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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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 229,033 | 251,353 | 347,207 | 194,725 | 230,995 | 1,253,313 |
| 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 | 229,033 | 251,353 | 347,207 | 194,725 | 230,995 | 1,253,313 |
| 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) .. | 517,496 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 735,817 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 229,033 | 251,353 | 347,207 | 194,725 | 230,995 | 1,253,313 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 83 | 304 | 574 | 657 | 619 | 2,237 |
| 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 | 1,255,550 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on 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.).. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| e |
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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| Software ID: | 24021167 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | FARM. WEI'S 2024 FARM PROGRAM MAINTAINED ITS ANNUAL FARM GOAL OF PROVIDING ORGANICALLY CERTIFIED PRODUCE (CERTIFIED BY MOSA) FROM OUR THREE-SEASON WEEKLY CSA AND MARKET PROGRAM IN NEARLY 3000 BOXES DISTRIBUTED IN RURAL EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND IN THE TWIN CITIES. OUR FARM IN ADDITION TO ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INFORMAL AND FORMAL FARM-RELATED EDUCATION FOR VISITORS, VOLUNTEERS, WORK SHARE PARTICIPANTS, PRACTICUM STUDENTS, FARM CREW, AND FARM TOURS FOR THE PUBLIC. WEI CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN A REGIONAL VEGGIE RX PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS PRESCRIPTION VEGETABLES TO M FAIRVIEW CLINICS IN OUR LOCAL REGION. THESE VEGETABLES AND FRUITS ARE DISTRIBUTED LARGELY TO CLIENTS LIVING WITH AN ILLNESS OR SUFFERING FOOD INSECURITY. WEI ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OUR REGIONAL NORTH CIRCLE-ONLINE FARMERS MARKET, WHICH PROVIDES A FOOD HUB TO SUPPORT SMALL LOCAL FARMS COMMITTED TO ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND PROVIDE OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES A CONNECTION TO LOCAL FARMERS WHO GROW THEIR FOOD.THE NORTH CIRCLE-ONLINE FARMERS MARKET IS LARGELY A CHARITY PROJECT, SUPPORTED BY DONATIONS AND GRANTS TO COVER THE COST OF WEI'S ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM. OUR AIM WITH THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE A SMALL-SCALE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY. THE FARM, RUN BY A VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR, IS NOT ONLY A SOURCE OF PRODUCTION AND LEARNING BUT ALSO AN AVENUE TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND, ALTERNATIVE FARMING PRACTICES AND GOOD FOOD EDUCATION. REVENUE FROM THE FARM IS INVESTED IN COVERING THE COSTS OF FARM PRODUCTION, FARM CREW WAGES AND SUPPORT FOR OUR WEI EDUCATION PROGRAM. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b | EDUCATION. WEI'S 2024 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: SUSTAINABILITY AND JUSTICE EDUCATION SUPPORTED A LARGE ARRAY OF NEW AND OLD CLASSES, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS AIMED AT DEVELOPING FARMING RELATED SKILLS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES. IN 2024, OUR COURSE OFFERINGS INCLUDED TREE GRAFTING, BEEKEEPING, AQUAPONIC FARMING, FOOD AS MEDICINE, HERBALISM, FORAGING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, SUSTAINABLE ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND PRACTICAL FARM BUSINESS TRAINING.THESE CLASSES WERE LARGELY SUPPORTED BY SLIDING SCALE FEES AND BY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS PROVIDED BY DONATIONS AND SPONSORS. THE WILL ALLEN FARMER TRAINING WEEKEND IN 2024 WAS COMPLETELY SUPPORTED BY DONATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GUEST SPEAKERS, AND OPERATIONAL COSTS. THE EVENT SERVED MORE THAN 100 PARTICIPANTS, 70% OF WHOM WERE LOW-INCOME PEOPLE OF COLOR AND NATIVE AMERICANS. PARTICIPANTS WERE URBAN, RURAL AND TRIBAL MINNESOTANS. THIS YEAR WEI ALSO PROVIDED A SPECIAL CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OUR 2024 FARM CREW WHICH INCLUDED A YEAR-LONG CLASS ON ORGANIC FARMING AS A BUSINESS, SUPPORTED BY A FULL TUITION GIFT TO WEI OF $20,000 FOR FOUR STUDENTS. THIS WAS SPONSORED BY A DONOR INTERESTED IN "GROWING FARMERS' WITH BUSINESS KNOW-HOW. VOLUNTEERS AND VISITING GROUPS, LOGGED IN HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS AT WEI, AND ALSO ENJOYED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION WITH OUR FARMERS. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c | IN 2024 WEI CONTINUED DEVELOPING OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND ACTIVISM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL MINNESOTA. WE CONTINUED SHARING OUR GIS MAPPING PROJECT WHICH DOCUMENTS THE DISPROPORTIONATE RACIAL AND INCOME-RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES FROM TOXIC ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES TO OUR NATIVE AMERICAN AND BIPOC RESIDENTS IN PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS' GREEN ZONE. SINCE WE CREATED THE MAP IN 2006 ITS POWERFUL MESSAGE HAS OPENED DOORS TO NEW OR RENEWED EJ PARTNERSHIPS -- INCLUDING WITH MACALESTER UNIVERSITY'S URBAN GIS CLASS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE COUNCIL AND AT WEI'S 14THANNUAL WILL ALLEN FARMER TRAINING EVENT WHO SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED WEI TO INITIATE MAPPING RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION IN MORE SUBURBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY SUSPECTED PFC (PERFLUOROCHEMICAL) CONTAMINATION. AS A COALITION MEMBER OF THE EAST PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE'S (EPNI) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WEI CONTINUED OUR ADVOCACY WORK AS PART OF THE COALITION THAT CHALLENGED AND HELPED STOP THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS'S PROPOSED PLAN TO CONSOLIDATE AND RELOCATE STORAGE OF ITS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S WATER AND SEWER PIPES AND EQUIPMENT, DIESEL TRUCK AND DIESEL REFUELING OPERATIONS INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE SAME SITE OF THE COMMUNITY-PROPOSED, COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVE TO CREATE AN EAST PHILLIPS INDOOR URBAN FARM AND COMMUNITY HUB AT THE FORMER "ROOF DEPOT" SITE. THE EPNI COALITION OPPOSED THE CITY'S PLAN BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE ADDED EVEN MORE TOXIC AIR POLLUTION INTO THIS MAJORITY BIPOC AND NATIVE AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS ALREADY OVER-POLLUTED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL TOXIC SOURCES CAUSING MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES RELATED TO RACE AND POVERTY AS PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED BY WEI'S GIS EJ MAPPING. ALTERNATIVELY, THE COALITION HAD PROPOSED TO DEVELOP THE SITE AS A COMMUNITY-OWNED, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE-DESIGNATED "EAST PHILLIPS INDOOR URBAN FARM AND COMMUNITY HUB - A GREEN JOBS AND JOB TRAINING CENTER FOR VEGETABLE FARMING, AQUAPONICS, CULTURAL FOOD AND CRAFT MARKETS, SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATORS, A YOUTH-LED CAFÉ, ART SPACE, COMMUNITY-BASED COMPOSTING, A HUGE SOLAR ROOFTOP ARRAY AND MORE. WEI PARTNERED WITH WILL ALLEN, NOTED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER AND MENTOR OF URBAN FARMING, TO DEVELOP OUR AQUAPONICS AND VEGETABLE FARMING PROJECT WITHIN THE HUGE FORMER ROOF DEPOT WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE AND WITH NEARBY COMMUNITY FARMING ALLIES. WEI PARTNERED WITH WILL ALLEN AND THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND COMMERCE OF WISCONSIN (MOTCW) AND THE MN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TABLE (MN EJ TABLE) TO PROPOSE THE COMMUNITY-BASED COMPOSTING WORK. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH MN EJ TABLE TO SUPPORT OUR 14TH ANNUAL WILL ALLEN FARMER TRAINING EVENT, WHICH ENABLED US TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MORE LOW-INCOME BIPOC AND NATIVE PARTICIPANTS. TOGETHER WITH THESE ALLIES, WEI HELPED BUILD THE STRONG COMMUNITY-BASED COALITION THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE SHUTDOWN OF TWO OF EAST PHILLIP'S MOST SIGNIFICANT TOXIC POLLUTING INDUSTRIES IN LATE SUMMER - SMITH FOUNDRY AND BITUMINOUS ROADWAYS. WE CONTINUE WORKING WITH MNEJ TABLE AND THE ZERO BURN COALITION TO HELP PROMOTE EARLIER SHUTDOWN OF THE TOXIC AIR POLLUTING HENNEPIN COUNTY ENERGY RECOVERY CENTER (HERC) AS IT IMPACTS THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF BOTH SOUTHSIDE AND NORTHSIDE GREEN ZONE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS. WEI CONTINUED ACTIVE REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SEVERAL URBAN-BASED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS - INCLUDING WICOIE NANDAGIKENDEN'S OJIBWA AND DAKOTA LANGUAGE IMMERSION PRE-SCHOOL, LITTLE EARTH OF UNITED TRIBES HOUSING BOARD AND THE STATE-WIDE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION OF MN AND WELL AS A MEMBER OF THE INDIGENOUS FOOD NETWORK. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | 1. MEMBERS DO NOT ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. 2. MEMBERS DO NOT APPROVE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. 3. MEMBERS DO NOT RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS PROFITS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | FINANCIAL OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS REVIEW THE 990 DRAFT AND SUBMIT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDES FINAL APPROVAL. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | THE BOARD IS ASKED TO REVIEW ANNUALLY IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH THE WEI ORGANIZATION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICE MANAGER IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND IS THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ARE BOTH UNPAID POSITIONS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | THE ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g | ADMINSTRATIVE CONTRACTOR $24,830. PRESENTATION CONTRACTOR $12,629. ALL OTHER CONTRACTOR $4,864. TEACHER CONTRACTOR $4,350. MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR $2,219. |
| Software ID: | 24021167 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |