After the Harvest

“A draft of the form 990 is sent to each board member for review. Any changes are made to the return before filing.”

“A conflicts of interest disclosure form is completed by each board member the executive director, and staff annually. In the case of new board members, this is done upon joining the board.the completed disclosure forms are reviewed and retained by the governance committee. After a reasonable opportunity for full disclosure of all relevant facts and circumstances”

“The determination of compensation was made and approved by the board of directors with no influence by employees. It was based on comparable data from the salary and benefits survey of greater kansas city regional nonprofit organizations and associations as well as salaries previously earned by incumbents at a similar nonprofit.”

“The determination of compensation was made and approved by the board of directors with no influence by employees. It was based on comparable data from the salary and benefits survey of greater kansas city regional nonprofit organizations and associations as well as salaries previously earned by incumbents at a similar nonprofit.”

“No documents are made available to the public; however, they are available upon request.”

“After the harvest (ath) rescues nutritious fruits and vegetables from going to waste and donates them to agencies that serve hungry people, primarily in greater kansas city. Our volunteers glean after the harvest, picking what's left in farmers' fields and picking up already harvested leftover produce. The majority of the funds we raise helps us procure semi- truckloads of donated produce that might otherwise end up in landfills. Harvesters-the community food network is our primary produce distribution partner, and ath is harvesters' largest local produce donor. For after the harvest, as for many nonprofits in our region, 2021 was a challenging year. The covid-19 pandemic continued to drive national and regional food insecurity to heights not seen since before 2008, though the support provided to ath and other nonprofits working to meet that need dropped dramatically. Funders who had increased their support in 2020 reduced or cut their funding in 2021 entirely. And internally, ath dealt with staffing reductions in "the year of the great resign" that shrank our organization from a high of seven employees to four employees by year's end. And yet, through these challenges, after the harvest was able to provide 3.8 million pounds of nutritious fresh produce for food-insecure families, children and seniors in our region.”

“Unexpected gifts and grants received in the fourth quarter of 2020 allowed ath to continue expanding its local and regional program work in 2021, enabling ath to exceed 1 million pounds of produce rescued through its gleaning program for the first time since the organization started in 2014. The first-quarter purchase of a refrigerated truck increased the organization's ability to rescue produce from regional produce distribution warehouses and farms, enabling ath staff and volunteers to rescue 268,884 pounds of fresh produce, all of which was delivered to agencies and food pantries across the kansas city region. The expansion funding also allowed ath to increase its work with regional amish and mennonite farmers through its fair share program, accounting for 692,084 pounds of regionally grown produce distributed into the community through our partnership with harvesters. And finally, the expansion funding enabled ath to expand gleaning operations into douglas county in kansas, in a partnership with the douglas county community organized gleaners.”