January 31st, 2015 Dear Fellow Gardener: We are excited to report
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY GARDEN COUNCIL January 31st, 2015 Julie Beals Executive Director Al Renner Outreach Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS Glen Dake, President Ada Berman, Treasurer Dear Fellow Gardener: We are excited to report that Los Angeles Community Garden Council continues to grow and meet the incredible demand for people to grow healthy food in their neighborhood in Los Angeles County! Thanks to the support of hundreds of volunteers and donors, Los Angeles Community Garden Council: Eileen Zwiers, Secretary Francesca de la Rosa David De La Torre Kavita Sharma Teague Weybright (323) 942-9676 Phone 4470 W. Sunset Blvd. #381 Los Angeles, CA 90027 WWW.LAGARDENCOUNCIL.ORG Partnered with 36 community gardens in Los Angeles County to manage the business of gardening including accounting, lease negotiations, insurance, and taxes Worked with Los Angeles Conservation Corps to open five new community gardens in Los Angeles County: El Cariso Mountain, Eastmont, Seeds of Carver, Willowbrook, and Wilmington Developed partnerships with existing community gardens including Brian’s Orchard and El Sereno Offered gardening and community organizing advice and support to more than 125 community gardens Led a bi-weekly gardening program at the Pitchess Detention Center Led water conservation workshop, sponsored by LADWP Initiated nutrition workshops in community gardens Hosted a Gathering of Community Gardens where more than 120 community gardeners met to share best urban gardening practices Advocated at city halls for more space for community gardening Financially, we ended the year in a strong position with a positive change in net assets of $34,473. Total revenue received for 2014 was $378,947 with 39% coming from foundation grants and 6% from individuals. Total expenses were $344,474, with 85% of revenue going directly to our community garden programs. LACGC sources of revenue and expenses for 2014 break down as follows. LACGC Revenue 2014 Other 8% Foundation Grants 39% Individual Donations 6% Corporate Donations 2% Community Garden Plot Dues 45% LACGC Expenses 2014 Communications 2% Insurance 2% Operations 2% Education 2% Other 1% Community Garden Maintenance 34% Programs 22% Contractors 8% Community Garden Water Bills 27% We extend a huge thank you to everyone who supported LACGC’s work in 2014. We would like to especially acknowledge those who gave $100 or more in the past year: American Business Bank Nico Anduze Annenberg Foundation Jill C. Terrell Julie and Ken Beals Ada Berman Alina Bokde Edna Bonacich Thomas Buescher California Community Foundation Shaun Clark Glen Dake Francesca de la Rosa David De La Torre Carlo Ditri Fidelity Charitable Trust Firestone Walker Brewing Company Family Garretson Goldhirsh Kari Walker Cynthia Hubach Jody & Chuck Hudson Jardin del Rio David Johnston Kaufman Legal Group David Kietzman LANI Liberty Hill Debbie Loveland Caroline Mankey Gerard McCallum Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Cathy Morrison MWD Anders Nilbrink Carol Owen Al Renner Ajay Saghal Bruce Saito Margaret Sharma Keerty Sharma Matt Sheldon Paula Sirola Steinberg Architects STYG Mark Tessier Richard Tom Kari Walker Linda & Gary Weybright Teague & Mary Weybright Whole Kids Foundation Renee Dake Wilson John Wirfs Eileen Zwiers We look forward to working with you to ensure that more people can grow fresh food in their neighborhood in 2015! Thank you for all that you do for community gardening! Sincerely, Glen Dake Board President Julie Beals Executive Director
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