AWARD FROM BIRMINGHAM MAGAZINE. 718097 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 17 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 X AMANDA STOREY 2059144425 701 25TH STREET NORTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35203 X BRAXTON GOODRICH CHAIRMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DYLAN BLACK SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN BUCHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN BURGESS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE COTTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TREY ECHOLS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN MARIE JEMISON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HUNTER LEWIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE MOSS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEROY NIX BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK PIHAKIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAYLOR PURSELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIANA ROUSSEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK STITT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MASHONDA TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERONE WIGGINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA STOREY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103097 870813 973910 SALES REVENUE 445200 46616 46616 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU 900099 5465 5465 52081 418428 53593 364835 364835 OTHER REVENUE 900099 2546 2546 2546 1393372 52081 0 367381 517196 421840 14303 81053 3275 2620 98 557 27077 21662 812 4603 46291 37033 1389 7869 9701 7761 291 1649 5995 4796 180 1019 18658 18658 12561 12561 218 174 7 37 12888 12888 12099 12099 8718 8718 GOOD SCHOOL FOOD 111400 111400 GARDENS OF PARK PLACE 53235 53235 EDUCATION PROGRAM 26555 26555 CREATIVE & DESIGN 24924 24924 10684 6097 4587 901475 718097 86591 96787 814069 688905 126020 0 748183 105386 20877 642797 960966 1331702 285 3851 285 3851 X 928853 960682 31828 0 960681 1327851 960966 1331702 491897 -124727 0 X X 0 0 0 X 601955 723648 292110 815340 973909 3406962 601955 723648 292110 815340 973909 3406962 3406962 3406962 1277299 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 41755 36739 5016 634020 3522 630498 72408 65125 7283 642797 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 3851 3851 UHTS SPECIAL EVENTS 306851 306851 36360 GATHER EVENT 51163 51163 5785 1 60414 60414 11448 418428 418428 53593 53593 364835 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR A REGULARLY SCEHDULED MEETING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE CONFLICT OR RESIGN FROM POSITION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 BOARD EVALUTATE AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPROVES RANGES FOR ALL OTHERS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT AT THE ORGANIZATON'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: PROCESS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR