Program areas at LEAP
Leap serves as the fiscal agent for and provides backbone support to the statewide Virginia fresh match nutrition incentive network (vfm). Vfm works with community-based food retailers, farmers markets, and farm stands to offer nutrition incentives for people who shop with snap-ebt at these 85+ participating outlets. Nutrition incentives make fruits and vegetables more affordable through a discount model (50% off) or a match model (1 in snap-ebt is matched with 1 in vfm incentives).
Leap kitchen: the Leap kitchen is a shared commercial kitchen and food business incubator. Food businesses are required to operate out of a commercial kitchen. Kitchen members use the Leap kitchen to operate their individual food businesses. Leap provides the space and equipment, links to the other support services, and access to Leap outlets. Kitchen members pay an hourly fee for use of the space.
Leap purchases food from Local and regional farmers and food producers and food hubs. Producers deliver to the food hub, Leap receives, aggregates, stores, and then distributes the food through our outlets including the Leap mobile market, online marketplace, and farm share. Leap provides health food incentives to participating customers for 50% off the farm share or online market sales.
Other program initiatives include: fixed site farmers markets, mobile market programs, community gardens, and regional food planning
Who funds Local Environmental Agriculture Project (LEAP)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at LEAP
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Susan Clark | President | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Christina Nifong | Director of Marketing and Communications | $0 | 2023-09-18 |
| Maureen McNamara Best | Board Member | | 2023-09-18 |
| Sam Hedges | Director of Support Services | | 2023-09-18 |
| Maureen McGonagle | Director of Regional Partnerships | | 2023-09-18 |
| ...and 10 more key personnel |
Financials for LEAP
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,778,940 | $1,611,356 | 10.4% |
| Program services | $425,667 | $406,885 | 4.6% |
| Investment income and dividends | $34,023 | $22,743 | 49.6% |
| 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 | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $16,023 | $3,287 | 387.5% |
| Total revenues | $2,254,653 | $2,044,271 | 10.3% |
Organizations like LEAP
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Rescuing Leftover Cuisine | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $6,617,208 |
| Loaves and Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley | 501(c)(3) | Harlingen, TX | $1,782,888 |
| Hays County Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | San Marcos, TX | $3,181,622 |
| Manna - The Durango Soup Kitchen | 501(c)(3) | Durango, CO | $2,572,010 |
| Mid City Nutrition Program | 501(c)(3) | Port Huron, MI | $610,807 |
| Kenai Peninsula Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Soldotna, AK | $3,111,113 |
| Agewell Services of West Michigan | 501(c)(3) | Muskegon, MI | $4,698,883 |
| Mid-Land Meals | 501(c)(3) | Lafayette, IN | $3,071,002 |
| Longmont Meals on Wheels | 501(c)(3) | Longmont, CO | $1,085,616 |
| Belfast Soup Kitchen | 501(c)(3) | Belfast, ME | $692,367 |
Data update history
August 12, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 13, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 18, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
August 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Environmental organizationsFood banksCharities
Issues
EnvironmentHuman servicesFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
Receives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 3249
- Roanoke, VA 24015
- Metro area
- Roanoke, VA
- County
- Roanoke city, VA
- Website URL
- leapforlocalfood.org/Â
- Phone
- (540) 339-6266
IRS details
- EIN
- 27-1050909
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2009
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- C00: Environment: General
- NAICS code, primary
- 624210: Community Food Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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