Program areas at Our Village Gardens
Village market - Village market is a neighborhood grocery store located in the heart of Oregon's largest affordable housing neighborhood. In 2010, the Village market project was designed to meet a basic community-defined need: the lack of access to a local corner grocery store where fresh, healthy, culturally appropriate food can be purchased at a reasonable price. Today, Village market welcomes 300 customers a day and promotes the good food program. Last year, Village market provided 15,659 free apples, bananas, and oranges to neighborhood youth (through the free fruit for kids program). (continued on schedule o. )the market also promotes access to healthy food through a 20% produce discount (produce for the people) and a $1 for $1 match when people use snap benefits to purchase produce (double up food bucks). During the growing season, Village market highlights produce grown two blocks away at Our seeds of harmony community garden. The market is also a primary place of employment for the neighborhood.
Growing projects - launched in spring 2006 in the new columbia community, the seeds of harmony community garden provides access to land, seeds, plant starts, and compost to over 75 gardener households. Village Gardens' staff support the leadership of the seeds of harmony garden committee as they oversee a 42,000-square-foot garden that serves as a community meeting place, a food source, and an educational tool for families in the community. The fruits of diversity community orchard - a 10,000-square-foot orchard launched in 2013 in partnership with the portland fruit tree project is the first public community orchard planted in the city of portland. Fruit harvested from the orchard goes to community residents who volunteer at monthly work and harvest parties. (continued on schedule o. )we launched the neighbor-2-neighbor program in the early days of the pandemic. Through this program, we harvest and purchase seasonal produce directly from community gardeners to provide free weekly produce shares to seniors and other neighbors who are unable to garden. 28 families receive free weekly deliveries of fresh produce and neighborhood growers are able to sell directly to feed their neighbors.
Who funds Our Village Gardens
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
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Collins Foundation | 2022-12 | Support Operations, Community-Led Governance, and Organizational Leadership To Create Equitable Food Systems Promoting Sustainable Access To Healthy Foods for Residents at An Affordable Housing Community in Portland | $60,000 |
The Reinvestment Fund (TRF) | 2022-12 | Funding To Expand Or Preserve the Availability of Staple and Perishable Foods in Underserved Areas With Low and Moderate Income Populations By Maintaining Or Increasing the Number of Retail Outlets That Offer An Assortment of Perishable and Staple Foods in Those Areas | $56,364 |
Meyer Memorial Trust (MMT) | 2023-03 | For Village Gardens To Develop Organizational Policies and Leadership Development Opportunities | $50,000 |
...and 4 more grants received |
Personnel at Our Village Gardens
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Ida Lombardozzi | Executive Director | | 2024-04-08 |
Lee Melaugh | Interim Director | | 2023-07-25 |
Charles Robertson | Operations Team - Prepared Foods Manager | | 2023-07-25 |
Arya Imig Grocery | Site Manager Growing Projects | | 2023-07-25 |
Bradley Melaugh | Interim Ed | $45,669 | 2023-06-30 |
...and 5 more key personnel |
Financials for Our Village Gardens
Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $797,008 | $883,808 | -9.8% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $117 | $76 | 53.9% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $18,283 | $45,643 | -59.9% |
Miscellaneous revenues | $73 | $1,467 | -95% |
Total revenues | $815,481 | $930,994 | -12.4% |
Organizations like Our Village Gardens
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Meals on Wheels of Central Alabama | 501(c)(3) | Birmingham, AL | $907,594 |
Foodlink for Tulare County | 501(c)(3) | Exeter, CA | $2,298,767 |
Nutrition Services | 501(c)(3) | Waseca, MN | $2,527,603 |
Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens | 501(c)(3) | Madison, WI | $517,806 |
FarmShare Austin | 501(c)(3) | Cedar Creek, TX | $741,965 |
North Area Meals on Wheels | 501(c)(3) | North Syracuse, NY | $772,830 |
Connecting Kids To Meals | 501(c)(3) | Toledo, OH | $2,935,985 |
Wayside Food Programs | 501(c)(3) | Portland, ME | $1,176,096 |
Eastside Meals on Wheels | 501(c)(3) | Minneapolis, MN | $460,969 |
Community Kitchen of Monroe County | 501(c)(3) | Bloomington, IN | $1,504,269 |
Data update history
May 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $60,000 from The Collins Foundation Nonprofit Types
Food banksFood and nutrition programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 4632 N Trenton St
- Portland, OR 97203
- Metro area
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- County
- Multnomah County, OR
- Website URL
- villagegardens.org/Â
- Phone
- (503) 943-5630
IRS details
- EIN
- 85-3985259
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2020
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K30: Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs
- NAICS code, primary
- 624210: Community Food Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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