Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE A PERMANENT YEAR-ROUND MARKET IN BOSTON AND TO SUPPORT THE FARMERS, FISHERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS WHO GROW, CATCH, AND PRODUCE LOCAL FOOD, AND TO NOURISH OUR COMMUNITY WITH FOOD AND EXPERIENCES.
FARMERS MARKETS-IN ADDITION TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE BOSTON PUBLICMARKET, THE BPMA OPERATES TWO SEASONAL FARMERS MARKETS IN DOWNTOWNBOSTON THAT GIVE OVER 25 LOCAL VENDORS AN URBAN SETTING TO SELL THEIRFOOD PRODUCTS. ALL ELIGIBLE VENDORS AT THE FARMERS MARKETS ANDTHE PERMANENT PUBLIC MARKET ACCEPT WIC, SENIOR COUPONS, ANDPARTICIPATE IN OUR EBT/SNAP MATCHING PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS CONSUMERS TORECEIVE DOUBLE VALUE ON PRODUCE UP TO $40 PER MONTH. FARMERS MARKETSOFFER FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR BOTH CUSTOMERS AND MEMBERS OFTHE COMMUNITY, AND ALLOW RELATED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TOCOLLABORATE.
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF A PERMANENT MARKET -THE BOSTON PUBLIC MARKET ASSOCIATION, INC. IS THE DEVELOPER AND OPERATOR OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC MARKET (BPMA) THAT OPENED IN JULY 2015.BPMA INVESTED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN MARKETING, DEVELOPMENT, SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT, AND RENT SUBSIDIES FOR ITS PERMANENT VENDORS. BPMA ALSO OPERATED A SUCCESSFUL SHORT-TERM VENDOR PROGRAM, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OVER 45 DIFFERENT SMALL FOOD BUSINESSES TO SELL IN THE MARKET ON A WEEKLY BASIS. WITH OVER 2.5 MILLION VISITORS IN 2018, BPMA HAS CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE MARKET AS A PUBLIC, CIVIC SPACE WHERE ALL ARE WELCOME AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM FROM SMALL, INDEPENDENT NEW ENGLAND FOOD BUSINESSES.
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 |
|---|
| Cheryl Cronin | CEO | 40 | $156,792 |
| Narjeet Bai | DIRECTOR (THROUGH DEC 19) | 0.25 | $0 |
| Brian Kinney | DIRECTOR (THROUGH DEC 19) | 0.25 | $0 |
| Lauren Stein | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Sam Thakarar | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Rachel Greenberger | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Mary Jo Meisner | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Marlo Fogelman | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Lisa Sebesta | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Kurt Hemr | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Jan Saglio | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charlotte Vena | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Charles Steelfisher | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| David Clark | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Wiest | VICE CHAIR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Robert Tuchmann | BOARD CHAIR | 2.5 | $0 |
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