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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 715,473 | 585,196 | 613,639 | 651,762 | 629,127 | 3,195,197 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 233,915 | 310,041 | 334,076 | 305,527 | 333,579 | 1,517,138 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 949,388 | 895,237 | 947,715 | 957,289 | 962,706 | 4,712,335 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | |||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 4,712,335 | |||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 949,388 | 895,237 | 947,715 | 957,289 | 962,706 | 4,712,335 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 116 | 80 | 188 | 184 | 173 | 741 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 116 | 80 | 188 | 184 | 173 | 741 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 949,504 | 895,317 | 947,903 | 957,473 | 962,879 | 4,713,076 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION/MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY | RAISED BOUNTY (GRUB) GROWS HEALTHY FOOD, PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITY. WITH ROOTS IN THE LAND, WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN, LEAD, AND THRIVE. WE ENVISION AN EQUITABLE WORLD WHERE WE ARE ALL NOURISHED BY HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, RESILIENT COMMUNITY, AND GOOD FOOD. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | GARDEN-RAISED BOUNTY (GRUB) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO GROW HEALTHY FOOD, PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITY. WITH ROOTS IN THE LAND, WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEAD, LEARN, AND THRIVE. WE ENVISION AN EQUITABLE WORLD WHERE WE ARE ALL NOURISHED BY HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, RESILIENT COMMUNITY, AND GOOD FOOD. GRUB PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES TO AND FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THURSTON COUNTY AND PROVIDES CONSULTATIVE, COLLABORATIVE SERVICES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE, AND ON OCCASION, NATIONALLY, AS WELL AS TO TRIBAL NATIONS LOCATED IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION. GRUB MAINTAINS VARIOUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING YOUTH PROGRAMS, A FARM, COMMUNITY FOOD SOLUTIONS, POLLINATION (ALSO KNOWN AS PROGRAM REPLICATION), AND TEND, GATHER & GROW (A PROGRAM FOCUSES ON WILD FOODS AND MEDICINE). |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT | YOUTH PROGRAMS IN 2019-2020, GRUB CONTINUED A 20+ YEAR LEGACY IN ADAPTIVE, INNOVATIVE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING CENTERED AROUND OUR 2-ACRE FARM. GRUB'S YOUTH PROGRAMMING IS MULTIFACETED AND OPERATES SEASONALLY. IT INCLUDES PROGRAMMING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER, FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE LEFT HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE GRADUATING TO OBTAIN THEIR GED IN THE FALL AND SPRING, ENGAGING CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGH FIELD TRIPS AND ENGAGING PRE-K CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ON THE FARM THROUGH OUR FAMILIES ON THE FARM PROGRAM. GRUB ALSO SUPPORTS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN ADOPTING THE GRUB YOUTH PROGRAM MODEL. PROGRAMS CARRIED ON AS USUAL IN THE SUMMER OF 2019. DUE TO COVID-19, FIELD TRIPS, YOUNG CHILD PROGRAMMING AND OUR GED SUPPORT SERVICES WERE PLACED ON HOLD IN THE SPRING. IN ADDITION, WE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF YOUTH ON THE FARM TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE PROGRAMMING SAFELY AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FRESH PRODUCE TO THE COMMUNITY. WE HOPE TO BEGIN OFFERING THESE PROGRAMS AGAIN IN 2021. SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2019, GRUB SERVED A TOTAL OF 43 YOUTH EXPERIENCING BARRIERS TO SUCCESS INCLUDING LOW-INCOMES, MINORITY IDENTITIES AND LEARNING CHALLENGES. THIS INCLUDED 24 YOUTH IN THE SUMMER OF 2019, 15 IN THE FALL OF 2019 AND 6 YOUTH IN A REDUCED SPRING 2020 PROGRAM. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2019, GRUB SERVED 24 YOUTH IN OUR SIX-WEEK 180-HOUR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW MARKET SKILLS CENTER, TWENTY-TWO YOUTH RECEIVED 1.0 AND TWO RECEIVED 0.5 ELECTIVE CREDITS IN THE PRACTICE OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. THEY ALSO EARNED UP TO $1,000 IN EDUCATIONAL STIPENDS, LEARNED HOW TO CULTIVATE PRODUCE, GOT TO TAKE HOME THE FOOD THEY GREW, DISTRIBUTED PRODUCE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND PARTICIPATED IN TEAM-BASED ACTIVITIES THAT WERE ROOTED IN GRUB'S MISSION OF GROWING HEALTHY FOOD, PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES. FOUR OF OUR YOUTH PLAYED THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF PEER CREW LEADER, WHICH MEANT ROLE MODELING, MENTORING, AND LEADING NEW YOUTH IN ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. IN THE FALL OF 2019, GRUB SERVED 15 YOUTH IN OUR GROUNDED PROGRAM. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH GRAVITY LEARNING CENTERS (GRAVITY), GROUNDED SERVES YOUTH AGES 16-21 WHO HAVE LEFT HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE GRADUATING. GROUNDED YOUTH WORKED TOGETHER TOWARDS THEIR GED WHILE GAINING JOB, LEADERSHIP, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING THROUGH GRUB'S FARM-BASED PROGRAMMING. IF YOUTH WERE CLOSE TO MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF GRADUATION, THEY WORKED TO GAIN HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT TO WORK TOWARDS THEIR DIPLOMA. GROUNDED PROGRAMMING INCLUDES RECEIVING ONE-ON-ONE GED SUPPORT, LEARNING HOW TO OPERATE THE GRUB FARM, ENGAGING IN TEAM BUILDING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOPS, LEADING FIELD TRIPS, AND BUILDING BACKYARD GARDENS FOR FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH RESCARE, MOST YOUTH EARN MINIMUM WAGE FOR THEIR WORK IN THE PROGRAM. OTHERS EARN A $1,000 STIPEND FROM GRUB. THE PROGRAM IS STAFFED BY TWO YOUTH PROGRAM MANAGERS AND AN ON-SITE GED TEACHER FROM GRAVITY. WE HAD A BOUNTIFUL YEAR ON THE GRUB FARM! THE GRUB YOUTH, ALONG WITH INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS, GREW 13,926 POUNDS OF FOOD. OF THIS, 7,587 POUNDS WAS DONATED TO GRUB YOUTH, THEIR FAMILIES, SENIORS AND FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES, THE THURSTON COUNTY FOOD BANK, COMMUNITY EVENTS, VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, CANCER-AFFECTED FAMILIES, AND STAFF. EIGHT CANCER-AFFECTED FAMILIES RECEIVED CSA SHARES THROUGH A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAY DAY FOUNDATION. THE REST WAS SOLD BY THE YOUTH TO HELP SUPPORT GRUB PROGRAMS THROUGH THE YOUTH-RUN MARKET STAND AND CSA SHARES. BEYOND GROWING FOOD, GRUB YOUTH WELCOMED AND HOSTED MANY FARM VISITORS. IN 2019, GRUB YOUTH HOSTED 5 FIELD TRIPS, INCLUDING 2 IN THE SUMMER AND 3 IN THE FALL. MOST FIELD TRIPS ARE TYPICALLY IN THE SPRING. SPRING 2020 FIELD TRIPS WERE CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19. IN ADDITION, GRUB HOSTED A DYNAMIC "FAMILIES ON THE FARM" PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS RICH 14-WEEK PROGRAM, 42 FAMILIES WITH PRE-K CHILDREN GREW ROOTS ON THE GRUB FARM; 21 FAMILIES IN THE SUMMER AND 21 FAMILIES IN THE FALL. THEY SHARED STORIES, PLAYED GAMES, PAINTED WITH FOOD, PLANTED SEEDS, HARVESTED, PREPARED AND ATE NUTRITIOUS FOOD TOGETHER, AND AT THE END OF EACH DAY, THEY TOOK HOME A SHARE OF FARM PRODUCE TO NOURISH THEIR FAMILIES. FURTHERMORE, GRUB DEVELOPED DEEP TIES WITH COMMUNITIES IN OUR REGION AND AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE PARTNERED WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NONPROFITS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SHARE GRUB'S YOUTH LEADERSHIP MODEL AND HELPED PROGRAMS GET ESTABLISHED AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE PROGRAMS WORKED TOWARD A COMMON GOAL TO DEVELOP YOUTH LEADERS THROUGH FARMING. IN 2019-2020, GRUB SUPPORTED FOUR SITES IN WASHINGTON STATE: EATONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S GROWING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE SOIL (GRITS) PROGRAM, OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL'S FREEDOM FARMERS, CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL'S NEW ROOTS PROGRAM, AND TUMWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FARM ROOTED EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH (FRESH) PROGRAM. IN THE VOICES OF THE PARTICIPANTS: "I NEVER KNEW GRUB COULD BE SUCH A WONDERFUL CHALLENGE. I REMEMBER PAST SUMMERS ALWAYS BEING SO EMPTY AND FAST, BUT THIS SUMMER HAS BEEN THE FIRST I'VE BEEN BUILT UP INSTEAD OF FALLING DOWN."-2019 SUMMER YOUTH "IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT A FARM EVEN IS AND THE BENEFIT THEY ARE TO OUR COMMUNITY"-2019 FAMILIES ON THE FARM PARENT |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B - SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT | WILD FOODS, AND MEDICINES GRUB'S WILD FOODS AND MEDICINES (WFM) PROGRAM WORKS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS, PLACE, AND CULTURE AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES TO GET OUTSIDE, WAKE UP THE SENSES, AND NOTICE THE WORLD. THIS PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH 18 DIFFERENT LOCAL TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH 12 EDUCATORS FROM GRUB, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TRIBAL SCHOOLS AND INFORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WFM HAS DEVELOPED A K-12 STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH) CURRICULUM CALLED TEND, GATHER AND GROW (TEND). THIS CURRICULUM CONNECTS YOUTH WITH LOCAL PLANTS AND THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS THAT SURROUND THEM. THUS FAR, THE ENGAGING LESSONS FROM THIS INNOVATIVE AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH MORE THAN 100 TRAINED EDUCATORS WHO HAVE BROUGHT THE LESSONS TO MORE THAN 900 STUDENTS. THE CURRICULUM IS CONTINUOUSLY ADDED TO AND THIS YEAR, THE TEND TEAM COMPLETED A SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL MODULE AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING THE CULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS MODULE. THE CULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS MODULE LIFTS UP NATIVE VOICES AND TEACHES YOUTH ABOUT TRIBAL AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES SUCH AS CAMAS PRAIRIES, FOOD FORESTS AND CLAM GARDENS. TO ACCOMPANY THIS MODULE, GRUB IS CREATING A DEMONSTRATION GARDEN AND THIS YEAR WE REMOVED INVASIVE SPECIES FROM THE SITE AND PLANTED NETTLES, FERNS, WILD GREENS AND BERRIES. THIS YEAR, WFM PROVIDED FIVE TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOPS ON THE TEND CURRICULUM, INCLUDING A 2 DAY TRAINING ON WILD EDIBLE BERRIES IN QUINAULT AND A 2 DAY TRAINING ON WILD BERRIES AND CULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS AT BASTYR UNIVERSITY. TWO EDUCATOR COHORTS FORMED A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AT GRUB, INCLUDING 18 EDUCATORS IN THE TRIBAL COHORT AND 12 EDUCATORS IN THE NA'AH ILLAHEE COHORT. THE TWO COHORTS CONTINUED TO MEET VIRTUALLY AFTER THE BEGINNING OF COVID-19. IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, WFM MOVED ALL COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS TO AN ONLINE PLATFORM. FIVE WORKSHOPS WERE OFFERED, INCLUDING: EDIBLE BERRIES, WILD GREENS, HERBS FOR THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND GROW YOUR OWN HERBAL APOTHECARY PARTS 1 AND 2. IN ADDITION, WFM PARTNERED WITH THE HERBAL CANOE JOURNEY HERBALISTS TO PROVIDE 86 HERBAL WELLNESS KITS TO PEOPLE WHO WERE SICK WITHIN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. IN RESPONSE TO THE SHIFT TO AT HOME LEARNING, WFM ADAPTED THE EDIBLE BERRY MODULE OF THE TEND CURRICULUM TO CREATE AN AT-HOME EDUCATION KIT. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY KITS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED THUS FAR. IN THE VOICES OF THE PARTICIPANTS: "TEND CREATES COMMUNITY AND RELATIONSHIPS, TEACHES DIVERSITY IN MULTIPLE CULTURAL SETTINGS, BUILDS CONFIDENCE WITH A MINDFUL SPIRIT, RECONNECTS YOU WITH THE EARTH AND SEASONS, AND EDUCATES YOU ON HOW TO BE A GOOD STEWARD OF THE LAND AND OF OURSELVES. I AM HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM AND ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE TRAININGS." -NAKIA DEMIERO, NORTHWEST INDIAN TREATMENT CENTER "MY SENSE OF COMMUNITY HAS EXPANDED BEYOND PEOPLE AND NOW INCLUDES THE PLANT COMMUNITY. I FEEL LIKE I UNDERSTAND THE TRADITIONAL USES OF PLANTS MORE THAN EVER, AND I FEEL MORE EQUIPPED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH BOTH ADULTS AND STUDENTS. I AM MORE AWARE OF INCORPORATING LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS WHEN INTRODUCING THE COMMUNITY TO LAND THAT IS NOW OWNED BY CLT, AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE EXISTED HERE BEFORE WESTERN SETTLEMENT."-MARY BIRCHEM, CAPITOL LAND TRUST |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C - THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT | COMMUNITY FOOD SOLUTIONS THIS YEAR WE CELEBRATED OUR 27TH SEASON OF BUILDING GARDENS! SINCE 1993, WE HAVE BUILT MORE THAN 3,000 GARDENS. GRUB GARDENS BENEFIT LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHOSE INCOME IS AT OR BELOW 185% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. VICTORY GARDENS ARE FREE FOR THESE THURSTON COUNTY FAMILIES AND EMPOWER THEM TO GROW FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD FOR THEMSELVES. IN 2019, WE BUILT GARDENS AT 43 HOUSEHOLDS, SERVING 105 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 48 CHILDREN AND 16 SENIORS. IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, WE INCREASED OUR GARDEN BUILDING EFFORTS, BUILDING MORE THAN 50 IN THE SPRING OF 2020 AND CONTINUING OUR BUILDING INTO THE FALL. ALL OF THE GARDENS BUILDING THE SPRING OF 2020 WERE BUILT BY SMALL GROUPS OF 2 TO 4 MILITARY VETERAN VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 100 HOURS TO THE PROJECT. THIS VICTORY FARM WAS BORN OUT OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE THURSTON COUNTY FOOD BANK ON THE SITE OF THEIR NEW LACEY DISTRIBUTION CENTER AT 7027 MARTIN WAY EAST. THE FARM IS VETERAN-LED AND VETERAN-DESIGNED AND OFFERS HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS IN SUSTAINABLE SMALL-SCALE URBAN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION. THE SITE BEGAN AS A VACANT LOT BEHIND SOME ABANDONED BUILDINGS, STREWN WITH GARBAGE AND COVERED IN BLACKBERRIES. NOW, THROUGH THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF VETERAN VOLUNTEERS, IT IS A FLOURISHING GARDEN WITH PRODUCE, BEES, FLOWERS, HERBS AND FRUIT TREES. IN 2019 THE VICTORY FARMERS PRODUCED: 100 POUNDS OF PRODUCE FOR THE THURSTON COUNTY FOOD BANK; $500.00 OF CUT FLOWERS FOR 4 LOCAL NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISING EVENTS; ALMOST 5 GALLONS OF HONEY FOR VICTORY FARM FUNDRAISING; AND 500 POUNDS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FOR THE LOCAL "FOOD IS FREE" TABLE IN THE LOCAL TANGLEWILDE COMMUNITY. IN THE SUMMER AND FALL OF 2019, THE VICTORY FARM HOSTED FREE GARDENING WORKSHOPS FOR THE MORE THAN 50 VETERANS WHO PARTICIPATE AT THE FARM AND GRUB BACKYARD GARDEN RECIPIENTS. IN THE SPRING OF 2020 DUE TO COVID-19, WORKSHOPS CONTINUED VIA ZOOM AND VICTORY FARM IN PERSON PROGRAMMING WAS POSTPONED. WE HOPE TO RE-OPEN THE FARM IN 2021. IN THE VOICES OF THE PARTICIPANTS: "I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR WHAT THIS WILL BE TO ME. IT IS MORE THAN COMMUNITY HELP, IT IS TRULY A START FOR ME TO GROW FOOD, HELP MY NEIGHBORS WITH EXTRAS AND GIVE BACK. BIG VIRTUAL HUGS! STAY SAFE, STAY WELL, AND YES, WE ARE ALL ALONE TOGETHER, BUT WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS AND THIS GARDEN WILL BE A HUGE PART OF THAT FOR ME. I MISS MY FAMILY, MY GRANDKIDS, ETC., SO MUCH. I CAN'T WAIT TILL THIS IS OVER AND I CAN BRING THEM FRESH PEAS!" SPRING 2020 GARDEN RECIPIENT "BY WORKING NEXT TO EACH OTHER WE MAY BREAK CYCLES OF ISOLATION, FIND NEW FRIENDS, AND HAVE MUCH NEEDED CONVERSATIONS OF SELF DISCOVERY." 2019 VICTORY FARMER |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 ALL MEMBERS ARE EMAILED AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM PRIOR TO A BOARD MEETING. AT THE BOARD MEETING, THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM WITH THE MEMBERS. A FORMAL VOTE IS TAKEN WHETHER TO APPROVE FILING OF THE FORM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE "CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY" WHICH IS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND PROCEDURES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF OTHER GROUPS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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