Program areas at Food Works
1. Operated the Carbondale Community Farmers Market (winter season market)providing the community with access to fresh, locally grown food. Served approximately 35 vendors and 4600 community members.
3. Supported the development of sustainable farmers through the Southern Illinois Farming Alliance. Held workshops, field days and other educational events (Farm Crawl) on sustainable farming and small business practices. Served appropriately 175 people.
2.Administrative set up of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at local farmers markets and double value assistance for low income community members who buy from farmers markets. Provided support services for farmers markets to be able to accept SNAP, including healthy eating incentives. Operated the program at 8 farmers markets, serving 12,534 customers and 1,273 vendors.
Farm Beginnings(R), an intensive training program for beginning and transitional farmers, which aims to create financially solvent and flourishing local farms through education and mentorship. 11 farms completed the program in 2022.
Community Mobile Farmers Market is a new program introduces in 2022. The order for the custom made truck was placed in 2022 (cash down payment paid at time order was placed) and will available for service around August of 2023.
Who funds Food Works
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Food Works
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Dayna Conner | Founder | | 2024-01-24 |
| Jennifer W.s. Paulson | Executive Director | $24,900 | 2024-01-24 |
| Sarah N Koth | Market Director / Farmers Market Assistant | $2,119 | 2022-12-31 |
| Marjorie Sawicki | Program Director Farm Beginnings / Farm Beginnings Coordinator | $6,996 | 2022-12-31 |
| Ellen Esling | Carbondale Community Farmers Market Manager | $0 | 2024-01-24 |
| ...and 2 more key personnel |
Financials for Food Works
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $423,434 | $38,593 | 997.2% |
| Program services | $0 | $11,300 | -100% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $423,434 | $49,893 | 748.7% |
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|---|
| Addison County Relocalization Network | 501(c)(3) | Bristol, VT | $258,456 |
| Organic Association of Kentucky | 501(c)(3) | Lexington, KY | $678,315 |
| Basil's Harvest | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $218,715 |
| No-Till on the Plains | 501(c)(3) | Protection, KS | $240,579 |
| Acres | 501(c)(3) | San German, PR | $349,516 |
| Hawaii Agricultural Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Honolulu, HI | $1,248,276 |
| Agri-Culture | 501(c)(3) | Watsonville, CA | $227,318 |
| Grow It Forward | 501(c)(3) | Manitowoc, WI | $1,062,169 |
| West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition | 501(c)(3) | Charleston, WV | $1,271,027 |
| Natick Community Organic Farm | 501(c)(3) | Natick, MA | $973,220 |
Data update history
January 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
January 17, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2021
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $7,500 from Farm Aid Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsAgricultural programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesAgriculture
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 3855
- Carbondale, IL 62902
- Metro area
- Carbondale-Marion, IL
- Website URL
- fwsoil.org/Â
- Phone
- (618) 370-3287
IRS details
- EIN
- 26-3662215
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2008
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K20: Agricultural Programs
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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