Environment
Living Earth Center
MANKATO, MN
Total revenue
$231K
Total expenses
$164K
Net assets
$243K
Grants received
$48K
6 grants
EIN
822097995
Tax year
2024
Mission
Living Earth Center connects people to the land and to each other through the growing of food and community classes and events. We operate four community growing spaces offer educational programming for youth and adults and host multiple community gatherings throughout the year.
Programs
3 programs
Living Earth Center Community Garden - LECs 2 acre community garden is home to over 100 gardeners and their families who rent plots to grow their own produce. We have a Gardening Scholarship Program so that no one is turned away for inability to pay. The garden is also home to our Youth Gardening Program where groups of youth come weekly during the summer months for gardening classes and to tend their garden plot. We also offer plots to other community partners interested in having a group plot in the garden free of charge through our Garden Partnership Program.
Events and Programming - This includes our annual Earth Conference a variety of educational classes offered throughout the year Summer and Winter Solstice Celebrations Seed and Food Swaps and more.
Other program services include: Produce Donation Program Emerging Growers Program and Youth Gardening Initiative which includes our Seed to Sauce Youth Educational Program.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
13 listed
Briana Parr-Baker
Board Vice Chair
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2 hrs/wk
Sabri Fair
Board Secretary
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3 hrs/wk
Josh Reinitz
Board Treasurer
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4 hrs/wk
Jim Ackil
Board Member
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3 hrs/wk
Ben Brzeski
Board Member
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4 hrs/wk
Amanda Quam
Board Chair
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2 hrs/wk
Paul Prew
Board Member
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2 hrs/wk
Kristin Scott
Board Member
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2 hrs/wk
Kathleen Storms
Board Member
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3 hrs/wk
Madison Vandersee
Board Member
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3 hrs/wk
Krista Eichhorst
Board Member
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2 hrs/wk
Melissa Martensen
Finance Manager
$20K
20 hrs/wk
Laura Peterson
Executive Director
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40 hrs/wk
Grants received
Showing 6 of 6
Funded by
$48K from 6 funders · 6 grants · 2020–2024
$20K · 1 grant · 2022
$10K · 1 grant · 2023
$7K · 1 grant · 2020
$5K · 1 grant · 2023
$5K · 1 grant · 2024
$500 · 1 grant · 2022