2016-08-12T12:30:41-07:00 2015-09-30 990 2014-10-01 911091819 GROW GROW 4253291601 P O Box 19748 Seattle WA 981096748 Michael McNutt Treasurer 2063291601 2016-08-05 2014 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z Mark Huston P O Box 19748 Seattle WA 981096748 246110 0 X www.GROWnorthwest.org X 1979 WA GROW builds healthy and diverse communities by fostering community gardens, urban farms and green space. This is accomplished through public engagement, partnerships, leadership development, advocacy and acquiring open spaces for community gardens. 12 0 1 1500 0 0 219695 214216 31959 14197 110 97 11379 7688 263143 236198 0 0 0 0 30522 29448 0 0 0 236252 227374 266774 256822 -3631 -20624 1346357 1396615 112836 183718 1233521 1212897 GROW builds healthy and diverse communities by fostering community gardens, urban farms and green space. This is accomplished through public engagement, partnerships, leadership development, advocacy and acquiring open spaces for community gardens. 0 0 192168 156313 178356 GROW serves as fiscal sponsor of fifty six community gardens and neighborhood projects that align with the mission and vision of the organization. GROW accepts and is responsible for grant monies and other donations received on behalf of a community garden or gardening project. GROW is responsible for ensuring the accurate accounting of all gifts, grants, payables, obligations and disbursements and that reporting requirements are met. 13504 0 4383 Seattle Market Gardens' mission is to help establish safe, healthy communities and economic opportunity through development of CSA and Farm Stand enterprises in low-income neighborhoods. Seattle Market Gardens is a partnership between in-city gardeners and consumers resulting in weekly deliveries of high-quality, farm-fresh, organic produce during the growing season and a weekly on site farm stand. Seattle Market Gardens currently has two community supported agriculture (CSA) gardens located in and worked by residents in Southeast and Southwest Seattle. The City of Seattle, P-Patch Community Gardening Program provides staff to work with these low-income communities to develop and manage the gardens. The P-Patch Community Gardening Program also works closely with respective community councils and neighborhood groups to set priorities for garden management and development. 21029 0 21029 GROW works to increase the number of P-Patch community gardens through an array of advocacy activities. GROW is committed to helping enable low-income people to garden, and provides gardeners with financial support (e.g. paying P-Patch plot fees and providing seeds and tools for shared use). GROW encourages gardeners to grow food for the hungry, either by contributing some of their own organic produce or by helping with the P-Patch garden plots designated for growing food for feeding programs. GROW also supports the distribution of produce raised in P-Patch community gardens that are delivered to community food banks and shelters. Volunteers logged over 25,000 hours during the year donating in excess of 30,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables to food programs. GROW provides support for the 89 P-Patch gardens in the form of volunteer site leader development, assistance with fundraising projects, liability insurance and small grants for infrastructure (e.g. tool sheds and communal eating spaces). GROW and the Seattle P-Patch Program are uniquely positioned to expand the community gardening effort because they have 40 years of experience in collaborating to build and manage gardens, as well as in nurturing the communities that are created when people come together to grow food. GROW's education mission is carried out through publication of the P-Patch Post, a quarterly newsletter that provides seasonal gardening tips, recipes and stories about inspirational gardeners. GROW is a member of Food Resource Network Federation. The Food Resource Network Federation was formed by area food providers seeking to move beyond the band-aid response to people trying to meet their food needs. 0 0 0 226701 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 11 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 WA X Michael McNutt 2067863137 365 Lynn Street Seattle WA 98109 X Karen Abbey Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Ray Schutte Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Milton Tam Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Eric Toderudd Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Joyce Moty Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Michelle Blume Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Ruth Callard Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jon Jaffe Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mark Huston President 4 0 X 0 0 0 Alice Burgess Vice President 4 0 X 0 0 0 Michael McNutt Treasurer 4 0 X 0 0 0 Brenda Matter Secretary 4 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6504 0 0 0 156313 51399 0 214216 Fiscal Sponsor Fee 900099 9852 9852 0 0 CSA Subscriptions 900099 4345 4345 0 0 0 0 0 0 14197 97 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17600 0 9912 7688 0 7688 0 236198 14294 0 7688 X 26243 14536 11707 3205 1277 1928 9852 9852 3023 3023 121 121 13035 7324 5711 2147 189 1958 1625 1625 0 0 531 531 7517 7517 2696 1479 1217 Landscape Architects/Garden Construction 43850 43850 0 0 Garden Supplies/Services 116976 116976 0 0 Stipends 9990 9990 0 0 Contributions 6000 6000 0 0 10011 9928 83 256822 226701 30121 0 1322 958 215470 261745 21586 33469 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1136143 35700 1107959 1100443 1346357 1396615 7771 12533 105065 171185 112836 183718 X 125561 112454 1107960 1100443 0 0 1233521 1212897 1346357 1396615 -20624 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 351820 170668 215005 219695 214216 1171404 351820 170668 215005 219695 214216 1171404 1171404 757 363 258 110 97 1585 46875 22832 23451 43338 21866 158362 1331351 0.87986 0.88059 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other income is composed of income received from Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscriptions, fiscal sponsorship fees and net income from fundraising events. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 24 0 1 0 685197 685197 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450946 35700 415246 1100443 Schedule D, Part II, Line 5 A memorandum of understanding entrusts the normal daily operations and maintenance of the community gardens to the City of Seattle's P-Patch Community Garden Program. Special issues on the properties are addressed in conjunction with the City of Seattle's P-Patch Community Garden Program staff. Schedule D, Part II, Line 9 Land is recorded at fair value (actual cost) on the financial statements on the date the property was purchased. The purpose of the conservation easements are to ensure that the properties will be retained in their natural and open space condition to meet the conservation purposes as cited in the conservation easements by protecting the properties from further development and other disturbance, and to forever relinquish all development rights to the properties, thereby preserving and protecting the conservation values of the properties. GROW shall retain all responsibilities and bear all costs related to the ownership, operation, upkeep, and maintenance of the properties, including all taxes, assessments and fees levied against the properties. Chef in the Garden 17600 0 17600 0 0 0 9691 0 221 0 0 17600 0 17600 0 0 0 9691 0 221 9912 7688 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Executive Committee (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) review the 990 and approves it for filing. After the 990 has been filed, a report is made to the full Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Financial statements are distributed to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis. Financial reports and governing documents are available for public review upon request. The organization's financial information is provided in the annual report. Form 990, Part IX, Line 25 GROW had one special event in 2014. The organization did not publicize or conduct a formal fundraising campaign in 2014.