Organizations Filed Purposes:
NATIVE SEEDS/S.E.A.R.C.H. SEEKS TO FIND, PROTECT, AND PRESERVE THE SEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE GREATER SOUTHWEST SO THAT THESE ARID ADAPTED CROPS MAY BENEFIT ALL PEOPLES AND NOURISH A CHANGING WORLD.
NATIVE SEEDS/S.E.A.R.C.H. (NSS) WORKS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES AND NORTHWESTERN MEXICO BY STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATIONS OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGH THE CONSERVATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF REGIONALLY ADAPTED CROP DIVERSITY. NSS ALSO WORKS TO STUDY AND DOCUMENT THE UNIQUE PROPERTIES OF DRYLAND ADAPTED CROPS, TO MAKE BIODIVERSITY ACCESSIBLE TO FARMERS AND GARDENERS IN NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE COMMUNITIES ALIKE, TO PROMOTE ITS CONTINUED CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGION'S FOOD SYSTEMS AND TO THE HEALTH AND NUTRITION OF THE REGION'S RESIDENTS, AND TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ON THE IMPORTANCE AND PRACTICE OF PRESERVING AND USING AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY.
DISTRIBUTION: WHILE OUR RETAIL STORE IN TUCSON HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE 3/20/20 DUE TO COVID-19, OUR EXPANDED ONLINE STORE PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE PLANT DIVERSITY IN THE COLLECTION THROUGH SEED AND PLANT SALES AS WELL AS RELATED HERITAGE FOODS, AND AN ABUNDANCE OF NATIVE AMERICAN ART & JEWELRY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS CRAFTSPEOPLE VIA ONLINE CRAFT SALES EVENTS. OUR MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, DONATIONS AND OUTREACH FOR OUR NATIVE AMERICAN SEED REQUEST AND COMMUNITY SEED GRANT PROGRAMS CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED THERE.
CONSERVATION: THE PROGRAM OVERSEES SEED PRODUCTION, GERMPLASM CONSERVATION, AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION AT THE FARM AND CONSERVATION CENTER. IN 2020, BETWEEN OUR TUCSON CONSERVATION CENTER FARM AND OVER 30 REGIONAL PARTNERS, WE PLANTED OVER 100 ACCESSIONS FOR REGENERATION. WE DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 7,300 FREE SEED PACKETS AS A PART OF OUR NATIVE AMERICAN SEED REQUEST, AND SERVED DOZENS OF COMMUNITY SEED GRANTS TO COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECTS.
EDUCATION: FOR 2019-2020, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDED THREE SCHOOL VISITS, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN INDIAN ART INSTITUTE, WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE, AND DZIL DITLO'II IN SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT, ACTION AND PERSEVERANCE. STUDENTS WERE GIVEN TOURS OF THE FACILITIES AND TAUGHT THE BASICS OF SEED SAVING. THE CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANAGER ALSO PARTICIPATED ON TWO PANELS AT THE ORGANIC SEED ALLIANCE CONFERENCE AND GAVE A LECTURE FOR AN ONLINE COURSE FOR THE ORGANIC SEED ALLIANCE. AFTER MARCH, EDUCATION PROGRAMMING LARGELY HALTED DUE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Joy Hought | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $77,308 |
| Glenn Wagner | FINANCE & OPERATIONS MANAGER | 40 | $56,833 |
| Carolyn Niethammer | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Linda Peck | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| John Mclean | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob Butler | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Doug Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Reichhardt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl Pailzote | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tudor Montegue | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Mcguire | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Anthony Francisco | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mahina Drees Burns | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Byrne | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Raquel Aviles | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
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