2015-11-13T12:44:32-08:00 2014-12-31 SAVVY TAX INC 4200 PARK BLVD 531 OAKLAND CA 946021312 990 2014-01-01 262216581 CITY SLICKER FARMS CITY 5107634241 1625 16th St Oakland CA 94607 Ariel Dekovic Interim Exec Direct. 2015-11-13 true Eva Konigsberg P00543367 5109285067 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z 598864 false false X www.cityslickerfarms.org X 2001 CA City Slicker Farms' mission is to empower West Oakland community members to meet the basic need for fresh, healthy food by creating sustainable, high-yield urban farms and backyard gardens. 8 8 23 649 0 673369 566244 26762 30597 2023 0 700131 598864 0 0 311772 370794 13708 0 75878 249611 244669 575091 615463 125040 -16599 2981302 2947638 52609 15519 2928693 2932119 X City Slicker Farms' mission is to empower West Oakland community members to meet the basic need for fresh, healthy food by creating sustainable, high-yield urban farms and backyard gardens. false false 160754 The Backyard Garden Program builds food self-sufficiency by empowering low-income households and institutions serving low-income residents to grow fresh produce. Individuals interested in growing their own food apply to this free program. Institutions across Alameda County can engage with City Slicker Farms to start gardens at their facilities. Our staff meet with the families and centers and assess capacity and understand what the household wants to grow, the household gardeners, and City Slicker Farms build a garden, complete with planter boxes, a fruit tree, plants, and seeds. Backyard Gardeners are partnered with a garden mentor to support them through two years of growing food for the table. After one year of participation, experienced Backyard Gardeners are recruited to provide paid or volunteer mentorship to newer Backyard Gardeners. In 2014, the program built 43 new gardens for residential Backyard Gardeners, childcare sites, and senior centers; provided 29 existing Backyard Gardeners with add-on services including additional garden boxes, irrigation systems, and fruit trees; supported 356 households, childcare sites, and senior centers to grow their own food; provided over 1500 hours of technical assistance to Backyard Gardeners and childcare sites; and equipped Backyard Gardeners and childcare sites with the resources to grow an estimated 26,000 pounds of produce. 151568 The Community Market Farms Program takes vacant or underutilized land and transforms it into market farms. All the food produced on the farms is distributed on a sliding scale basis at our Saturday farm stand. In an area where access to healthy foods is limited, it is our farms that make it possible for many families to eat fresh vegetables rather than processed foods. The program creates sustainable food systems that provide affordable, nutritious food directly to traditionally underserved populations in West Oakland. In 2014, the program distributed 6,046 pounds of produce, serving 1,528 people, and propagated 43,327 plants in our greenhouse. 82674 WOFP -- In late 2012, having been awarded a state grant to fund new parks, City Slicker Farms secured the land to build a 1.4 acre urban farm and park. We are currently in the midst of transforming a blighted corner of West Oakland into a new beautiful park and farm that includes an event lawn, a vegetable growing area, a greenhouse, a community garden, a fruit orchard, native plant landscaping, a chicken coop, beehives, a nutrition demo area, and a play area for children. The West Oakland Urban Farm and Park will make it possible for the first time in West Oaklands history to have a dedicated space for homegrown fruits on the trees, veggies in the ground, honey bees pollinating, and hens laying eggs, all in one well-loved place. The West Oakland Urban Farm and Park will serve as a focal point of community pride for all 23,000 residents of West Oakland. 64302 459298 true 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 false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 false 23 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X Ariel Dekovic 5107634241 1625 16th St Oakland CA 94607 Markus Niebanck President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Julia Indovina President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Barbara Finnin Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 41380 0 0 Ariel Dekovic Inter. 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We are currently in the midst of transforming a blighted corner of West Oakland into a new beautiful park and farm that includes an event lawn, a vegetable growing area, a greenhouse, a community garden, a fruit orchard, native plant landscaping, a chicken coop, beehives, a nutrition demo area, and a play area for children. The West Oakland Urban Farm and Park will make it possible for the first time in West Oaklands history to have a dedicated space for homegrown fruits on the trees, veggies in the ground, honey bees pollinating, and hens laying eggs, all in one well-loved place. The West Oakland Urban Farm and Park will serve as a focal point of community pride for all 23,000 residents of West Oakland. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Executive Director is responsible for the timely preparation of the Form 990 and 199. The Executive Director may confer with City Slicker Farms accountant with respect to drafts of the Form 990 and 199 and retain a tax firm to compile and file the paperwork.Copies of the completed draft Form 990 (including required schedules) and 199 will be distributed to Board of Directors Finance Committee in either electronic or paper form for review and approval. Any questions or concerns will be noted and addressed, and the Executive Director will ensure that changes are incorporated into the Form 990 and 199 as appropriate. Copies of the draft Form 990 and 199 will then be distributed to the Board of Directors in either electronic or paper form for review no less than ten (10) days before the forms are filed. If any questions or concerns arise from the Board of Directors review, the Executive Director will bring these up to the Finance Committee, make any necessary changes based on the Committees recommendations.After all input has been appropriately addressed, the final version of the Form 990 (with required schedules) and 199 will be distributed to every member of the City Slicker Farms Board of Directors prior to filing with the IRS. The final form may be distributed either in paper or electronic form in any manner deemed appropriate by the Executive Director.After the final version of the Form 990 has been distributed pursuant to the above paragraph, the Executive Director will cause the final Form 990 to be filed as required. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Each Board Director and Trustee (City Slicker Farms does not have key employees as defined by the IRS) signs an annual conflict of interest statement. These statements are reviewed by the Board of Directors. Any Director with a conflict of interest is monitored during bi-monthly board meetings and the monitoring is recorded in the meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management City Slicker Farms does not have key employees as defined by the IRS. The Executive Director is the only paid employee who is part of the management team. Market comparability factors are taken into account when salaries are set in the budget. The Board reviews and approves the budget. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees City Slicker Farms does not have key employees as defined by the IRS. No officers are paid. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available All governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public by request. City Slicker Farms also publishes the year-end financials in our annual report. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Rounding = $1