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Ceres Community Project

Ceres Community Project

Sebastopol, CA 95472
Tax ID26-2250997

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About this organization

Revenue

$2,533,729

Expenses

$2,619,867

Website

ceresproject.org

Mission

We foster health for people and the planet through love, healing food and empowering the next generation. Our integrated program trains teens in leadership skills and in growing and cooking healthy foods. The meals they prepare are delivered to clients and their families in Sonoma and Marin counties (CA) who face illnesses like cancer or heart disease. We are committed to providing our clients and volunteers with the information and practical tools needed to make healthy eating a way of life and to provide a way for our community to form the meaningful connections and sense of purpose and belonging that are important for well-being and health. We scale our work through testing the impact of medically-tailored meals on health outcomes and costs & training others to replicate our model.

About

Healing Meals Program Overview:Ceres core program Healing Meals for Healthy Communities includes the following key components: 1) Supporting primarily low-income individuals dealing with serious illness with free and low-cost delivered and nutrient-rich organic meals, nutrition education, and a community of caring; 2) Involving young people as volunteer gardeners and chefs, giving them direct, hands-on experience of the difference that fresh, healthy foods and community make, and of their own capacity to contribute while building life and work-ready skills; and 3) Engaging people of all ages and from all walks as volunteers and in-kind contributors in order to connect them to others and to their value as an integral part of the community.Healing Meals Program 2019 Accomplishments:Client Program: 2019 Actual 2019 Goal % GoalClients 731 750 97.5%Meals 79,422 120,000 66.2%As you can see, we were close to our goal for clients, but very far off our goal for meals. There were several reasons:After we established these goals, we agreed to re-calibrate how we were counting meals. This is a long story and involved extras that we used to supply to most clients for free. This change decreased our meals numbers by about 22%The import of meal data from our old system to Salesforce did not work well. Weve gone through and fixed it, but we believe the first three months of the year are still under-countedFinally, there was a 2-3 month period following implementation of Salesforce when it was very difficult for the Client team to know where we actually had openings, as a result we did not get clients on the program as quickly as we would have otherwise. Other highlights:Streamlined client intake process to reduce the time between intake and first delivery by 1-2 weeksExpanded overlapping zip codes associated with Santa Rosa and Sebastopol sites to provide more options for clients, reducing the wait listLeveraged the power of Salesforce to streamline work flows between Client Team and kitchens and have better access to client numbersDeveloped a new referral relationship with Marin Community Clinics Case Management team which solved the problem of not having a full program and even increased the Marin program from 35 40 clients per week.Youth Program: 2019 Actual 2019 Goal % GoalYouth 448 480 93.3%Youth Hours 21,086 24,000 87.9%The Youth Program also reached 288 youth through 9 Global Studies classes at Analy, and 45 youth and 251 volunteer hours through one-time events with two Eagle Scout troops and a group from Cardinal Newman. That brings the total to 781 youth reached and 21,337 volunteer hours.Other highlights: Marin expanded to a 3rd day and is now able to engage another 10-12 youth per week213 new teens during the year36 new Teen Leaders36% of youth we serve are non-CaucasianWe are now serving 8 youth who identify as non-binary.Completed a SWOT analysis that will inform the future evolution of the programSalesforce is being used to schedule all volunteer shifts and to track all volunteer hoursWe also hosted three high-school/college interns: Chloe McCormick, Reilly Briggs, and Lily Maxfield who collectively provided nearly 1,000 hours of contribution.Adult Volunteers:Number of Adults 475Hours 21,682Highlights:Reorganized to have a Volunteer Relations Manager and Volunteer Coordinators at each program siteFully staffed the Volunteer ProgramSupported the addition of a 3rd day and increase in clients in the Marin Program by adding more prep, mentor and delivery angel volunteers.Salesforce is being used to schedule all volunteer shifts and to track all volunteer hours

Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing

From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “We create health for people, communities, and the planet through love, healing food, and empowering the next generation.”.

When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “We create health for people, communities, and the planet through love, healing food, and empowering the next generation.”.

  • The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is CA.
  • According to the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is PO Box 1562, Sebastopol, CA, 95472.
  • The non-profit organization as of 2020 has a total of 51 employees reported on their form.
  • 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 greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue less expenses is -$86,138.
  • The CEO's compensation within the organization is determined through a thorough evaluation by an impartial entity.
  • The organization has 17 independent voting members.
  • The organization was formed in 2008.
  • 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 $1,682,552 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
  • The organization pays $364,348 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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