Organizations Filed Purposes:
LEAP'S MISSION IS TO NURTURE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND RESILIENT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS. OUR PROGRAMS CREATE VIABLE MARKET OUTLETS FOR LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS, BUILD LOCAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD, AND HELP PEOPLE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FOOD THEY EAT.
THE FOOD HUB PROVIDED A WHOLESALE MARKET OUTLET FOR 125 FOOD PRODUCERS WHICH GENERATED OVER $235,000 IN INCOME FOR THESE SMALL FOOD-BASED BUSINESSES. THE FOOD HUB AGGREGATED AND DISTRIBUTED THIS PRODUCT TO FARM SHARE MEMBERS (175 MEMBERS WEEKLY) AND MOBILE MARKET CUSTOMERS (OVER 5,400 TRANSACTIONS).
LEAP PROGRAMS PROVIDED DIRECT SUPPORT TO SMALL FOOD BASED BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING DIRECT TO CONSUMER SALES OUTLETS AT WEST END AND GRANDIN VILLAGE FARMERS MARKETS (SERVED 43 VENDORS) AND BY PROVIDING COST EFFECTIVE SHARED FOOD PRODUCTION SPACE AT LEAP KITCHEN (SERVED 44 MEMBER BUSINESSES).
EMPLOYING A "NUTRIENT INCENTIVE" MODEL, LEAP AND VIRGINIA FRESH MATCH HELPED MAKE LOCAL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES MORE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO MORE PEOPLE WITH LIMITED FOOD BUDGETS THROUGHOUT THE BLUE RIDGE (23 OUTLETS, 1,115 CUSTOMERS USING SNAP-EBT, $74,000 IN SNAP AND INCENTIVES) AND VIRGINIA (75 OUTLETS, 6,800 CUSTOMERS USING SNAP-EBT, $332,000 IN SNAP AND INCENTIVES).
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 |
|---|
| Laura P Reilly | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Christina Nifong | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Diane Elliot | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Betty Bailey | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Pat Young | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Dave Prosser | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Susan Clark | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Brent G Cochran | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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