2016-08-18T12:11:10-07:00 2015-12-31 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST STE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 288011434 990EZ 2015-01-01 050587434 Bountiful Cities Project BOUN 8282574000 PO Box 898 Asheville NC 28802 DARCEL EDDINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8282574000 2016-08-18 true STEPHEN C CORLISS 8282360206 2016-08-18 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z Modified Cash www.bountifulcities.org X X 170296 X 65116 101943 0 43 0 0 0 1654 362 1292 0 0 1540 169934 70901 21153 7472 583 49063 149172 20762 66033 86795 X 41533 62295 20000 20000 4500 4500 66033 86795 66033 86795 X Social Justice & Economic Viability (cont. see note) Seed to Seed -our core program of working with communities working together building their community garden/urban agriculture sites. Bountiful Cities is responsible for daily management of 3 separate 126796 garden sites. Grass to Greens(G2G)-our feed based edible landscaping training program. -Generated $101,943 in revenues. -Hired 2 new staff positions. -Installed 7 new food-producing landscapes. (continued on Schedule O, Ref Part III, Line 31) 126796 CALVIN ALLEN Chair 0.50 0 AMY LANOU PHD Secretary 0.50 0 SUNIL PATEL Treasury 0.50 0 GWEN WISLER Board Member 0.50 0 PAMELA MEISEL Board Member 0.50 0 ALPHIE RODGRIGUEZ Board Member 0.50 0 BRANDEE BOGGS Board Member 0.50 0 GENE ETTISON Board Member 0.50 0 BRIAN SANDERS Board Member 0.50 0 RANDAL PFLEGER Board Member 0.50 0 DARCEL EDDINS Executive Director 50.00 0 false false false false false false false false false DARCEL EDDINS 50 South French Broad Ave Suite 203 Asheville NC 28801 8282574000 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE X 25800 55699 65116 146615 25800 55699 65116 146615 146615 43 43 1237 1237 147895 245204 0.99130 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other Income 2014: 1237. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Pt III, Line 31 Grass to Greens - Program Service Accomplishments cont. Pt III, Line 31 -Trained 2 low wealth and or people of color on sustainable agriculture skills. -Increased monthly maintenance clients. Pt III, Line 31 COMMUNITY GARDEN NETWORK-CREATE A NETWORK FOR INDIVIDUAL GARDENS TO COLLABORATE SHARING RESOURCES, HOSTING EVENTS, SECURING VOLUNTEERS, AND FUNDRAISING. -PARTNERED WITH INTERN FROM UNC ASHEVILLE TO CONDUCT IN PERSON COMMUNITY GARDEN ASSESSMENT OF 24 GARDENS IN ASHEVILLE AND BUNCOMBE COUNTY. -PROVIDED 24 GARDENS STIPENDS FOR COMPLETING ASSESSMENT, THESE GARDENS ARE LOCATED IN NEIGHBORHOODS, SCHOOLS, AND CHURCHES. SEVERAL OF THEM SERVE LOW WEALTH AND PEOPLE OF COLOR -HIRED 1 STAFF POSITIONS TO BE THE NETWORK GARDEN COORDINATOR, DETERMINED TO BE THE URGENT NEED FROM THE ASSESSMENT FOR SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM. THE POSITION IS A PERSON OF COLOR AND PART OF THE CGN.-DEVELOPED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN NETWORK. -HOSTED MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR THE CGN. Pt III, Line 31 Urban Agriculture Alliance-4 non-profits and community members working together through the Collective Impact framework, to build a food secure Buncombe County. -Held facilitated meetings every 3 weeks from January through December with Executive Directors of 3 organizations and leadership from other organization. -Provided stipends for community members to participate in the meetings of the UAA. Pt III, Line 31 Strong Roots-program focused on math and science skills interfacing with on site gardens. -Hired 1 staff low wealth person of color to teach the program. -Piloted program with City of Asheville Parks and Recreation after school program reaching 12 youth. -Shared curriculum with Shiloh Community to implement, reaching over 20 youth. -Revised the curriculum to better align to be culturally appropriate for the communities where program is implemented. -Continue to seek funding for this program Pt III, Line 31 Farmer Incubations/Markets-supports agriculture based emerging food systems leaders who are low resourced and or people of color. -Support incubation of Patchwork Urban Farm at the Pearson Garden location (owned by Bountiful Cities). Patchwork Urban Farms has 2 paid interns teaching sustainable agriculture skills and employees 2 positions. -Supports Ujaama Freedom Market a cooperative mobile market that has 2 owners who are considered low wealth, women and people. -Provided organizational resources for coaching and grant writing. -Shares organizational resources for success of food based businesses. Pt III, Line 31 Policy/Advocacy -Executive Director and Staff attend monthly General council meeting and also 3 clusters of the Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council. -Executive Director attends monthly meetings of the AFSP. -Executive Director attends monthly meetings of WNCAFSP. -Staff attends quarterly meetings of the NC Sustainable Food Network a program of Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8 Other Income 1540. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Board Meeting Expense 500. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Insurance 5080. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Marketing 265. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Program Expenses 39633. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Travel 1785. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Website 300. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Workshop & Incubation 1500. Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 Buildings Greenhouses - Net 4500. 4500.