EIN 45-3815587

Mountain Roots Food Project

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
50
City
Gunnison
Year formed
2011
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Mountain Roots Food Project fosters a resilient food system by enhancing healthy connections between food, earth, and community through education and action.
Total revenues
$1,506,573
2022
Total expenses
$1,259,127
2022
Total assets
$829,338
2022
Num. employees
50
2022

Program areas at Mountain Roots Food Project

Healthy futures americorps - as a rural intermediary, we place 24-30 young adults in service within 8 rural Food systems organizations across a 6- county region to gain career skills in education, agriculture, and Food security, and help expand the scale and reach of programs across rural Colorado.
Food security - addressing hunger and nutrition issues among marginalized and vulnerable populations through cooking education, five youth/senior/community gardens, and a Food relief box program that provides 65,000+ pounds of Food annually to people in need.
Regenerative agriculture - models and teaches regenerative agriculture techniques on two community farms (1.5 acres) to grow 15,000 pounds of Food for the community and train the next generation of beginning farmers.
Farm to school - provides year round environmental and nutrition education to 2,500 rural Mountain youth ages 4-18 through hands-on lessons during in-school, afterschool, and summer programs.

Who funds Mountain Roots Food Project

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Greater Houston Community FoundationHuman Services$115,000
Nourish ColoradoSnap Fruits/veggies$28,898
Gates Family Foundation (GFF)Renovation$25,000
...and 18 more grants received totalling $279,790

Personnel at Mountain Roots Food Project

NameTitleCompensation
Holly ConnExecutive Director / Executive Directer$74,413
Julie WilliamsGeneral Manager
Rachel Branham| Development Director
Lindsay DurantDirector
Brian PughTreasurer$0
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for Mountain Roots Food Project

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,201,152
Program services$312,942
Investment income and dividends$392
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$13,633
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-21,546
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,506,573

Form 990s for Mountain Roots Food Project

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122022-11-08990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-04-05990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 1, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
December 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $115,000 from Greater Houston Community Foundation
July 31, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsAgricultural programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesAgricultureHunger
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 323
Gunnison, CO 81230
County
Gunnison County, CO
Website URL
mountainrootsfoodproject.org/ 
Phone
(970) 417-7848
IRS details
EIN
45-3815587
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2011
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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