2025-10-15T09:45:32-07:00 2024-12-31 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2024-01-01 050587434 Bountiful Cities Project BOUN 8282574000 PO Box 898 Asheville NC 28802 Darcel Eddins Executive Director 8282574000 2025-10-15 true true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2025-10-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Darcel Eddins 50 South French Broad Avenue Suite Asheville NC 28801 530156 false X www.bountifulcities.org X 2003 NC Bountiful Cities is the urban agriculture resource in Asheville. We share agriculture resources and skills to promote social justice and economic viability. We envision abundant and food sovereign communities. 7 7 14 150 0 0 453501 418886 31556 101661 132 80 6975 8996 492164 529623 0 0 244725 200456 0 20198 285736 193206 530461 393662 -38297 135961 776567 921115 2429 11016 774138 910099 Bountiful Cities is the urban agriculture resource in Asheville. We share and support agriculture resources and skills centered in equity, inclusion and economic viability. Bountiful Cities works collaboratively investing in re-development of local food systems and envisioning abundant and food sovereign communities. false false 322322 0 101661 FEAST (K-8) public school program reaches 1,600 students each year in Buncombe and Madison Counties, teaching essential gardening and cooking skills. At our partner schools-where an average of 66% of students qualify for free or reduced- price lunch-we manage school gardens that function as both educational spaces and vital food hubs. These gardens serve historically marginalized communities that often lack accessible sources of fresh produce within walking distance. The FEAST program held over 600 hands-on cooking and gardening classes for students, facilitated more than 200 hours of volunteer work, and maintained five thriving school gardens. We organized 48 Garden and Gather workdays, hosted seven successful plant sale fundraisers, and distributed over 2,000 plants to community gardens and schools. In total, we helped distribute more than 10,000 pounds of fresh, locally grown food to individuals and families across our service area. Community Garden Network (CGN) brings together over 30 food-producing gardens throughout the region to increase fresh food access, wellness, and community connection. Community Garden Network remained a vital hub of education and resource-sharing. We offered 10 free public workshops, drawing over 400 participants and covering topics ranging from Cooking With the Seasons to Invasive Pest Management. We continued to maintain and share community seed libraries and a tool library to support gardeners across the region. . By sharing tools, land, labor, and seeds-and offering monthly free educational workshops on topics identified by our garden partners-we help entire neighborhoods. Today, these community gardens produce thousands of pounds of food and are spaces for connection, fresh food access, business incubation, and civic engagement. Pearson Garden Food Hub: We provide technical assistance to the gardens, as well as food-producing plants from our model Food Hub at Pearson Garden. At Pearson Garden, we have engaged hundreds of volunteers and offered training to thousands of community members to build and showcase systems such as rainwater catchment, composting, greenhouse and nursery plant production, sustainable cob buildings, terrace gardening, hugelkultur beds, and CoolBot walk-in cooler technology. In addition to growing a diverse array of fruits, vegetables, and herbs onsite, we distribute this fresh produce to our public-school partners, community partners, and neighborhoods in need, helping to directly support food access across the community. 322322 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 14 true false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false NC X Darcel Eddins 8282574000 50 South French Broad Avenue Suite Asheville NC 28801 Darcel Eddins Executive Director 35.00 X 34320 0 0 Sekou Coleman Co-Chair 5.00 X X 4408 0 0 Lauren Rayburn Co-Chair 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Katie Cox Co-Secretary 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Vanessa Chardos Co-Secretary 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Brandee Boggs Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Lucy Philips Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Fred Dulin Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 38728 0 0 false false false 9753 76983 332150 418886 Events and Workshops 611710 101661 0 0 101661 80 0 80 6257 9753 533 5724 0 5724 1950 1950 1950 Miscellaneous 900099 1322 0 0 1322 1322 529623 101661 0 9076 34320 27456 3432 3432 149463 119571 14946 14946 16673 13338 1668 1667 10316 0 10316 0 2242 0 2242 0 3595 468 3068 59 71 71 0 0 12437 2831 9606 0 216 216 0 0 5385 0 5385 0 Sponsorship Disbursement 124655 124655 0 0 Food Policy Council 24520 24520 0 0 FEAST Program 4236 4236 0 0 Other Program Expenses 4960 4960 0 0 573 0 479 94 393662 322322 51142 20198 163767 308315 612800 612800 612800 776567 921115 2429 11016 2429 11016 X 750320 735974 23818 174125 774138 910099 776567 921115 135961 X X true X false true false X 0 329119 418663 509623 453501 418886 2129792 0 0 329119 418663 509623 453501 418886 2129792 361976 1767816 139 227 127 132 80 705 0 884 390 1322 2596 2133093 109868 0.82880 0.82720 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other Income 2022: 884. 2023: 390. 2024: 1322. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 612800 612800 612800 X Pt X, Line 2 The organiztion is exempt from federal income taxes under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, the Code also provides that income from certain activities not related to the organizations tax-exempt purpose may be subject to taxation as unrelated business income. The organization had no income from unrelated business activities for 2024 and was therefore not required to file Form 990-T. The organization believes that it has appropriate support for all tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. Garden Tour 16010 9753 6257 533 16010 9753 6257 533 533 5724 Pt VI, Line 11b The 990 is prepared by independent accountants, reviewed by management, presented to the Board for review, proposed revisions and final approval. Pt VI, Line 12c Enforced as necessary. Any Board Member with a conflict of interest on any specific issue informs the Board and abstains from voting on the issue. Pt VI, Line 18 Forms 1023 and 990 are available upon request. Pt VI, Line 19 Governing documents and reviewed financial statements are available upon request. Pt XII, Line 1 Modified Cash. Other Sekou Coleman was paid for being a project manager on a Bountiful Cities project. Coleman was not compensated for work done as a board member. Other Bountiful Cities had contributions of $193,838 and expenses of $124,655 related to its fiscal sponsorship activities.