| (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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| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (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. | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (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) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") | 135,310 | 158,171 | 591,065 | 498,083 | 345,561 | 1,728,190 |
| 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 | 77,124 | 83,499 | 103,126 | 108,425 | 131,416 | 503,590 |
| 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 | 212,434 | 241,670 | 694,191 | 606,508 | 476,977 | 2,231,780 |
| 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.) | 2,231,780 | |||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6 | 212,434 | 241,670 | 694,191 | 606,508 | 476,977 | 2,231,780 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources | 6 | 785 | 4,920 | 12,025 | 17,899 | 35,635 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975 | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b | 6 | 785 | 4,920 | 12,025 | 17,899 | 35,635 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 7,655 | 6,856 | 7,695 | 7,349 | 46,038 | 75,593 |
| 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.).. | 220,095 | 249,311 | 706,806 | 625,882 | 540,914 | 2,343,008 |
| 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 | |
| 6Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 5. | 6 | |
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7
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
7 | |
| 8 Distributable amount for 2025 from Section C, line 6 | 8 | |
| 9 Line 7 amount divided by Line 8 amount | 9 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2025 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2025 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2025 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2025 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2025: | ||||
| a From 2020....... | ||||
| b From 2021....... | ||||
| c From 2022....... | ||||
| d From 2023....... | ||||
| e From 2024....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2025 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2020 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2025 from Section D, line 6: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2025 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2025, 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 2025. 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 2026. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2025..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE HLFM IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO NURTURING A VIBRANT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM IN DELMARVA THAT IS SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. WE BRING TOGETHER OUR COMMUNITY AND FARMERS THAT GROW OUR FOOD. WE BUILD DELIVERY NETWORKS THAT CONNECT LOCAL GROWERS TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PRODUCER-ONLY FARMERS MARKETS AND OTHER FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS. WE FOCUS ON EMPOWERING EMERGING FARMERS AND EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING LOCAL FARMLAND. OUR GOAL IS AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT INCREASES HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS, REDUCES FOOD WASTE, AND BENEFITS OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT: FARMERS MARKET: IN 2025, THE HLFM (HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET) CONTINUED TO OPERATE TWO FARMERS MARKETS IN LEWES, ONE EVERY SATURDAY FROM MAY TO DECEMBER AND ONE EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM JUNE-SEPTEMBER. THESE MARKETS PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE WHERE CONSUMERS MAY PURCHASE THE FRESHEST LOCAL FOODS AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM LOCAL PRODUCERS. CONSUMERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN DIRECTLY FROM THE FARMER HOW THEIR FOOD IS GROWN/RAISED, AND ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN TERMS OF NUTRITIONAL VALUE. THE MARKET ALSO GIVES SMALL, LOCAL FARMERS/PRODUCERS AN OUTLET FOR THEIR PRODUCTS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE HLFM MARKET TEAM TO SHARE IDEAS AND LEARN BEST PRACTICES ON ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND DIRECT MARKETING. THE HLFM ORGANIZES WEEKLY DEMONSTRATIONS PROVIDED BY LOCAL CHEFS, FARMERS, MASTER GARDENERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ABOUT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, COOKING TECHNIQUES AND HEALTHY RECIPES. ALSO, AS PART OF THE MARKET, THE HLFM ORGANIZES A GLEANING PROGRAM WHERE THEY TAKE DONATIONS OF EXTRA PRODUCE FROM VENDORS AT THE END OF EACH MARKET, ORGANIZE THE PRODUCE, AND DONATE IT TO CASA SAN FRANCISCO IN MILTON, DE, A CHARITY WHICH RUNS A SOUP KITCHEN AS PART OF ITS MISSION. THE HLFM IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMING, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND FARMERS MARKET MANAGEMENT. IN 2018, HLFM PUBLISHED CREATING A FARMERS MARKET LIVING LAB: LESSONS LEARNED IN GROWING A FARMERS MARKET, WHICH WAS THE RESULT OF A 2-YEAR STUDY CONDUCTED BY HLFM WITH FUNDING FROM THE USDA. HLFM SHARED THE FINDINGS FROM THIS STUDY WITH FARMERS MARKET ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND EUROPE BY PRESENTING AT CONFERENCES AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE COPIES OF THE FINAL PUBLICATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | FOOD PANTRY PURCHASE PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM BENEFITS BOTH LOCAL SMALL FAMILY FARMS AND LOW-INCOME LOCAL RESIDENTS. THE MARKET PROVIDES FUNDS TO PAY THE SMALL FARMERS IN THE MARKET TO SUPPLY FRESH LOCAL FOOD WHICH IS DONATED TO A LARGE, LOCAL FOOD PANTRY RUN BY THE EPWORTH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE. BOTH THE FARMERS AND THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE, DAIRY, AND MEAT, BENEFIT. IN 2025, THE HLFM PROCURED 23,992 WORTH OF FOOD FOR THE EPWORTH FOOD PANTRY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AT THE SATURDAY MARKET, INCLUDING DIRECTLY PURCHASING 14,150 OF FRESH LOCAL FOOD FROM FARMERS, AND THANKS TO A 10,000 GRANT FROM THE CARL M. FREEMAN FOUNDATION. FARM TO COMMUNITY PROGRAM: IN 2023, THE HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET WAS CHOSEN AS THE SUSSEX COUNTY PARTNER BY THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE LOCAL FOOD PURCHASE ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM CALLED FARM TO COMMUNITY. AS THE SUSSEX COUNTY PROJECT PARTNER IN THIS TWO-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM, THE HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET RECEIVED A SUBAWARD OF 420,000 TO PROCURE, AGGREGATE, AND DISTRIBUTE PRODUCE, MEAT, EGGS, AND DAIRY FROM DELAWARE SMALL FARMERS AND OTHER LOCAL SOURCES TO FOOD PANTRIES ACROSS SUSSEX COUNTY. SMALL FARMERS IN DELAWARE TYPICALLY HAVE LIMITED CAPITAL AND RESOURCES, LIMITED ACREAGE, CAPACITY, AND PRODUCTION VOLUME TO COMPETE IN MAINSTREAM MARKET OUTLETS, LIMITED MARKETING, AND PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT CUSTOMER BASE. MEANWHILE, SMALL FARMERS PRODUCE A WIDE VARIETY OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS EACH HARVEST SEASON THAT THEY SELL AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS AND ROADSIDE FARM STANDS. THIS PILOT PROJECT EXPANDS THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL SCALE FARMERS TO GAIN ENTRY INTO ADDITIONAL MARKET OUTLETS AND INSTITUTIONS, BY DEVELOPING A COOPERATIVE STRUCTURE FOCUSED ON MARKETING AND PROMOTION; AND INITIATES A PROCUREMENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FARMERS AND DISTRIBUTION OUTLETS SERVING URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE. IN 2024, THE HLFM WAS AWARDED AN ADDITIONAL 300,000 TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM INTO KENT COUNTY, DE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS VERSION OF THE PROGRAM ENDED IN JULY 2025 WITH THE TERMINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ALL PROJECTS LIKE THIS NATIONWIDE. HOWEVER, THE HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF DELAWARE FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF THE FARM TO COMMUNITY PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE CONTINUATION OF FRESH FOOD PURCHASES FROM SMALL FAMILY FARMS FOR COLLECTION FOR PANTRIES THROUGH AUGUST OF 2026. THE HLFM RECEIVED 112,500 IN 2025 FOR THE FIRST TRANCHE OF STATE FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE HLFM CONTINUES MANAGING THE PROCUREMENT, AGGREGATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF FRESH FOOD FROM 18 LOCAL FARMERS TO SUPPLY FRESH PRODUCE, EGGS, DAIRY, AND MEATS TO 18 SUSSEX AND KENT COUNTY FOOD PANTRIES, FEEDING OVER 6,000 PEOPLE IN NEED WEEKLY. IN 2025, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FOOD DELIVERED TO THOSE IN NEED WAS 185,670. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | BOARD SIGNS WHEN JOINING AS A BOARD MEMBER, EMPLOYEES SIGN ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE OBTAINS RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES OR CONSULTANTS) BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES; 2. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; 3. DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND 4. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST |
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