Organizations Filed Purposes:
FOOD CO-OP INITIATIVE AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER, SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF NEW FOOD COOPERATIVES DELIVERING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. IT PROVIDES INFORMATION, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS SEED CAPITAL, AND ENGAGES IN RESEARCH TO BLAZE, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PATH FOR NEW FOOD COOPS.
TO BUILD & MAINTAIN A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT ENABLES FASTER & MORE EFFICIENT START-UP OF NEW RETAIL GROCERY CO-OPS ACROSS THE COUNTY, RESULTING IN NEW COOPERATIVE FOOD STORES SUCCESSFULLY SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES.
FOOD CO-OP INITIATIVE HELPED PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSUMER COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, CO-HOSTED THE UP AND COMING CONFERENCE FOR STARTUP FOOD CO-OPS, CO-HOSTED THE SMALL & STRONG CONFERENCE, PLANNED AND PRESENTED AT THE CALIFORNIA CO-OP CONFERENCE, THE NEIGHBORING FOOD CO-OP ASSOCIATION AND THE RURAL GROCERY INITIATIVE SUMMIT. WE PROVIDED CONSULTATIONS FOR STARTUP ORGANIZERS ACROSS THE U.S., ORGANIZED REGIONAL PEER NETWORKS, DEVELOPED NEW TRAINING PUBLICATIONS AND CONDUCTED ON-SITE INTENSIVE TRAINING FOR SEVERAL FOOD CO-OPS. WE BEGAN FOCUSED RESEARCH ON THE VIABILITY OF FOOD CO-OPS IN SMALL RURAL COMMUNITIES AND HAVE COMPILED CASE STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOOD CO-OPS THAT SEEK TO TAKE OVER PRIVATELY-OWNED STORES WHEN THEY WOULD OTHERWISE CLOSE. WE PROVIDED SUPPORT TO OVER 105 ACTIVE STARTUP GROUPS AND FIELDED INQUIRIES FROM OVER 90 COMMUNITIES CONSIDERING FOOD CO-OP DEVELOPMENT.
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 |
|---|
| Stuart Reid | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $110,342 |
| Sverre Roang | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Guerra | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gerardo Espinoza | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Mead | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Cooke | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Misenheimer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christina Clamp | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anya Firszt | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Dines | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn Scholl | BOARD SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Allan Gallant | BOARD TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
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