2025-11-13T12:53:39-08:00 2024-12-31 680095377 Perotti & Carrade CPAs 1 McInnis Pkwy Ste 200 San Rafael CA 94903 990 2024-01-01 852297065 BLACK FARMERS INDEX BLAC 3378322798 1105 MOSS ST 9039 Lafayette LA 70509 KAIA SHIVERS PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR 2025-11-13 true true KATHRYN HARRIS P01460430 4154618500 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X 1105 MOSS ST 9039 Lafayette LA 70509 316388 false X https://blackfarmersindex.com/ X 2020 LA Black Farmers Index ("The Index") addresses food insecurity, failures in the food system, and inequities in agriculture as part of our commitment to ensuring that Black farmers and growers thrive. This is done by providing a more successful consumer-to-Black farmer pipeline, as well as connecting agriculturalists to agencies, institutions, and salient resources that build their overall business through creative marketing, educational services, outreach, and intentional community building.The Index employs four pillars of focus:1. Increase marketing towards the Black AG ecosystem that includes growers, ranchers, fisherfolk, beekeepers, foragers, and foresters.2. Collect, assess, and distribute more accurate information on Black growers.3. Provide resources on pathways for harvesters access to capital. 4. Advocate for and inform Black agriculturalists on how to acquire farmland. 4 4 0 15 0 101630 214758 0 0 316388 41500 0 119327 0 21078 140028 300855 15533 22385 6852 15533 X Black Farmers Index ("The Index") addresses food insecurity, failures in the food system, and inequities in agriculture as part of our commitment to ensuring that Black farmers and growers thrive. This is done by providing a more successful consumer-to-Black farmer pipeline, as well as connecting agriculturalists to agencies, institutions, and salient resources that build their overall business through creative marketing, educational services, outreach, and intentional community building.The Index employs four pillars of focus:1. Increase marketing towards the Black AG ecosystem that includes growers, ranchers, fisherfolk, beekeepers, foragers, and foresters.2. Collect, assess, and distribute more accurate information on Black growers.3. Provide resources on pathways for harvesters access to capital. 4. Advocate for and inform Black agriculturalists on how to acquire farmland. false false 184572 40000 214758 Partner in the US Department of Agricultures Transition to Organic Partnership Program for the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regions: the Index recruits and inform farmers to transition from conventional to organic farming, or to enlist their organic practices in the certification process by way of community building, technical assistance, and outreach via on-and-off the farm. 50098 Maintaining and expanding The Index, a large publicly sourced online database of Black producers, growers, ranchers, beekeepers, foresters, foragers, and fisherfolk. Through The Index we drive exposure to farmers in the following ways: a comprehensive online directory; media promotion and short online stories; instructional short videos; educational workshops for farmers; food-centered virtual and in-person events; curated farmer lists for individuals and institutions; farmer features in news or other media outlets; and data gathering and reporting. 29004 Provide on-farm, agricultural-centered activities by curating tours, field days, workshops, meet ups, networking sessions, educational classes and dinner gatherings across the United States. Provide technical assistance, market development assistance and resource information to both producers and the public. This also includes data gathering and reporting; and collaborations with organizations and companies on initiatives. 263674 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 4 4 true false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true false false false X KAIA SHIVERS 7072183297 200 BAXTER ST LAFAYETTE LA 70501 KAIA SHIVERS President 50.00 0.00 X X 51375 0 0 AMARA BROWN Secretary 15.00 0.00 X X 39125 0 0 AYANNA SHIVERS Treasurer 10.00 0.00 X X 28827 0 0 FRANCINE SHIVERS Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 119327 0 false false false 0 101630 101630 AGRICULTURAL CONSULTING 111000 214758 214758 214758 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 316388 214758 X 0 41500 41500 0 0 119327 112907 677 5743 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 2000 0 0 0 0 55356 52297 323 2736 2875 719 2156 2800 1779 967 54 0 0 1222 648 275 299 30306 27640 2666 0 22307 13687 1040 7580 0 0 0 872 872 MEALS 12854 10145 2709 STARTUP COSTS 4903 4903 JOB SUPPLIES 1974 1974 WEBSITE 1596 1596 963 378 585 300855 263674 16103 21078 22385 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22385 6852 0 6852 X 15533 0 15533 0 22385 15533 X false false false X 101630 101630 0 0 101630 101630 0 101630 0 0 0 101630 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 0 0 CASH GRANT 2 41500 KAIA SHIVERS OFFICER GENERAL X 6852 6852 false true false 6852 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A DRAFT COPY OF IRS FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. 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