Garden City Harvest Inc
Garden City Harvest Inc
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About this organization
Mission
Established in 1996, Garden City Harvest started as the community's only proactive solution to food insecurity, to ensure people could meet their basic needs for nutritious food. Garden City Harvest builds community through agriculture by growing produce with and for Missoula community members, offering education and training in ecologically conscious agriculture and using their network of 20 farms and gardens for the restoration of youth and adults.
About
GARDEN CITY HARVEST WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1996 AS THE COMMUNITYS ONLY PROACTIVE SOLUTION TO FOOD INSECURITY TO ENSURE PEOPLE COULD MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS FOR FOOD WITH GOOD NUTRITIONAL VALUE. THE FARMING AND GARDENING NONPROFIT NOW MANAGES 21 FARMS, COMMUNITY GARDENS AND SCHOOL GARDENS THROUGHOUT MISSOULA, MONTANA'S URBAN CORE. ITS MISSION IS TO PLANT SEEDS AND GROW TOGETHER TO CREATE A HEALTHY MISSOULA. ITS FOUR PROGRAMS IMPACT ROUGHLY 20,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ANNUALLY. THOSE PROGRAMS ARE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMUNITY GARDENS ARE GREEN SPACES WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN AFFORDABLY GROW FOOD TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES. GARDEN CITY HARVEST PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL GARDEN PLOTS, TOOLS, WATER, COMPOST, COMMON SPACE AND THE KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDANCE OF OTHERS TO ENSURE GARDENERS SUCCESS. IN 2018, THE ORGANIZATION RENTED 365 GARDEN PLOTS AT NINE GARDEN LOCATIONS, PRIMARILY IN HIGH DENSITY, LOW TO MODERATE INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN MISSOULA. FARM TO SCHOOL PROVIDES EXPERIMENTIAL, HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ENCOURAGE STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12, ENCOURAGING THEM TO EXPLORE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FARMING AND THE FOOD THEY EAT. FARM TO SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS MANAGE SEVEN SCHOOL GARDENS, PROMOTE AND GROW LOCAL FOOD FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES, OFFER IN-CLASS LESSONS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND FARM FIELD TRIPS AND GARDEN LESSONS DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THIS PROGRAM SERVES ROUGHLY 6,500 STUDENTS PER YEAR. NEIGHBORHOOD FARMS AT FOUR URBAN FARMS, GARDEN CITY HARVEST STAFF MEMBERS GROW TONS OF FRESH PRODUCE, MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITYS MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS THROUGH INTENTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SERVICE AGENCIES. GARDEN CITY HARVEST PROMOTES ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES AT ALL OF ITS SITES. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFERS EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO MORE THAN 50 TEENS ANNUALLY ON TWO URBAN FARMS. THE TEENS, WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH OVERWHELMING PERSONAL CHALLENGES, LEARN JOB AND LIFE SKILLS, BUILD PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT HELP THEM BECOME A PART OF SOMETHING GREATER THAN THEMSELVES, AND THAT HELP THEM BECOME PRODUCTIVE, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is outlined in the filing as “Garden city harvest's mission is to plant seeds and grow together to create a healthy community.”.
When discussing its operations, they were defined as: “Garden city harvest's mission is to plant seeds and grow together to create a healthy community.”.
- The state where the non-profit operates has been legally reported as MT.
- The filing indicates that the non-profit's address in 2019 is located at PO BOX 205, MISSOULA, MT, 59806.
- The non-profit has reported 51 employees on their form as of 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$26,761.
- The CEO's remuneration policy within the organization is established through an impartial review and endorsement process.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1996.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $739,587 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $132,412 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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