Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Mountain Roots Food Project
GUNNISON, CO
Total revenue
$2.1M
Total expenses
$1.8M
Net assets
$1.2M
Grants received
$911K
73 grants
EIN
453815587
Tax year
2024
Mission
To cultivate a resilient food system in the gunnison valley by enhancing healthy connections between food, earth, and community by fostering knowledge, teaching skills, and providing opportunities that ensure access to affordable, nutritious food that is regionally based and sustainably produced.
Programs
3 programs
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.
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.
All other accomplishments 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.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
7 listed
HOLLY CONN
EXECUTIVE DI
$97K
40 hrs/wk
EMILY DEEMER
BOARD MEMBER
—
2 hrs/wk
LYNN FROETSCHER
SECRETARY
—
2 hrs/wk
OLIVIA LUKEMEYER
BOARD MEMBER
—
2 hrs/wk
HOLLY PEAREN
BOARD MEMBER
—
2 hrs/wk
CAROL SMITH
TREASURER
—
2 hrs/wk
DANA ZOBS
PRESIDENT
—
2 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$911K from 30 funders · 73 grants · 2017–2024
$190K · 5 grants · 2020–2024
$113K · 4 grants · 2021–2024
$103K · 5 grants · 2019–2023
$101K · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$46K · 1 grant · 2023
$40K · 5 grants · 2020–2023
$38K · 4 grants · 2019–2022
$36K · 3 grants · 2020–2024