2015-11-16T18:05:13-06:00 2014-12-31 680204223 ULLRICH DELEVATI CPAS 433 2ND ST STE 106 WOODLAND CA 956954065 990 2014-01-01 462362098 FARMER VETERAN COALITION FARM 5307561395 4614 2ND ST STE 4 DAVIS CA 95616 GARY MATTESON PRESIDENT 5307561395 2015-11-16 true ANTHONY J DELEVATI CPA P01225873 5306666671 2015-11-16 X 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z X GARY MATTESON 4614 2ND ST DAVIS CA 95618 1286473 false X WWW.FARMVETCO.ORG X 2013 CA THE MISSION OF THE FARMER VETERAN COALITION IS MOBILIZING VETERANS TO FEED AMERICA. FARMER VETERAN COALITION WAS FORMED TO HELP AT-RISK VETERANS AS THEY RE- ENTER CIVILIAN SOCIETY BY CONNECTING THEM WITH MEANINGFUL AND STABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AND TO HELP VETERANS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM PARTICULARLY SEVERE COMBAT-RELATED INJURIES TO LOCATE EFFECTIVE SERVICES AND THERAPY OPTIONS, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER NATURE-BASED THERAPY MODALITIES, THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO RECOVER TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE AND LEAD SUCCESSFUL AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. FVC BELIEVES THAT CONNECTING DISABLED AND AT-RISK VETERANS WITH JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR HELPS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY ADDRESS TWO CURRENT AND PRESSING SOCIAL ISSUES. 11 11 0 0 1286473 0 0 0 1286473 107408 0 471685 0 164695 685542 1264635 21838 227440 258223 28682 37627 198758 220596 X THE MISSION OF THE FARMER VETERAN COALITION IS MOBILIZING VETERANS TO FEED AMERICA. FARMER VETERAN COALITION WAS FORMED TO HELP AT-RISK VETERANS AS THEY RE- ENTER CIVILIAN SOCIETY BY CONNECTING THEM WITH MEANINGFUL AND STABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AND TO HELP VETERANS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM PARTICULARLY SEVERE COMBAT-RELATED INJURIES TO LOCATE EFFECTIVE SERVICES AND THERAPY OPTIONS, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER NATURE-BASED THERAPY MODALITIES, THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO RECOVER TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE AND LEAD SUCCESSFUL AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. FVC BELIEVES THAT CONNECTING DISABLED AND AT-RISK VETERANS WITH JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR HELPS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY ADDRESS TWO CURRENT AND PRESSING SOCIAL ISSUES. false false 344385 457539 TRAINING & EDUCATION: FARMER VETERAN COALITION PROVIDES TRAINING OR ASSISTS VETERANS WITH TRAINING RELATED TO AGRIBUSINESS. FVC HAS PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE THIS PURPOSE. IN SEPTEMBER, FVC PARTNER ORGANIZATION NATIONAL AGRABILITY PROJECT ANNOUNCED THE HIRING OF COLONEL CINDRA CHASTAIN AS THE FARMER VETERAN AGRABILITY COORDINATOR. CHASTAIN DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN FROM 2009-10 AS DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE 1-19TH AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM. IN JULY, FVC EXPANDED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH NATURAL FOOD HOLDINGS OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA. THEIR PREMIER LINE NIMAN RANCH IS HELPING VETERAN FARMERS LAUNCH PORK PRODUCTION OPERATIONS. A MAJOR FOCUS IS TRAINING VETERAN FARMERS TO LEARN MARKETING SKILLS. FORMER MARINES MARK AND DENISE BEYERS OF BEYERS MAPLE FARM IN NEW YORK WERE CERTIFIED BY FVC AS THE FIRST HOMEGROWN BY HEROES FARMERS OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, WHERE THE LABEL WAS ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED. HOMEGROWN BY HEROES IS A LABELING CAMPAIGN INITIATED TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY VETERANS. FVC CERTIFIES FARMERS AND TRAINS VETERANS IN THE MARKETING OF THEIR PRODUCTS UNDER THIS LABEL. FVC HAS CERTIFIED MORE THAN 100 FARMERS FROM 40 STATES. IN OCTOBER AN AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BETWEEN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FVC ALLOWING FOR THE USE OF THE HOMEGROWN BY HEROES LABEL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE'S ILLINOIS PRODUCTS MARK. OHIO ALSO SIGNED ON TO PROMOTE HOMEGROWN BY HEROES WITH PRODUCERS IN ITS STATE AS WELL. 309852 107408 242760 DIRECT ASSISTANCE: THE FARMER VETERAN COALITION'S FELLOWSHIP FUND IS AN AWARD PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE DIRECT MONETARY ASSISTANCE TO VETERAN FARMERS. THE FUND AWARDED MORE THAN 120,000 TO 25 VETERANS IN 2014. THESE AWARDS ARE IN THE FORM OF PURCHASES FROM THIRD PARTIES OF USED TRACTORS, GREENHOUSES, LIVESTOCK,AND OTHER ITEMS CRITICAL TO THE GROWTH OF A FARM RUN BY AT-RISK VETERANS, AS WELL AS DIRECT PAYMENTS OF TUITION FOR AGRICULTURE-BASED COURSE STUDIES. THESE AWARDS ARE AUGMENTED WITH AN ARRAY OF FREE SERVICES FROM FVC'S STAFF AND ADVISORS. 204206 111200 OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY: IN JANUARY, AMERICAN FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT BOB STALLMAN ROLLED OUT THE FARM BUREAU/FARMER VETERAN COALITION PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, AND URGED ALL 50 STATES AND 2,800 COUNTY FARM BUREAU CHAPTERS TO GET INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING FVC'S EFFORTS. BECAUSE OF OUR EFFORTS IN THIS AREA, THE WHITE HOUSE INVITED FVC DIRECTOR MICHAEL O'GORMAN TO THE SIGNING OF THE 2014 FARM BILL IN FEBRUARY 2014. THE BILL INCLUDES HISTORIC RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR VETERANS TRANSITIONING INTO AGRICULTURE. IN MARCH, BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE NATIONAL FARMERS UNION (NFU) ENDORSED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COALITION. FVC BOARD MEMBER DONN TESKE WAS ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION. ON APRIL 10, FVC STAFF ROLLED OUT AN UPDATED MEMBERSHIP FORM TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL QUERIES ABOUT A VETERANS' MILITARY AND FARMING HISTORY. FROM THAT DATE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, AN ADDTIONAL 1,250 NEW VETERANS JOINED FVC, BRINGING OUR MEMBERSHIP TO OVER 3,500, HALF OF WHOM JOINED IN 2014 ALONE. NOVEMBER BROUGHT 200 PEOPLE TO DRAKE UNIVERSITY IN IOWA FOR THE FIRST NATIONAL FARMER VETERAN STAKEHOLDERS CONFERENCE. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE KRYSTA HARDEN DELIVERED THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS IN WHICH SHE NAMED CONFERENCE ATTENDEE KARIS GUTTER THE USDA'S FIRST MILITARY VETERANS AGRICULTURAL LIAISON. 858443 true true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false 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 true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true true false CA X FARMER VETERAN COALITION 5307561395 4614 2ND ST STE 4 DAVIS CA 95618 X GENERAL CHARLES KRUSE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR WELDON SLEIGHT 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARRETT DWYER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMBASSADOR STANLEY LK FLEMMING MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY HADLEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR WILLIAM FIELD 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR TASHA HARGROVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONN TESKE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY MATTESON PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY JACOBS SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 4412 39 48700 1233322 1286473 1286473 X 107408 107408 393102 241252 75433 76417 6936 3360 2015 1561 34063 17643 7283 9137 37584 23800 7022 6762 114102 86219 27883 60422 60422 10000 10000 222904 178899 8214 35791 10545 763 243 9539 51058 43115 5511 2432 12528 8769 2581 1178 53679 25158 18271 10250 101056 78646 10825 11585 31917 31917 1881 1881 MERCHANDISE & PROGRAM SUP 9481 9287 151 43 MERCHANDIES & PROGRAM SUP 2207 2207 OTHER EXPENSES 1507 1507 MEMBERSHIP DUES 1425 1425 830 830 1264635 858443 241497 164695 20778 4229 227440 233216 227440 258223 28682 37627 28682 37627 X 163758 107441 35000 113155 198758 220596 227440 258223 21838 X false false false X 1286513 1286513 1286513 1286513 605507 681006 1286513 0.52930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false CASH HELD BY COMMUNITY PARTNERS 226516 SECURITY DEPOSIT 4200 CASH ADVANCE RECEIVABLE 2500 233216 false DIRECT ASSISTANCE 25 107408 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE FARMER VETERAN COALITION IS MOBILIZING VETERANS TO FEED AMERICA. FARMER VETERAN COALITION WAS FORMED TO HELP AT-RISK VETERANS AS THEY RE- ENTER CIVILIAN SOCIETY BY CONNECTING THEM WITH MEANINGFUL AND STABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AND TO HELP VETERANS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM PARTICULARLY SEVERE COMBAT-RELATED INJURIES TO LOCATE EFFECTIVE SERVICES AND THERAPY OPTIONS, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER NATURE-BASED THERAPY MODALITIES, THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO RECOVER TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE AND LEAD SUCCESSFUL AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. FVC BELIEVES THAT CONNECTING DISABLED AND AT-RISK VETERANS WITH JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR HELPS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY ADDRESS TWO CURRENT AND PRESSING SOCIAL ISSUES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A A MAJOR FOCUS IS TRAINING VETERAN FARMERS TO LEARN MARKETING SKILLS. FORMER MARINES MARK AND DENISE BEYERS OF BEYERS MAPLE FARM IN NEW YORK WERE CERTIFIED BY FVC AS THE FIRST HOMEGROWN BY HEROES FARMERS OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, WHERE THE LABEL WAS ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED. HOMEGROWN BY HEROES IS A LABELING CAMPAIGN INITIATED TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY VETERANS. FVC CERTIFIES FARMERS AND TRAINS VETERANS IN THE MARKETING OF THEIR PRODUCTS UNDER THIS LABEL. FVC HAS CERTIFIED MORE THAN 100 FARMERS FROM 40 STATES. IN OCTOBER AN AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BETWEEN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FVC ALLOWING FOR THE USE OF THE HOMEGROWN BY HEROES LABEL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE'S ILLINOIS PRODUCTS MARK. OHIO ALSO SIGNED ON TO PROMOTE HOMEGROWN BY HEROES WITH PRODUCERS IN ITS STATE AS WELL. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C INCLUDE ADDITIONAL QUERIES ABOUT A VETERANS' MILITARY AND FARMING HISTORY. FROM THAT DATE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, AN ADDTIONAL 1,250 NEW VETERANS JOINED FVC, BRINGING OUR MEMBERSHIP TO OVER 3,500, HALF OF WHOM JOINED IN 2014 ALONE. NOVEMBER BROUGHT 200 PEOPLE TO DRAKE UNIVERSITY IN IOWA FOR THE FIRST NATIONAL FARMER VETERAN STAKEHOLDERS CONFERENCE. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE KRYSTA HARDEN DELIVERED THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS IN WHICH SHE NAMED CONFERENCE ATTENDEE KARIS GUTTER THE USDA'S FIRST MILITARY VETERANS AGRICULTURAL LIAISON. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR PRESENTATION TO FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY DISCLOSES AND REAFIRMS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF CONFLICT OCCURS THE INDIVIDUAL IS INSTRUCTED TO NOTIFY THE BOARD IMEDIATELY. THE BOARD WILL THEN REVIEW THE CONFLICT AND DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF ACTION TAKEN. THESE ACTIONS RANGE FROM EXCLUSION FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON ISSUES RELATED TO THE CONFLICT UP TO REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS CURRENTLY ESTABLISHING A POLICY OF COMPENSATION REVIEW TO BE CARRIED OUT AND DOCUMENTED ANNUALLY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS CURRENTLY ESTABLISHING A POLICY OF COMPENSATION REVIEW TO BE CARRIED OUT AND DOCUMENTED ANNUALLY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND TAX RETURN ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MARKETING SERVICES 76,794 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES OTHER 99,812 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES OTHER 864 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES OTHER 1,429 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES OTHER 0 8,214 35,791