Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE GROWER-SHIPPER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE PUBLIC FACTUAL AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY.
TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ABOUT THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.
MORE PRODUCE IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL OBESITY EPIDEMIC BY FINDING WAYS TO BRING MORE FRESH PRODUCE INTO SCHOOLS ON THE CENTRAL COAST. THIS PROGRAM HAS PLACED 87 SALAD BARS TO DATE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED FRESH START FOUNDATION IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND CONTINUES TRAINING TO FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL ON THE CARE AND USE OF THE SALAD BARS.
AGKNOWLEDGE PROVIDES POLICY MAKERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO "WALK IN THE SHOES OF A FARMER" SO THAT THEY MAY SEE MONTEREY COUNTY THROUGH THE EYES OF THOSE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE MANY FACETS OF AGRICULTURE. THE NINE MONTHLY SEMINARS TAKE PROGRAM FELLOWS THROUGHOUT THE DIVERSE GEOGRAPHY OF MONTEREY COUNTY WITH FARM TOURS AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCES. THE TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDED: FOOD SAFETY, FOOD SECURITY, LABOR, IMMIGRATION, TECHNOLOGY, AGRI-MARKETING, CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, URBAN-AGRICULTURE INTERFACE, AIR AND WATER. 22 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE PART OF THE 2019 AGKNOWLEDGE CLASS.
AG AGAINST HUNGER PROGRAM IS TO HELP ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND COMBAT FOOD WASTE BY CHANNELING SURPLUS PRODUCE TO FOOD BANKS AND FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.IN 2019 THE PROGRAM HOSTED THE AG WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD AND THE RODEO MASCOT RACE. THE GLEANING PROGRAM HAD ONE EVENT, WITH MORE TO FOLLOW IN 2020.
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 |
|---|
| Lisa Dobbins | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 30 | $86,515 |
| Clint Cowden | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Moncrief | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Skidgel-Clark | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Harris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jackie Vazquez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Fausti | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Donohue | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Katrina Gargiulo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lorri Koster | CHAIRPERSON | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Kane | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Campos | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202001489349301960_public.xml