2025-11-11T09:03:17-05:00 2024-12-31 990303190 CARBONARO CPAS & MANAGEMENT GROUP 1885 MAIN ST STE 408 WAILUKU HI 96793 990 2024-01-01 260349475 THE FOOD BASKET INC FOOD 8089336030 40 HOLOMUA STREET HILO HI 967203050 ANN EBESUNO CHAIR 8089336030 2025-10-29 true true GRETCHEN KREMEYER P00768528 8082425002 2025-11-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANN EBESUNO 40 HOLOMUA STREET HILO HI 967203050 14664426 false X HAWAIIFOODBASKET.ORG X 2007 HI THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FEED THE HUNGRY IN HAWAII COUNTY WHILE ATTENDING TO THE ROOT CAUSES OF THIS CRITICAL SOCIAL PROBLEM. THE FOOD BASKET ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY PREVENTING THE WASTE OF ALL EDIBLE FOOD IN HAWAII COUNTY, FEEDING THE HUNGRY WITH THIS FOOD, EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT LOCAL HUNGER AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS SOCIAL PROBLEM, AND COLLABORATING WITH ORGANIZATIONS OF PARTNERING MISSIONS TO ERADICATE THE ROOT OF HUNGER AND OTHER SOCIAL ILLS: POVERTY. 9 9 61 600 0 14371208 14046191 348266 243354 240856 362975 37081 -5144 14997411 14647376 941620 457284 0 1912570 2199784 107096 108620 263723 10253811 11100295 13215097 13865983 1782314 781393 12933310 15362837 1229600 2877734 11703710 12485103 X THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FEED THE HUNGRY IN HAWAII COUNTY WHILE ATTENDING TO THE ROOT CAUSES OF THIS CRITICAL SOCIAL PROBLEM. THE FOOD BASKET ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY PREVENTING THE WASTE OF ALL EDIBLE FOOD IN HAWAII COUNTY, FEEDING THE HUNGRY WITH THIS FOOD, EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT LOCAL HUNGER AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS SOCIAL PROBLEM, AND COLLABORATING WITH ORGANIZATIONS OF PARTNERING MISSIONS TO ERADICATE THE ROOT OF HUNGER AND OTHER SOCIAL ILLS: POVERTY. false false 12447821 457284 243354 IN 2024 THE FOOD BASKET CONTINUED ITS MISSION TO END HUNGER IN HAWAII THROUGH SEVERAL EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS. WITH THE HELP OF OVER 100 PARTNER AGENCIES, INCLUDING CHURCHES, SOUP KITCHENS, HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND SHELTERS, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER THREE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO OVER 600,000 INDIVIDUALS ISLAND WIDE. WE SERVED 1,361 QUALIFYING SENIORS PER MONTH THROUGH OUR KUPUNA PANTRY PROGRAM BY DELIVERING 30-35 POUNDS OF STAPLE FOOD ITEMS RECEIVED FROM THE USDA COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP) AS WELL AS SEPARATELY FUNDED HAWAII ISLAND GROWN LOCAL PRODUCE AND LOCALLY PRODUCED PROTEINS. WE PROVIDED FOOD TO 21,954 STUDENTS THROUGH THE KEIKI BACKPACK PROGRAM AND TO 21,542 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH THE SCHOOL PANTRY PROGRAMS. WITH OUR EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES, DISTRIBUTED ON WEEKDAYS AT OUR HILO AND KONA WAREHOUSE LOCATIONS, WE ASSISTED 46,701 INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. OUR MISSION TO END HUNGER IN HAWAI'I GROWS, EVEN AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND AS WE SEE FOOD COSTS RISE, ESTIMATED AT A 25% INCREASE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS), OUR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) OUTREACH TEAM DELIVERS SNAP ELIGIBILITY PRE-SCREENING AND STEP-BY-STEP APPLICATION ASSISTANCE ACROSS HAWAI'I ISLAND. IN 2024, WE DISTRIBUTED 630 APPLICATIONS AND ASSISTED NEARLY 1,000 PEOPLE WITH THEIR SNAP APPLICATION. ONCE INDIVIDUALS BECOME BENEFICIARIES OF SNAP, THEY QUALIFY FOR DA BUX DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS, OUR STATE-WIDE PROGRAM PROVIDING A 50% DISCOUNT ON PURCHASES OF HAWAI'I GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. TO ADDRESS FUTURE HUNGER ISSUES, WE CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS ON OUR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION PARK AND FOOD SYSTEM CAMPUS, HO'OLAKO, AND WERE AWARDED A 1.6 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD). THESE FUNDS WILL ASSIST WITH ACCESSIBILITY TO OUR 24.5 ACRES OF LAND AND THE PREPARATION OF OUR OWN FARM PLOTS, AND SMALLER PLOTS WHICH WILL BE LEASED TO LOCAL FARMERS, AS WELL AS THE CREATION OF A FARMER'S MARKET. THE NAME OF "HO'OLAKO" (IN HAWAIIAN, MEANING 'THE PLACE THAT PROVIDES') WAS GIFTED AS A NAME FOR THE CAMPUS BY OUR COMMUNITY'S ELDERS IN A CULTURAL CEREMONY ON THE PROPERTY. HO'OLAKO IS ENVISIONED AS A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE GROUNDED IN A SHARED BELIEF THAT OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, FAIR, AND AFFORDABLE FOOD. THE CAMPUS WILL INCLUDE AGRICULTURE CROPS, A COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER AND FOOD BANK, A STATE- OF-THE-ART FOOD INNOVATION CENTER AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOD PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION; FARM AND BUSINESS INCUBATION; AGRICULTURE TRAINING AND PRODUCTION; CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. DA BUX DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS PROGRAM CONTINUED OPERATIONS ACROSS THE STATE AND WAS AVAILABLE AT 71 RETAIL SITES, INCLUDING GROCERY STORES, FOOD HUBS, FARMER'S MARKETS AND CSAS. IN 2024, WE WERE AWARDED A NEARLY 8.5 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT (ALMOST 17 MILLION WITH MATCHING FUNDS, INCLUDING 2 MILLION FROM THE STATE OF HAWAII). THE PROGRAM ISSUED OVER 2.6 MILLION IN FOOD NUTRITION INCENTIVES ON HAWAI'I GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, WITH 510 LOCAL FARMS PROVIDING PRODUCE FOR THE PROGRAM. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OVER 150,000 SNAP RECIPIENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM STATE-WIDE. DA BUX CONTINUED ITS KEIKI NUTRITION PROGRAM WITH CHILD-BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION BOOKS IN 'OLELO HAWAI'I (HAWAIIAN) AS PART OF THE KAI & HOKU EXPLORE FOODS OF HAWAII SERIES, TO HELP FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS EXPLORE LOCAL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WITH CHILDREN AND TO ADDRESS THE TREND OF HIGH PERCENTAGES OF OBESITY AND CHRONIC DIET RELATED DISEASES AMONG HAWAI'I'S SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS. 2024 WAS THE INAUGURAL YEAR FOR OUR NEW PROGRAM, NA KUKE 'OPIO ("THE YOUNG COOK"), A HANDS-ON COOKING AND NUTRITION PROGRAM ROOTED IN HAWAI'I'S FOOD TRADITIONS AND VALUES. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM ENGAGED OVER 800 KEIKI ACROSS THE STATE - FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES LIKE HANA AND PAHALA TO URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS IN KALIHI AND LIHU'E - BUILDING LIFELONG SKILLS WHILE CONNECTING FAMILIES TO HAWAI'I-GROWN INGREDIENTS. FUNDED BY THE GUS SCHUMACHER NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (GUSNIP), NA KUKU 'OPIO THRIVES THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING THE CENTER FOR GETTING THINGS STARTED, GROW SOME GOOD, MA KA HANA KA 'IKE, YMCA OF HONOLULU, FARM TO KEIKI, AND UH MANOA'S CTAHR PROGRAMS. IN 2024 OUR KOKUA HARVEST PROGRAM GLEANED OVER 60,000 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE. KOKUA HARVEST IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN GLEANING PROJECT THAT WORKS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE AT THE SOURCE, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TIES, AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR ALL. KOKUA HARVEST RECRUITS VOLUNTEERS TO HARVEST EXCESS FRESH PRODUCE FROM FARMERS AND GARDENERS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE AND REDISTRIBUTE THE PRODUCE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS TO THOSE IN NEED, SHELTERS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY FRUIT STANDS. THE PROGRAM CONDUCTED OVER 300 HARVESTS WITH NEARLY 600 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING. 12447821 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 10 0 61 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false HI X X THE FOOD BASKET INC 8089336030 40 HOLOMUA STREET HILO HI 967203050 KRISTIN FROST ALBRECHT EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 92020 0 21257 ANN EBESUNO CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK KRZYZANOWSKI VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIA ZEE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS LIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON COHN TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN UEDA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WARREN LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA COLLINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICE MESSINA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CASEY HALPERN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 92020 21257 false false false FARM LINK HAWAII PO BOX 29960 HONOLULU HI 968202360 SOFTWARE DEV 432543 RKD GROUP LLC PO BOX 843595 DALLAS TX 752843595 FUNDRAISING 108620 2 47072 62835 6774638 7161646 6012893 14046191 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 624200 243354 243354 243354 362975 362975 10579 62835 17050 -6471 -6471 OTHER INCOME 999999 1327 1327 1327 14647376 243354 357831 X 457284 457284 113278 94329 15782 3167 1585461 1313359 230198 41904 12958 11034 1476 448 221191 188357 25192 7642 266896 227468 32373 7055 44721 9579 35142 108620 108620 2880145 2815278 7511 57356 79335 79008 327 418917 12619 378657 27641 323986 292240 31746 39892 37734 2158 20636 13285 7351 250682 222829 27853 60880 42616 18264 FOOD EXPENSES 6334403 6334403 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 297483 297483 SUPPLIES 101461 91321 10140 EQUIPMENT REPAIRS & MAINT 88303 83929 4374 159451 121149 28412 9890 13865983 12447821 1154439 263723 655575 415206 7588462 9674634 904150 784300 501574 793643 127297 56503 4363978 1585296 2611931 2778682 544321 859869 12933310 15362837 686941 498416 17245 1529805 525414 849513 1229600 2877734 X 8424078 9431879 3279632 3053224 11703710 12485103 12933310 15362837 781393 X false true X true true true X 13910134 9178876 13335429 14371208 14046191 64841838 13910134 9178876 13335429 14371208 14046191 64841838 4311260 60530578 957 2143 1631 182675 362975 550381 40189 36081 76270 65468489 6999686 0.92460 0.93170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1785038 1785038 57160 57160 915365 554910 360455 627491 318630 308861 978924 711756 267168 2778682 OPERATING LEASE 817714 FINANCE LEASE 27125 DEPOSITS 15030 859869 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 820148 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES 29365 849513 X 14655676 8300 8300 14647376 14647376 13874283 8300 8300 13865983 13865983 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3), AND EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 237-23(B) OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES IS REQUIRED FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS 2024 AND 2023. THE ORGANIZATION FILES ITS FORMS 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII. THE ORGANIZATION IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS BEFORE 2021. X X true RKD ALPHA DOG 7130 S 29TH STREET STE B LINCOLN NE 68516 MARKETING false 469488 108620 360868 469488 108620 360868 HI KAHIKINA FEED-A 58339 47760 10579 9425 TURKEY TROT 15075 15075 2727 73414 62835 10579 12152 12152 -1573 true HAWAII GOOD FOOD ALLIANCE 321 N KUAKINI HONOLULU HI 96817 834503785 501C3 457284 OPERATIONS/CAPACITY 1 X 100000 6012893 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FEED THE HUNGRY IN HAWAII COUNTY WHILE ATTENDING TO THE ROOT CAUSES OF THIS CRITICAL SOCIAL PROBLEM. THE FOOD BASKET ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY PREVENTING THE WASTE OF ALL EDIBLE FOOD IN HAWAII COUNTY, FEEDING THE HUNGRY WITH THIS FOOD, EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT LOCAL HUNGER AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS SOCIAL PROBLEM, AND COLLABORATING WITH ORGANIZATIONS OF PARTNERING MISSIONS TO ERADICATE THE ROOT OF HUNGER AND OTHER SOCIAL ILLS: POVERTY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN 2024 THE FOOD BASKET CONTINUED ITS MISSION TO END HUNGER IN HAWAII THROUGH SEVERAL EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS. WITH THE HELP OF OVER 100 PARTNER AGENCIES, INCLUDING CHURCHES, SOUP KITCHENS, HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND SHELTERS, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER THREE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO OVER 600,000 INDIVIDUALS ISLAND WIDE. WE SERVED 1,361 QUALIFYING SENIORS PER MONTH THROUGH OUR KUPUNA PANTRY PROGRAM BY DELIVERING 30-35 POUNDS OF STAPLE FOOD ITEMS RECEIVED FROM THE USDA COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP) AS WELL AS SEPARATELY FUNDED HAWAII ISLAND GROWN LOCAL PRODUCE AND LOCALLY PRODUCED PROTEINS. WE PROVIDED FOOD TO 21,954 STUDENTS THROUGH THE KEIKI BACKPACK PROGRAM AND TO 21,542 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH THE SCHOOL PANTRY PROGRAMS. WITH OUR EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES, DISTRIBUTED ON WEEKDAYS AT OUR HILO AND KONA WAREHOUSE LOCATIONS, WE ASSISTED 46,701 INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. OUR MISSION TO END HUNGER IN HAWAI'I GROWS, EVEN AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND AS WE SEE FOOD COSTS RISE, ESTIMATED AT A 25% INCREASE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS), OUR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) OUTREACH TEAM DELIVERS SNAP ELIGIBILITY PRE-SCREENING AND STEP-BY-STEP APPLICATION ASSISTANCE ACROSS HAWAI'I ISLAND. IN 2024, WE DISTRIBUTED 630 APPLICATIONS AND ASSISTED NEARLY 1,000 PEOPLE WITH THEIR SNAP APPLICATION. ONCE INDIVIDUALS BECOME BENEFICIARIES OF SNAP, THEY QUALIFY FOR DA BUX DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS, OUR STATE-WIDE PROGRAM PROVIDING A 50% DISCOUNT ON PURCHASES OF HAWAI'I GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B TO ADDRESS FUTURE HUNGER ISSUES, WE CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS ON OUR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION PARK AND FOOD SYSTEM CAMPUS, HO'OLAKO, AND WERE AWARDED A 1.6 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD). THESE FUNDS WILL ASSIST WITH ACCESSIBILITY TO OUR 24.5 ACRES OF LAND AND THE PREPARATION OF OUR OWN FARM PLOTS, AND SMALLER PLOTS WHICH WILL BE LEASED TO LOCAL FARMERS, AS WELL AS THE CREATION OF A FARMER'S MARKET. THE NAME OF "HO'OLAKO" (IN HAWAIIAN, MEANING 'THE PLACE THAT PROVIDES') WAS GIFTED AS A NAME FOR THE CAMPUS BY OUR COMMUNITY'S ELDERS IN A CULTURAL CEREMONY ON THE PROPERTY. HO'OLAKO IS ENVISIONED AS A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE GROUNDED IN A SHARED BELIEF THAT OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, FAIR, AND AFFORDABLE FOOD. THE CAMPUS WILL INCLUDE AGRICULTURE CROPS, A COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER AND FOOD BANK, A STATE- OF-THE-ART FOOD INNOVATION CENTER AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOD PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION; FARM AND BUSINESS INCUBATION; AGRICULTURE TRAINING AND PRODUCTION; CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C DA BUX DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS PROGRAM CONTINUED OPERATIONS ACROSS THE STATE AND WAS AVAILABLE AT 71 RETAIL SITES, INCLUDING GROCERY STORES, FOOD HUBS, FARMER'S MARKETS AND CSAS. IN 2024, WE WERE AWARDED A NEARLY 8.5 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT (ALMOST 17 MILLION WITH MATCHING FUNDS, INCLUDING 2 MILLION FROM THE STATE OF HAWAII). THE PROGRAM ISSUED OVER 2.6 MILLION IN FOOD NUTRITION INCENTIVES ON HAWAI'I GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, WITH 510 LOCAL FARMS PROVIDING PRODUCE FOR THE PROGRAM. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OVER 150,000 SNAP RECIPIENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM STATE-WIDE. DA BUX CONTINUED ITS KEIKI NUTRITION PROGRAM WITH CHILD-BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION BOOKS IN 'OLELO HAWAI'I (HAWAIIAN) AS PART OF THE KAI & HOKU EXPLORE FOODS OF HAWAII SERIES, TO HELP FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS EXPLORE LOCAL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WITH CHILDREN AND TO ADDRESS THE TREND OF HIGH PERCENTAGES OF OBESITY AND CHRONIC DIET RELATED DISEASES AMONG HAWAI'I'S SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D 2024 WAS THE INAUGURAL YEAR FOR OUR NEW PROGRAM, NA KUKE 'OPIO ("THE YOUNG COOK"), A HANDS-ON COOKING AND NUTRITION PROGRAM ROOTED IN HAWAI'I'S FOOD TRADITIONS AND VALUES. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM ENGAGED OVER 800 KEIKI ACROSS THE STATE - FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES LIKE HANA AND PAHALA TO URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS IN KALIHI AND LIHU'E - BUILDING LIFELONG SKILLS WHILE CONNECTING FAMILIES TO HAWAI'I-GROWN INGREDIENTS. FUNDED BY THE GUS SCHUMACHER NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (GUSNIP), NA KUKU 'OPIO THRIVES THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING THE CENTER FOR GETTING THINGS STARTED, GROW SOME GOOD, MA KA HANA KA 'IKE, YMCA OF HONOLULU, FARM TO KEIKI, AND UH MANOA'S CTAHR PROGRAMS. IN 2024 OUR KOKUA HARVEST PROGRAM GLEANED OVER 60,000 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE. KOKUA HARVEST IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN GLEANING PROJECT THAT WORKS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE AT THE SOURCE, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TIES, AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR ALL. KOKUA HARVEST RECRUITS VOLUNTEERS TO HARVEST EXCESS FRESH PRODUCE FROM FARMERS AND GARDENERS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE AND REDISTRIBUTE THE PRODUCE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS TO THOSE IN NEED, SHELTERS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY FRUIT STANDS. THE PROGRAM CONDUCTED OVER 300 HARVESTS WITH NEARLY 600 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ANNUAL TAX RETURNS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ACCOUNTANT, TREASURER, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. PRESENTATIONS ARE MADE TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WITH HIGHLIGHTS PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE FOOD BASKET REQUIRES MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO CONTAIN NAMES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE DISCLOSED OR WERE TO HAVE FOUND A FINANCIAL INTEREST. ALSO, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD WILL SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT PERSON TO HAVE A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, READ THE POLICY AND AGREE TO ITS CONTENTS. PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE MADE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND DECIDES ON THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND DECIDES ON THE COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTS - PROGRAM RELATED 2,679,702 0 0 OTHER CONTRACTORS 135,576 7,511 57,356 TOTAL 2,815,278 7,511 57,356