Program areas at Common Threads Farm
Common Threads launched four (4) new school gardens and sustained gardening and cooking programs at a total of twenty-four (24) schools across five (5) school districts in whatcom county.common Threads facilitated after school cooking and gardening programs for 6,700 children across 26 programming sites, with a focus on services to youth in communities with less resources.
Common Threads engaged 25 americorps service members in meaningful community service. Service members met the educational, recreational, and nutritional needs of children while improving their own skills as teachers, farmers, cooks, and community organizers.
Common Threads' food truck served over 4,400 free, fresh, nutritious, delicious meals to low-income kids in hard to reach times and places during its inaugural year of service. The food truck visited affordable housing complexes, migrant Farm worker housing and rural community centers.
Who funds Common Threads Farm
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Common Threads Farm
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Laura Plaut | Executive Director | $51,004 | 2023-12-31 |
| Ali Jensen | President | $0 | 2024-11-15 |
| Nolan Davidson | Secretary | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Maria MacPherson | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Alison Jensen | President | | 2023-09-05 |
| ...and 6 more key personnel |
Financials for Common Threads Farm
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,483,056 | $1,110,325 | 33.6% |
| Program services | $126,566 | $178,364 | -29% |
| Investment income and dividends | $16,458 | $8,316 | 97.9% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $-134,244 | -100% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $1,078 | -100% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $56 | -100% |
| Total revenues | $1,626,080 | $1,163,895 | 39.7% |
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Data update history
January 9, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 6, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
January 3, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 23, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $51,000 from Mount Baker Foundation Nonprofit Types
SchoolsAdult education providersYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
EducationChildren
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 801 W Orchard Dr 2
- Bellingham, WA 98225
- Metro area
- Bellingham, WA
- County
- Whatcom County, WA
- Website URL
- commonthreadsfarm.org/Â
- Phone
- (360) 927-1590
IRS details
- EIN
- 20-5163417
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2006
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B60: Adult, Continuing Education
- NAICS code, primary
- 624110: Child and Youth Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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