2012-11-14T10:37:44-06:00 2011-12-31 RICHARD J BELLEW CPA 1123 ROUTE 9 GARRISON NY 10524 990 2011-01-01 133852957 GLYNWOOD CENTER INC GLYN 8452653338 P O BOX 157 COLD SPRING NY 10516 KATHLEEN FRITH 8452653338 2012-11-13 true RICHARD J BELLEW 8457362100 2012-11-13 X 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z KATHLEEN FRITH PRESIDENT P O BOX 157 COLD SPRING NY 10516 12463482 false X GLYNWOOD.ORG X HELP SAVE FARMING AND STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM. WORK TO RECONCILE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND FARMER / LANDOWNER OPPORTUNITIES. FARM OUR LAND TO DEMONSTRATE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. 16 16 32 370 134990 11488 2145591 1514525 243956 317516 1460246 1263215 -21753 -54052 3828040 3041204 252652 43000 0 1115655 1263791 73388 63664 85980 1326071 1629407 2767766 2999862 1060274 41342 19855167 19443705 143886 245450 19711281 19198255 X HELP SAVE FARMING AND STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM. WORK TO RECONCILE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND FARMER / LANDOWNER OPPORTUNITIES. FARM OUR LAND TO DEMONSTRATE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. false false 1053924 135723 DEMONSTRATING ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AGRICULTURE: EXPERIMENTING WITH INNOVATIVE FARM AND GARDEN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (FOR EXAMPLE: MANAGING INVASIVE PLANTS AND RESTORING PASTURES THROUGH LIVESTOCK GRAZING; COLLECTING AND MANAGING ANIMAL WASTE FROM BARNS TO ENHANCE FIELD FERTILITY WHILE PROTECTING WATER QUALITY; ENHANCING SOIL FERTILITY THROUGH MULTISPECIES ROTATIONAL GRAZING AND "NUTRIENT DENSE" SOIL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; EXTENDING THE GROWING SEASON BY USING LOW TUNNEL AND OTHER ENERGY EFFICIENT GREENHOUSES; ENHANCING AND SUPPORTING BIODIVERSITY BY USING NATIVE PLANTS FOR DECORATIVE FLOWER BEDS; TRAINING AND MENTORING PRODUCE AND LIVESTOCK INTERNS; DEMONSTRATING WHAT IS LEARNED THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND TOURS FOR NEW AND TRANSITIONING FARMERS AND "BACKYARD FARMERS"; TOURS, EVENTS AND CLASSES TO INTRODUCE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, TO FARM ANIMALS, HUMANE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AND HOME COOKING). GLYNWOOD ALSO COMPLETED THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A FARM BUSINESS INCUBATOR DESIGNED TO HELP NEW AND TRANSITIONING FARMERS DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES AND TO BRING FALLOW AGRICULTURAL LAND BACK INTO PRODUCTION. 496901 PROMOTING AND STRENGTHENING REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS: GLYNWOOD CONDUCTED MANY DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AND STRENGTHEN REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY AND BEYOND. THESE INCLUDED: EXPANDING THE "KEEP FARMING" PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR FARMING. GLYNWOOD'S PROGRAMS GENERALLY PROMOTE COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVING CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES, WHILE STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC WELL BEING, PARTICULARLY AT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS. THROUGH ITS "KEEP FARMING" PROGRAM, GLYNWOOD CONTINUED TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP THE DATA NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF FARMING AND DEVELOP AN INFORMED CONSTITUENCY TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE CONTINUED AND INCREASED PRODUCTION. THE PROGRAM EXPANDED INTO MASSACHUSETTS, AS GLYNWOOD BEGAN TO WORK WITH THE BERKSHIRE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION TO UNDERTAKE THE PROGRAM IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AT THE SAME TIME, IN NEW YORK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED URBAN AGRICULTURE IN THE CITY OF NEWBURGH AND CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURE IN SUBURBAN ROCKLAND COUNTY. CREATED THE "APPLE PROJECT" - A SERIES OF INTERCONNECTED PROJECTS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF ORCHARDS BY ENCOURAGING THE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS, INCLUDING APPLE CIDER. IT INCLUDED THE APPLE EXCHANGE, IN WHICH PRODUCERS FROM LEPERCHE IN NORMANDY, FRANCE AND THE HUDSON VALLEY EXCHANGED VISITS AND PRODUCTION INFORMATION; THE CREATION OF THE CIDER ROUTE MAP AND WEBSITE TO LET CONSUMERS KNOW WHERE THEY CAN VISIT ORCHARDS AND BUY CIDER IN THE HUDSON VALLEY; THE CREATION OF CIDER WEEK, DURING WHICH 95 ESTABLISHMENTS IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE VALLEY FEATURED HARD CIDER; A "CIDER REVIVAL" SHOWCASE TASTING EVENT AT THE NEW AMSTERDAM MARKET IN NYC; AND A TRADING TASTING EVENT AT GLYNWOOD FEATURING PRODUCTS FROM THE HUDSON VALLEY AND LEPERCHE. THESE ACTIVITIES SET THE STAGE FOR THE CREATION OF A PRODUCERS' NETWORK TO SHARE INFORMATION, TRAINING AND OTHER RESOURCES. CONDUCTED THE NINTH ANNUAL NATIONAL HARVEST AWARDS PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY, CELEBRATE AND PUBLICIZE BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE WORK FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO TAKE ACTION IN THEIR REGIONS. INFORMATION ABOUT THE WINNERS AND THEIR WORK WAS SHARED THROUGH AN EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY, EXTENSIVE MEDIA, A PUBLICATION AND GLYNWOOD'S WEBSITE. SHARED LESSONS LEARNED FROM ALL OF GLYNWOOD'S FOOD, FARM, AND COMMUNITY WORK, INCLUDING: PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS "THE STATE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY", WHICH REACHED AN EXTENSIVE AUDIENCE THROUGH BOTH HARD COPY AND DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION; A VIDEO EXPLAINING GLYNWOOD'S MISSION AND WORK; WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS AT GLYNWOOD AND AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES SUCH AS THE NE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP CONFERENCE AND THE STONE BARNS CENTER YOUNG FARMERS CONFERENCE. 320370 DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. DURING 2010 GLYNWOOD CREATED THE GLYNWOOD INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND FARMING, TO FOCUS ON DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. DURING 2011, THE INSTITUTE CREATED AND HELD "TEDXMANHATTAN: CHANGING THE WAY WE EAT", A DAYLONG EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY DEVOTED TO ISSUES RELATED TO INPROVING THE FOOD SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO A CAPACITY AUDIENCE IN THE CITY, PARTICIPANTS VIEWED THE EVENT AT 135 REGISTERED VIEWING PARTIES HELD IN THEATERS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS ACROSS THE US AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES. THE PRESENTATIONS WERE VIDEOED AND DISTRIBUTED BOTH THROUGH THE INTERNET AND ON A DVD, EXPANDING THE REACH OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED TO LITERALLY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. DURING THE YEAR, THE INSTITUTE LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE SECOND TEDXMANHATTAN TO BE HELD IN 2012. IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE DEVELOPED THE CONCEPT AND BUSINESS PLAN FOR A NATIONAL MEDIA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND FARMING, WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A CONSORTIUM OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE INSTITUTE ALSO SUPPORTED AND PARTICIPATED IN MANY OTHER EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN THROUGH WHICH LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY WILL BE A SUSTAINABLE FOOD CITY. 473812 43000 181793 AMONG ITS OTHER EXEMPT PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS, GLYNWOOD WORKED TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF LIVERSTOCK PRODUCERS. IT DID SO BY SUPPORTING LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LOCAL AGRICULTURE, INC (LILA), WHICH OWNS THE MOBILE SLAUGHTER FACILITY LAUNCHED BY GLYNWOOD IN 2009. THE UNIT WAS THE FIRST MOBILE UNIT FOR LARGE ANIMALS LICENSED BY THE USDA IN THE EASTEREN PART OF THE UNITED STATES. LILA ALSO PROVIDES TOURS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIT TO PEOPLE FROM OTHER AREAS THAT ARE CONSIDERING REPLICATING IT. ADDITIONAL SLAUGHTER CAPACITY IS ESSENTIAL IF THE REGION'S FARMERS ARE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GROWING MARKET FOR HIGH QUALITY PASTURED LIVESTOCK. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR INCOME DIVERSIFICATION IS INDICATED BY THE USDA AGRICULTURAL CENSUS DATA, WHICH REVEALED THAT 64 PERCENT OF FARMERS IN THE REGION HAD NO REAL NET INCOME. IF THESE FARMS WERE LOST, THERE WOULD BE A SEVERE INPACT ON THE REGION'S ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES. OTHER GLYNWOOD PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THOSE PERMITTING THE USE OF GLYNWOOD'S FACILITIES BY OTHER EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS AND SOME NON-EXEMPT GROUPS ALLOW GLYNWOOD TO RAISE ITS PROFILE AND TO EDUCATE A BROADER PUBLIC ABOUT ITS MISSION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 473812 43000 181793 2345007 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false true true false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 25 0 true 32 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false X 16 16 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false NY X X GLYNWOOD ACCOUNTING 8452653338 ROUTE 301 P O BOX 157 COLD SPRING NY 10516 FRANK ALLEMANN 9.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER P SPEERS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT W ELLIOTT III 2.00 X X 0 0 0 G KIRBY BROWN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY BERNER 1.50 X 0 0 0 F COLIN CABOT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANET OLMSTED CROSS 8.00 X 0 0 0 RODNEY W DOW 2.00 X 0 0 0 GALE EPSTEIN 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA KAPPAGODA 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH MCMANUS 2.50 X 0 0 0 ARNOLD MOSS 1.50 X 0 0 0 E WAYNE NORDBERG 2.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY O'BRIEN 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL WILLIS 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL N WATTERSON JR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH M LABELLE 50.00 X 203561 0 0 PAUL K KLEINPETER 40.00 X 79350 0 0 ISABEL LOPATIN 40.00 X 52500 0 0 DIANE HATZ 40.00 X 125949 0 0 461360 2 false true false CHRISTIE WILLIAMS 5 ALLYNS ALLEY MYSTIC CT 06355 COMM.DEVL,PLAN 101500 1 320453 91108 1102964 1514525 FARM INCOME 135723 135723 PHOTO LOCATION FEES 532000 95350 95350 EDUCATIONAL FACILITY USE 42385 42385 SOCIAL EVENTS 532000 39640 39640 OTHER 4418 4418 317516 691793 691793 9914548 9343126 571422 571422 571422 25100 320453 79152 -54052 -54052 3041204 753948 134990 637741 43000 43000 335751 202376 119905 13470 706184 622198 83986 38360 30358 7506 496 101199 80088 19803 1308 82297 65129 16104 1064 11997 3472 8525 36600 36600 63664 63664 124396 124396 239056 224378 14678 95633 87586 7900 147 191037 156737 28733 5567 81081 75873 5208 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 200156 199807 349 SUPPLIES 151653 127906 23747 EVENT & FACILITY USE EXP 131662 131644 18 COMMUNICATIONS 122058 98157 23797 104 244078 196298 47620 160 2999862 2345007 568875 85980 377837 265100 2186136 1977657 242149 385577 77627 93899 5725770 2699522 3103686 3026248 13867732 13695224 19855167 19443705 143886 221848 23602 143886 245450 X 3794617 3500490 15416664 15197765 500000 500000 19711281 19198255 19855167 19443705 41342 -554368 X false true true X false X 869965 998295 1526322 2160551 1514525 7069658 869965 998295 1526322 2160551 1514525 7069658 2763873 4305785 312168 323482 444545 691034 691793 2463022 11488 11488 9544168 1266439 0.45110 0.40380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false 15916664 840950 527929 1587778 15697765 13769809 1262408 2098796 1214349 15916664 13318373 331500 1288385 1168449 13769809 0.05000 0.03000 0.92000 false false false 4818406 1844603 2973803 606395 558198 48197 300969 296721 4248 3026248 3041204 2999862 41342 -554368 -554368 -513026 2441592 -554368 79152 -475216 2916808 124396 124396 3041204 2954618 79152 79152 2875466 124396 124396 2999862 RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 8 FUND RAISING EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUES ON FORM 990 79,152 FUND RAISING EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUES ON FORM 990 -79,152 REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUND RAISING EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUES ON FORM 990 79,152 EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 2D FUND RAISING EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUES ON FORM 990 79,152 X X X X X X true CHRISTIE WILLIAMS 5 ALLYNS ALLEY MYSTIC CT 06355 COMM, DEVL false 1497290 101500 1395790 1497290 101500 1395790 GALA 345553 320453 25100 79152 345553 320453 25100 79152 79152 -54052 false LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LOCAL AGRICULTURE INC P O BOX 126 COLD SPRING NY 10516 900514355 43000 FAIR MKT SEE NOTE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV SEE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS(FORM 990, PART III, ITEM 4D). THE MISSION OF LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LOCAL AGRICULTURE, INC (LILA)IS TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS BY OWNING AND OPERATING A MOBILE SLAUGHTER FACILITY. GLYNWOOD'S GRANT ASSISTS LILA IN FULFILLING THEIR MISSION, A VITAL AGRICULTURAL ENDEAVOR. X X X false false false true false false false false false JUDITH M LABELLE 171695 30546 1320 203561 COMPENSATION CONTINGENT UPON REVENUES OF ORGANIZATION SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 5A THE BOARD INSTITUTED AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE PRESIDENT BASED ON AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW THAT IS TO CONSIDER: A)THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES AS DEFINED IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION; B)PERFORMANCE AGAINST THE GOALS LISTED IN THE INCENTIVE PLAN; AND C)CONGRUENCY WITH GLYNWOOD'S STATEMENT OF VALUES IN PERFORMING JOB RESPONSIBILITIES. SPECIFIC INCENTIVE TARGETS WERE ESTABLISHED RELATING TO: A)REVENUE (DONATIONS, PROGRAM SUPPORT AND EARNED INCOME); B)PROGRAMS (MEETING METRICS RE: SCHEDULES AND OUTCOMES FOR ALL PROGRAMS; DEVELOPING AND INITIATING NEW PROGRAMS; DEMONSTRATING EFFICIENCY AND INNOVATIVE THINKING THAT EXPANDS GLYNWOOD'S HORIZONS); AND C)OUTREACH (INCLUDING WORKING WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS, HOSTING OPINION LEADERS, ETC. THE PRESIDENT'S TOTAL COMPENSATION UNDER THE PROGRAM THAT WAS ACCRUED FOR 2011 WAS 30,886. THE COMPENSATION WAS PAID IN 2012. EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 APPROXIMATELY 370 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED GLYNWOOD IN A WIDE VARIEY OF ACTIVITIES, BOTH ON-SITE AND IN COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A WORKSHOPS AND TOURS FOR NEW AND TRANSITIONING FARMERS AND "BACKYARD FARMERS"; TOURS, EVENTS AND CLASSES TO INTRODUCE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, TO FARM ANIMALS, HUMANE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AND HOME COOKING). GLYNWOOD ALSO COMPLETED THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A FARM BUSINESS INCUBATOR DESIGNED TO HELP NEW AND TRANSITIONING FARMERS DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES AND TO BRING FALLOW AGRICULTURAL LAND BACK INTO PRODUCTION. SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B WITH COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP THE DATA NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF FARMING AND DEVELOP AN INFORMED CONSTITUENCY TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE CONTINUED AND INCREASED PRODUCTION. THE PROGRAM EXPANDED INTO MASSACHUSETTS, AS GLYNWOOD BEGAN TO WORK WITH THE BERKSHIRE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION TO UNDERTAKE THE PROGRAM IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AT THE SAME TIME, IN NEW YORK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED URBAN AGRICULTURE IN THE CITY OF NEWBURGH AND CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURE IN SUBURBAN ROCKLAND COUNTY. CREATED THE "APPLE PROJECT" - A SERIES OF INTERCONNECTED PROJECTS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF ORCHARDS BY ENCOURAGING THE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS, INCLUDING APPLE CIDER. IT INCLUDED THE APPLE EXCHANGE, IN WHICH PRODUCERS FROM LEPERCHE IN NORMANDY, FRANCE AND THE HUDSON VALLEY EXCHANGED VISITS AND PRODUCTION INFORMATION; THE CREATION OF THE CIDER ROUTE MAP AND WEBSITE TO LET CONSUMERS KNOW WHERE THEY CAN VISIT ORCHARDS AND BUY CIDER IN THE HUDSON VALLEY; THE CREATION OF CIDER WEEK, DURING WHICH 95 ESTABLISHMENTS IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE VALLEY FEATURED HARD CIDER; A "CIDER REVIVAL" SHOWCASE TASTING EVENT AT THE NEW AMSTERDAM MARKET IN NYC; AND A TRADING TASTING EVENT AT GLYNWOOD FEATURING PRODUCTS FROM THE HUDSON VALLEY AND LEPERCHE. THESE ACTIVITIES SET THE STAGE FOR THE CREATION OF A PRODUCERS' NETWORK TO SHARE INFORMATION, TRAINING AND OTHER RESOURCES. CONDUCTED THE NINTH ANNUAL NATIONAL HARVEST AWARDS PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY, CELEBRATE AND PUBLICIZE BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE WORK FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO TAKE ACTION IN THEIR REGIONS. INFORMATION ABOUT THE WINNERS AND THEIR WORK WAS SHARED THROUGH AN EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY, EXTENSIVE MEDIA, A PUBLICATION AND GLYNWOOD'S WEBSITE. SHARED LESSONS LEARNED FROM ALL OF GLYNWOOD'S FOOD, FARM, AND COMMUNITY WORK, INCLUDING: PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS "THE STATE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY", WHICH REACHED AN EXTENSIVE AUDIENCE THROUGH BOTH HARD COPY AND DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION; A VIDEO EXPLAINING GLYNWOOD'S MISSION AND WORK; WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS AT GLYNWOOD AND AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES SUCH AS THE NE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP CONFERENCE AND THE STONE BARNS CENTER YOUNG FARMERS CONFERENCE. THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C DISTRIBUTED BOTH THROUGH THE INTERNET AND ON A DVD, EXPANDING THE REACH OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED TO LITERALLY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. DURING THE YEAR, THE INSTITUTE LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE SECOND TEDXMANHATTAN TO BE HELD IN 2012. IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE DEVELOPED THE CONCEPT AND BUSINESS PLAN FOR A NATIONAL MEDIA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND FARMING, WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A CONSORTIUM OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE INSTITUTE ALSO SUPPORTED AND PARTICIPATED IN MANY OTHER EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN THROUGH WHICH LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY WILL BE A SUSTAINABLE FOOD CITY. ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D AMONG ITS OTHER EXEMPT PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS, GLYNWOOD WORKED TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF LIVERSTOCK PRODUCERS. IT DID SO BY SUPPORTING LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LOCAL AGRICULTURE, INC (LILA), WHICH OWNS THE MOBILE SLAUGHTER FACILITY LAUNCHED BY GLYNWOOD IN 2009. THE UNIT WAS THE FIRST MOBILE UNIT FOR LARGE ANIMALS LICENSED BY THE USDA IN THE EASTEREN PART OF THE UNITED STATES. LILA ALSO PROVIDES TOURS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIT TO PEOPLE FROM OTHER AREAS THAT ARE CONSIDERING REPLICATING IT. ADDITIONAL SLAUGHTER CAPACITY IS ESSENTIAL IF THE REGION'S FARMERS ARE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GROWING MARKET FOR HIGH QUALITY PASTURED LIVESTOCK. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR INCOME DIVERSIFICATION IS INDICATED BY THE USDA AGRICULTURAL CENSUS DATA, WHICH REVEALED THAT 64 PERCENT OF FARMERS IN THE REGION HAD NO REAL NET INCOME. IF THESE FARMS WERE LOST, THERE WOULD BE A SEVERE INPACT ON THE REGION'S ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES. OTHER GLYNWOOD PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THOSE PERMITTING THE USE OF GLYNWOOD'S FACILITIES BY OTHER EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS AND SOME NON-EXEMPT GROUPS ALLOW GLYNWOOD TO RAISE ITS PROFILE AND TO EDUCATE A BROADER PUBLIC ABOUT ITS MISSION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 JENNIFER P SPEARS F COLIN CABOT DIRECTOR DIRECTOR COUSIN WENDY O'BRIEN JENNIFER P SPEARS DIRECTOR VICE CHAIR COUSIN WENDY O'BRIEN F COLIN CABOT DIRECTOR DIRECTOR COUSIN ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FOR THE 2010 FILING, THE FORM WAS REVIEWED BY GLYNWOOD'S PRESIDENT AND TREASURER. FOR FUTURE FILINGS, GLYNWOOD PLANS TO EXTEND THE REVIEW PROCESS TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS KEY EMPLOYEES. THE POLICY REQUIRES ALL THOSE AFFECTED TO ATTEST ANNUALLY THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND HAVE NOT ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH WOULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER THEY HAVE CONSULTED WITH AN INDEPENDENT HUMAN RESOURCES / COMPENSATION SPECIALIST WHO HAS REVIEWED COMPARABILITY DATA AND RELATED FACTORS. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, OR CAN BE FOUND ON THE NYS CHARITIES BUREAU WEBSITE, GUIDESTAR, AND FOUNDATION CENTER.