2025-10-01T16:49:40-07:00 2024-12-31 455471087 Accounting Angel LLC 520 Yosemite Ave N Golden Valley MN 55422 990 2024-01-01 200312344 WOMENS ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE AT AMADOR HILL WOME 6515830705 15715 RIVER RD NORTH BRANCH MN 55056 JACQUELYN ZITA DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 6515830705 2025-09-05 1 1 Acacia Willey P01010039 6128404220 2025-09-05 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KAREN CLARK 15715 RIVER RD NORTH BRANCH MN 55056 457413 0 X amadorhillfarm.org X 2003 MN THE WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE (WEI) IS A PLACE FOR WOMEN AND ALLIES TO RENEW, LEARN AND ORGANIZE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. WEI AT AMADOR HILL IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL, RESEARCH, RENEWAL AND RETREAT CENTER DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON FARMING, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND POLICIES RELEVANT TO WOMEN, CHILDREN AND IDENTIFIED COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL, AND GENDER DISPARITIES-BOTH URBAN AND RURAL 11 11 13 50 0 0 194725 230995 154862 221862 657 619 10910 3937 361154 457413 0 0 0 0 162234 183960 0 0 12307 241555 220420 403789 404380 -42635 53033 511826 551882 398719 385742 113107 166140 X THE WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE (WEI) IS A PLACE FOR WOMEN AND ALLIES TO RENEW, LEARN AND ORGANIZE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. WEI AT AMADOR HILL IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, RENEWAL AND RETREAT CENTER DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON FARMING FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND POLICIES RELEVANT TO WOMEN, CHILDREN AND IDENTIFIED COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND GENDER DISPARITIES-BOTH URBAN AND RURAL. 0 0 148082 0 178752 PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O 119002 0 29442 PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O 865 0 8578 SEE SCHEDULE O 3844 0 5090 WEI'S AMADOR HILL FARMSTAY PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GUESTS TO STAY OVERNIGHT AT OUR FARM AND MEET OR WORK WITH OUR FARM CREW. GUEST STAY OVERS ARE ALLOWED WHILE THE FARM IS IN FULL SWING AND ALSO DURING THE OFF SEASON. SLEEPING ROOMS, A MODERN AND LARGE KITCHEN, FIREPLACE ROOM AND INTERNET SERVICE ARE AVAILABLE FOR GUESTS AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT OUR REGENERATIVE ORGANIC FARM PRACTICES, WEI PROGRAMS AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MISSION.ACCESS TO OUR SURROUNDING FOREST PROVIDES FREE HIKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS, ALONG WITH OUR GUIDED FARM TOURS. IN 2023 WE BEGAN OFFERING INDIVIDUAL STAY OVERS WITH SPECIAL FARM PROGRAMMING AS ADD-ONS AND SOME BELOW COST WEEKEND RETREATS FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN ALLIANCE WITH OUR MISSION BUT LOW ON FUNDS. 3844 0 5090 271793 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 MN X NICOLE LONGTIN 7639995873 1995 E RUM RIVER DRIVE S CAMBRIDGE MN 55008 JACQUELYN ZITA DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 20 0 X 6900 0 0 COLLIE GRADDICK CO-CHAIR 4 0 X X 0 0 0 TARA LEWIS CO-CHAIR 4 0 X X 0 0 0 ALEX CARROLL SECRETARY 4 0 X X 0 0 0 ALMA SANCHEZ TREASURER-ELECT 4 0 X X 0 0 0 WHITNEY TERRILL MEMBER 4 0 X 0 0 0 ANGELA DAWSON MEMBER 4 0 X 0 0 0 MICHELE PARSONS MEMBER 4 0 X 0 0 0 SUSAN PATTERSON MEMBER 4 0 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SOBIECH MEMBER 4 0 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA TORRES RAY MEMBER 4 0 X 0 0 0 NANCY JANNICK MEMBER 4 0 X 0 0 0 KAREN CLARK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20 0 X 0 0 0 6900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5820 0 0 0 225175 0 230995 FARM PROGRAM 111000 142242 142242 0 0 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 611600 74530 74530 0 0 AMADOR HILL FARM STAY 721000 5090 5090 0 0 0 0 0 0 221862 619 0 0 619 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3937 0 0 3937 0 3937 0 457413 221862 0 4556 X 6900 5865 759 276 158526 121999 33792 2735 18534 15754 2039 741 14333 0 14333 0 48892 41891 5134 1867 5977 0 0 5977 5498 3427 1998 73 15950 13557 1755 638 41598 24579 17019 0 1554 1554 0 0 24 24 0 0 3141 0 3141 0 18154 0 18154 0 21113 11180 9933 0 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 23710 23710 0 0 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 8181 8181 0 0 DUES AND FEES 9345 0 9345 0 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 72 72 0 0 2878 0 2878 0 404380 271793 120280 12307 38425 60939 156332 173464 6535 25099 538344 245964 310534 292380 511826 551882 13434 15205 1215 55000 50000 329070 320537 0 398719 385742 X 113107 166140 0 0 113107 166140 511826 551882 53033 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 229033 251353 347207 194725 230995 1253313 229033 251353 347207 194725 230995 1253313 517496 735817 83 304 574 657 619 2237 1255550 926575 0.58605 0.59171 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 98000 98000 0 393002 210754 182248 0 0 0 0 0 47342 35210 12132 0 0 0 0 292380 Jacquelyn Zita Founder To finance a re X 100000 50000 0 1 1 50000 Schedule L, Part II This is an interest only loan, that contains an annual loan forgiveness/contribution stipulation. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a FARM. WEI'S 2024 FARM PROGRAM MAINTAINED ITS ANNUAL FARM GOAL OF PROVIDING ORGANICALLY CERTIFIED PRODUCE (CERTIFIED BY MOSA) FROM OUR THREE-SEASON WEEKLY CSA AND MARKET PROGRAM IN NEARLY 3000 BOXES DISTRIBUTED IN RURAL EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND IN THE TWIN CITIES. OUR FARM IN ADDITION TO ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INFORMAL AND FORMAL FARM-RELATED EDUCATION FOR VISITORS, VOLUNTEERS, WORK SHARE PARTICIPANTS, PRACTICUM STUDENTS, FARM CREW, AND FARM TOURS FOR THE PUBLIC. WEI CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN A REGIONAL VEGGIE RX PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS PRESCRIPTION VEGETABLES TO M FAIRVIEW CLINICS IN OUR LOCAL REGION. THESE VEGETABLES AND FRUITS ARE DISTRIBUTED LARGELY TO CLIENTS LIVING WITH AN ILLNESS OR SUFFERING FOOD INSECURITY. WEI ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OUR REGIONAL NORTH CIRCLE-ONLINE FARMERS MARKET, WHICH PROVIDES A FOOD HUB TO SUPPORT SMALL LOCAL FARMS COMMITTED TO ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND PROVIDE OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES A CONNECTION TO LOCAL FARMERS WHO GROW THEIR FOOD.THE NORTH CIRCLE-ONLINE FARMERS MARKET IS LARGELY A CHARITY PROJECT, SUPPORTED BY DONATIONS AND GRANTS TO COVER THE COST OF WEI'S ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM. OUR AIM WITH THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE A SMALL-SCALE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY. THE FARM, RUN BY A VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR, IS NOT ONLY A SOURCE OF PRODUCTION AND LEARNING BUT ALSO AN AVENUE TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND, ALTERNATIVE FARMING PRACTICES AND GOOD FOOD EDUCATION. REVENUE FROM THE FARM IS INVESTED IN COVERING THE COSTS OF FARM PRODUCTION, FARM CREW WAGES AND SUPPORT FOR OUR WEI EDUCATION PROGRAM. Form 990, Part III, Line 4b EDUCATION. WEI'S 2024 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: SUSTAINABILITY AND JUSTICE EDUCATION SUPPORTED A LARGE ARRAY OF NEW AND OLD CLASSES, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS AIMED AT DEVELOPING FARMING RELATED SKILLS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES. IN 2024, OUR COURSE OFFERINGS INCLUDED TREE GRAFTING, BEEKEEPING, AQUAPONIC FARMING, FOOD AS MEDICINE, HERBALISM, FORAGING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, SUSTAINABLE ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND PRACTICAL FARM BUSINESS TRAINING.THESE CLASSES WERE LARGELY SUPPORTED BY SLIDING SCALE FEES AND BY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS PROVIDED BY DONATIONS AND SPONSORS. THE WILL ALLEN FARMER TRAINING WEEKEND IN 2024 WAS COMPLETELY SUPPORTED BY DONATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GUEST SPEAKERS, AND OPERATIONAL COSTS. THE EVENT SERVED MORE THAN 100 PARTICIPANTS, 70% OF WHOM WERE LOW-INCOME PEOPLE OF COLOR AND NATIVE AMERICANS. PARTICIPANTS WERE URBAN, RURAL AND TRIBAL MINNESOTANS. THIS YEAR WEI ALSO PROVIDED A SPECIAL CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OUR 2024 FARM CREW WHICH INCLUDED A YEAR-LONG CLASS ON ORGANIC FARMING AS A BUSINESS, SUPPORTED BY A FULL TUITION GIFT TO WEI OF $20,000 FOR FOUR STUDENTS. THIS WAS SPONSORED BY A DONOR INTERESTED IN "GROWING FARMERS' WITH BUSINESS KNOW-HOW. VOLUNTEERS AND VISITING GROUPS, LOGGED IN HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS AT WEI, AND ALSO ENJOYED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION WITH OUR FARMERS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4c IN 2024 WEI CONTINUED DEVELOPING OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND ACTIVISM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL MINNESOTA. WE CONTINUED SHARING OUR GIS MAPPING PROJECT WHICH DOCUMENTS THE DISPROPORTIONATE RACIAL AND INCOME-RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES FROM TOXIC ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES TO OUR NATIVE AMERICAN AND BIPOC RESIDENTS IN PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS' GREEN ZONE. SINCE WE CREATED THE MAP IN 2006 ITS POWERFUL MESSAGE HAS OPENED DOORS TO NEW OR RENEWED EJ PARTNERSHIPS -- INCLUDING WITH MACALESTER UNIVERSITY'S URBAN GIS CLASS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE COUNCIL AND AT WEI'S 14THANNUAL WILL ALLEN FARMER TRAINING EVENT WHO SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED WEI TO INITIATE MAPPING RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION IN MORE SUBURBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY SUSPECTED PFC (PERFLUOROCHEMICAL) CONTAMINATION. AS A COALITION MEMBER OF THE EAST PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE'S (EPNI) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WEI CONTINUED OUR ADVOCACY WORK AS PART OF THE COALITION THAT CHALLENGED AND HELPED STOP THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS'S PROPOSED PLAN TO CONSOLIDATE AND RELOCATE STORAGE OF ITS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S WATER AND SEWER PIPES AND EQUIPMENT, DIESEL TRUCK AND DIESEL REFUELING OPERATIONS INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE SAME SITE OF THE COMMUNITY-PROPOSED, COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVE TO CREATE AN EAST PHILLIPS INDOOR URBAN FARM AND COMMUNITY HUB AT THE FORMER "ROOF DEPOT" SITE. THE EPNI COALITION OPPOSED THE CITY'S PLAN BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE ADDED EVEN MORE TOXIC AIR POLLUTION INTO THIS MAJORITY BIPOC AND NATIVE AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS ALREADY OVER-POLLUTED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL TOXIC SOURCES CAUSING MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES RELATED TO RACE AND POVERTY AS PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED BY WEI'S GIS EJ MAPPING. ALTERNATIVELY, THE COALITION HAD PROPOSED TO DEVELOP THE SITE AS A COMMUNITY-OWNED, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE-DESIGNATED "EAST PHILLIPS INDOOR URBAN FARM AND COMMUNITY HUB - A GREEN JOBS AND JOB TRAINING CENTER FOR VEGETABLE FARMING, AQUAPONICS, CULTURAL FOOD AND CRAFT MARKETS, SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATORS, A YOUTH-LED CAFÉ, ART SPACE, COMMUNITY-BASED COMPOSTING, A HUGE SOLAR ROOFTOP ARRAY AND MORE. WEI PARTNERED WITH WILL ALLEN, NOTED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER AND MENTOR OF URBAN FARMING, TO DEVELOP OUR AQUAPONICS AND VEGETABLE FARMING PROJECT WITHIN THE HUGE FORMER ROOF DEPOT WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE AND WITH NEARBY COMMUNITY FARMING ALLIES. WEI PARTNERED WITH WILL ALLEN AND THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND COMMERCE OF WISCONSIN (MOTCW) AND THE MN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TABLE (MN EJ TABLE) TO PROPOSE THE COMMUNITY-BASED COMPOSTING WORK. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH MN EJ TABLE TO SUPPORT OUR 14TH ANNUAL WILL ALLEN FARMER TRAINING EVENT, WHICH ENABLED US TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MORE LOW-INCOME BIPOC AND NATIVE PARTICIPANTS. TOGETHER WITH THESE ALLIES, WEI HELPED BUILD THE STRONG COMMUNITY-BASED COALITION THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE SHUTDOWN OF TWO OF EAST PHILLIP'S MOST SIGNIFICANT TOXIC POLLUTING INDUSTRIES IN LATE SUMMER - SMITH FOUNDRY AND BITUMINOUS ROADWAYS. WE CONTINUE WORKING WITH MNEJ TABLE AND THE ZERO BURN COALITION TO HELP PROMOTE EARLIER SHUTDOWN OF THE TOXIC AIR POLLUTING HENNEPIN COUNTY ENERGY RECOVERY CENTER (HERC) AS IT IMPACTS THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF BOTH SOUTHSIDE AND NORTHSIDE GREEN ZONE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS. WEI CONTINUED ACTIVE REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SEVERAL URBAN-BASED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS - INCLUDING WICOIE NANDAGIKENDEN'S OJIBWA AND DAKOTA LANGUAGE IMMERSION PRE-SCHOOL, LITTLE EARTH OF UNITED TRIBES HOUSING BOARD AND THE STATE-WIDE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION OF MN AND WELL AS A MEMBER OF THE INDIGENOUS FOOD NETWORK. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 1. MEMBERS DO NOT ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. 2. MEMBERS DO NOT APPROVE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. 3. MEMBERS DO NOT RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS PROFITS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FINANCIAL OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS REVIEW THE 990 DRAFT AND SUBMIT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDES FINAL APPROVAL. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE BOARD IS ASKED TO REVIEW ANNUALLY IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH THE WEI ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICE MANAGER IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND IS THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ARE BOTH UNPAID POSITIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g ADMINSTRATIVE CONTRACTOR $24,830. PRESENTATION CONTRACTOR $12,629. ALL OTHER CONTRACTOR $4,864. TEACHER CONTRACTOR $4,350. MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR $2,219.