2024-11-13T16:51:52-06:00 2023-12-31 941541507 BIANCHI KASAVAN & POPE LLP 450 LINCOLN AVENUE SUITE 200 SALINAS CA 93901 990 2023-01-01 940526280 GROWER-SHIPPER VEGETABLE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA GROW 8314228844 PO BOX 828 SALINAS CA 93902 CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PRESIDENT 8314228844 2024-11-08 1 1 KELLY CAMPOS P00002967 8317575311 2024-11-08 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PO BOX 828 SALINAS CA 93902 2811078 0 X WWW.GROWERSHIPPER.COM X 1958 CA THE ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INDUSTRIES. 12 12 4 0 0 0 952910 1252317 759531 1052869 1434 2956 612287 313408 2326162 2621550 0 0 0 0 556777 568218 0 0 0 1467503 1708936 2024280 2277154 301882 344396 1162719 1507988 5603 6476 1157116 1501512 X THE ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INDUSTRIES. 0 0 351417 363328 PLANT DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT: THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP FARMERS TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO CONTROL EMERGING PESTS AND DISEASES. GROWER SHIPPER ASSOCIATION WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH LOCAL FARM ADVISORS AND EXPERTS, UNIVERSITIES AND MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY PEST AND DISEASE TRENDS AND DEVELOP NEW AND BETTER METHODS OF CONTROL. 256433 193706 GSA TOOK ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO SUPPORT THE FARMING COMMUNITY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT ITS WORKFORCE. GSA WAS PART OF A COLLABORATION WITH MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH AND AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS TO DEVELOP GUIDANCE FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION AMONG FARMING AND HARVESTING CREWS, WHICH WAS THE FIRST IN THE NATION AND RELEASED ON MARCH 20, 2020. AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED, GSA DEVELOPED MORE GROUND-BREAKING WORKER PROTECTION PROGRAMS THAT BECAME A MODEL FOR OTHER AGRICULTURAL REGIONS. IN 2023, THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE FARMING COMMUNITY RECEIVED COMMUNICABLE DISEASES EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, MEDICAL SCREENINGS AND PHYSICIAN PROVIDED MEDICAL CARE AND SUPPORT DUE TO THE EFFORTS OF THE GROWER SHIPPER ASSOCIATION AND ITS MEMBERS. 373096 214285 FOOD SAFETY PROJECTS:PROVIDING SAFE FOOD FOR CONSUMERS IS PARAMOUNT FOR FARMERS AND FARMING COMPANIES. GSA SUPPORTS AND ASSISTS THE FARMING COMMUNITY TO FIND OR DEVELOP AND ADHERE TO BEST PRACTICES, AND TO UNDERSTAND AND COMPLY WITH VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. 244666 281550 TRADE SHOW: GSA MEMBERS EXHIBIT IN THE PAVILION WE HOSTED FOR INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION AND FOR PMA FRESH SUMMIT. THESE PAVILIONS SERVED TO STRENGTHEN MEMBER RELATIONS, AS WE HANDLED ALL LOGISTICS OF THE SHOW ON OUR MEMBERS' BEHALF AND SAVED THEM MONEY BY SHARING THE BOOTH SPACE. HOSTED PAVILIONS ARE AN ADDED BENEFIT OF GSA MEMBERSHIP. 113289 WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY - GSA IS COMMITTED TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN OUR REGION. 357955 281550 1338901 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 CA X JOANN ARBRUN 8314228847 512 PAJARO STREET SALINAS CA 93902 KRISTINA NUNES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN WILKINSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAY IVERSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHAD AMARAL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 VICTOR RAMIREZ VICE CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 COLBY PEREIRA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TONY ALAMEDA CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA DUFLOCK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GREG BEACH SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 STEVE ISH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JASON SMITH PAST CHAIR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PRESIDENT 40.00 X 282000 0 18056 JOANN ARBRUN VP OF MEMBER RELATIONS & F 40.00 X 130500 0 22111 412500 0 40167 2 0 1 0 ALSTON & BIRD PO BOX 933124 ATLANTA GA 31193 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 146324 FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 1800 CENTURY PARK EAST 1500 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 138869 TRICORD TRADESHOW SERVICES 738 NEESON ROAD MARINA CA 93933 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 119735 3 1252317 1252317 PLANT DISEASE RESEARCH 541700 363328 363328 PAVILLION 541800 281550 281550 FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM 110000 214285 214285 FARMWORKER SAFETY PROG 721310 193706 193706 1052869 3963 3963 139239 0 139239 139239 139239 1007 -1007 -1007 -1007 357021 188521 168500 168500 NEWSLETTER 541800 4500 4500 MISC INCOME 561000 1169 1169 5669 2621550 1052869 0 316364 X 282000 192563 13977 51009 28669 17908 81316 979345 2520 33949 36470 11805 407 25106 6203 PAVILION RENTAL EXPENSE 234702 COVID QUARANTINE HOUSIN 230933 DUES & FEES 20881 TELEPHONE 12163 15228 2277154 394393 450210 434171 505327 1002654 450203 334155 552451 1162719 1507988 5603 6476 5603 6476 X 1157116 1501512 1157116 1501512 1162719 1507988 344396 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 1 1252317 88248 8292 96540 102690 -6150 31211 31211 852594 396206 456388 118849 53997 64852 552451 GOLF TOURNAMENT 238450 238450 4500 5500 1294 53336 FALL EVENT 86674 86674 87278 2 31897 31897 24665 5511 6437 357021 357021 4500 5500 24665 6805 147051 188521 168500 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER VALADEZ PRESIDENT 282000 0 0 0 0 0 8460 0 9596 0 300056 0 0 0 JOANN ARBRUN VP OF MEMBER RELATIONS & F 130500 0 0 0 0 0 3915 0 18196 0 152611 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION HAS DIRECTORS THAT ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ASSOCIATION'S WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ISSUED AND FORMALLY REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY AS PART OF THEIR ORIENTATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT IS GIVEN A FORMAL WRITTEN REVIEW BY THE CHAIRMAN AND THIS IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD EVERY DECEMBER. EVERY MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION STAFF GOES THROUGH A FORMAL WRITTEN EVALUATION PROCESS ANNUALLY. THE EVALUATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING SERVICES 289,015. WATER QUALITY CONSULTING 113,289. MOSAIC RESEARCH AND CONSULTING SERVICES 230,367. CADMIUM 301,424. DONATIONS 45,250.