Program areas at Working Food
Kitchen Services. Our commercial-grade community kitchen offers reasonably priced kitchen facility rental (by the hour), and commissary, refrigeration and freezer space to entrepreneurs who are starting value-added food businesses. We also host culinary education courses and food preparation classes. And we provide an affordable space for local food businesses to store dry and cold food.
Youth Programs.Gardens: Working with the Cultural Arts Coalition to provide hands-on learning in a weekly after-school science club, we use the garden as a living classroom. Exploring food, nature, biology, chemistry and ecology through a garden, we also weave in the arts and cooking for a full seed to plate experience. We currently work with partners at three sites in the Gainesville area.Culinary: Working with the Greater Duval Neighborhood Association and Chef Empowerment/Underground Kitchen, two local organizations, we continue our youth culinary program called Young Chefs. Together we worked with middle and high school aged students to offer them an afterschool enrichment program focused on learning culinary skills. Through a combination of virtual and in person classes, the students learned how to prepare and plate multi course meals using as much local food as possible.
Seed Collective. Weve created a regional seed hub because local food needs local seeds. We curate a collection of varieties that do well in our climate, provide seed education and collaborate regionally and nationally to preserve and protect crop varieties. Our small and intentional collection reflects an accumulation of years of shared experiences with other growers. We support the livelihoods of adults with disabilities. We also participate in numerous off-site events, providing talks, workshops, tours and more.
Who funds Working Food
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Working Food
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Melissa Desa | Staff Representative | $40,000 | 2022-06-30 |
Margaret Thelosen | President | $0 | 2023-10-13 |
Candace Spencer | Vice President | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
Lisa Gearen Molitar | Secretary | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
Jean Theurer | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
...and 4 more key personnel |
Financials for Working Food
Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $337,796 | $278,111 | 21.5% |
Program services | $91,208 | $72,220 | 26.3% |
Investment income and dividends | $109 | $62 | 75.8% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $33,387 | $18,458 | 80.9% |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $462,500 | $368,851 | 25.4% |
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Data update history
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $6,000 from Clif Family Foundation December 5, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
December 4, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
August 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsAgricultural programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesAgriculture
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 219 NW 10th Ave
- Gainesville, FL 32601
- Metro area
- Gainesville, FL
- County
- Alachua County, FL
- Website URL
- workingfood.org/Â
- Phone
- (352) 260-4458
IRS details
- EIN
- 45-4207395
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2012
- 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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