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Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (from the IRS e-File system), Tax Year 2024
Total Revenue
▼$1M
Program Spending
60%
of total expenses go to program services
Total Contributions
$966.8K
Total Expenses
▼$1.1M
Total Assets
$177.6K
Total Liabilities
▼$44.5K
Net Assets
$133.1K
Officer Compensation
→$239.8K
Other Salaries
$276.3K
Investment Income
$0
Fundraising
▼$12.1K
Source: USAspending.gov · Searched by organization name
Total Federal Funding
$1.5M
Awards Found
9
| Awarding Agency | Description | Amount | Fiscal Year | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | URBAN AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATION PRODUCTION (UAIP) COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. | $401.7K | FY2020 | Sep 2020 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Agriculture | AS A VITAL COMMERCIAL FISHING HARBOR, BELLINGHAM, WA LANDS AND PROCESSES MUCH SEAFOOD. HOWEVER, THE LARGE MAJORITY OF THE SEAFOOD HARVESTED HERE IS PROCESSED AND DISTRIBUTED TO DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. OUR LOCAL PUBLIC HAS LONG BEEN FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH OUR LOCAL FISHING FAMILIES TO PURCHASE QUALITY LOCAL SEAFOOD. THIS FACT COUPLED WITH THE DIFFICULTIES BROUGHT ON BY COVID (INTERNATIONAL MARKETS IN TURMOIL AND RESTAURANT CLOSURES) INITIATED COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS TO LAUNCH A START-UP DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER SEAFOOD SALES OPPORTUNITY OCTOBER OF 2020. BELLINGHAM DOCKSIDE MARKET, A PROGRAM OF BELLINGHAM SEAFEAST, IN ITS INITIAL START-UP PHASE, HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THAT OUR LOCAL/REGIONAL COMMUNITY ENJOYS AND APPRECIATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY DIRECTLY FROM OUR LOCAL FISHERMEN, TO LEARN WHERE AND HOW THEIR SEAFOOD IS HARVESTED, AND PRACTICE SIMPLE SEAFOOD MENUS. WITH THE DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS OF THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF BELLINGHAM DOCKSIDE MARKET, WE NOW NEED TO DEVELOP A SOLID FOUNDATION TO ALLOW THE MARKET TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING CLEAR STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH, OFFERING MORE FISHING FAMILIES (INCLUDING OUR TRIBAL FISHERMEN) EASY AND EFFICIENT PROCEDURES (TOOL KITS, TRAINING, AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT THE START-UP COSTS OF PERMITS AND INSURANCE) TO PARTICIPATE, EXPANSION TO INCLUDE LOW-INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS (SNAP), EXPANDED MARKETING OUTREACH, AND PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND CONSUMER EDUCATION/PROMOTIONS EFFORT TO COMPLEMENT THE ANNUAL BELLINGHAM SEAFEAST FESTIVAL ARE A FEW OF THE PLANNED STRATEGIES TO ENSURE A CONSISTENT AND VIABLE SEAFOOD MARKET PROGRAM BENEFITTING BOTH THE VENDORS AND OUR COMMUNITY. | $294.4K | FY2021 | Sep 2021 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Agriculture | THE LOCAL MOTIVE MOBILE FARMERS MARKET IS AN ONGOING FOOD ACESS PROJECT OPERATED BY FEAST DOWN EAST (FDE) THAT SOURCES PRODUCTS FROM LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION#S FOOD HUB. | $249.2K | FY2020 | Sep 2020 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Agriculture | LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM | $240K | FY2018 | Sep 2018 – Sep 2021 |
| Department of Agriculture | MOBILE PRODUCE MARKET | $128.8K | FY2017 | Sep 2017 – Sep 2020 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | HOMELESS ASSISTANCE | $99.2K | FY2008 | Oct 2007 – Sep 2008 |
| Department of Agriculture | FEAST DOWN EAST FRESH MARKET EXPANSION | $93.9K | FY2014 | Sep 2014 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Agriculture | THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS. | $20K | FY2022 | Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. | $15K | FY2021 | Jun 2021 – Jul 2022 |
Department of Agriculture
$401.7K
URBAN AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATION PRODUCTION (UAIP) COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM.
Department of Agriculture
$294.4K
AS A VITAL COMMERCIAL FISHING HARBOR, BELLINGHAM, WA LANDS AND PROCESSES MUCH SEAFOOD. HOWEVER, THE LARGE MAJORITY OF THE SEAFOOD HARVESTED HERE IS PROCESSED AND DISTRIBUTED TO DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. OUR LOCAL PUBLIC HAS LONG BEEN FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH OUR LOCAL FISHING FAMILIES TO PURCHASE QUALITY LOCAL SEAFOOD. THIS FACT COUPLED WITH THE DIFFICULTIES BROUGHT ON BY COVID (INTERNATIONAL MARKETS IN TURMOIL AND RESTAURANT CLOSURES) INITIATED COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS TO LAUNCH A START-UP DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER SEAFOOD SALES OPPORTUNITY OCTOBER OF 2020. BELLINGHAM DOCKSIDE MARKET, A PROGRAM OF BELLINGHAM SEAFEAST, IN ITS INITIAL START-UP PHASE, HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THAT OUR LOCAL/REGIONAL COMMUNITY ENJOYS AND APPRECIATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY DIRECTLY FROM OUR LOCAL FISHERMEN, TO LEARN WHERE AND HOW THEIR SEAFOOD IS HARVESTED, AND PRACTICE SIMPLE SEAFOOD MENUS. WITH THE DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS OF THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF BELLINGHAM DOCKSIDE MARKET, WE NOW NEED TO DEVELOP A SOLID FOUNDATION TO ALLOW THE MARKET TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING CLEAR STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH, OFFERING MORE FISHING FAMILIES (INCLUDING OUR TRIBAL FISHERMEN) EASY AND EFFICIENT PROCEDURES (TOOL KITS, TRAINING, AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT THE START-UP COSTS OF PERMITS AND INSURANCE) TO PARTICIPATE, EXPANSION TO INCLUDE LOW-INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS (SNAP), EXPANDED MARKETING OUTREACH, AND PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND CONSUMER EDUCATION/PROMOTIONS EFFORT TO COMPLEMENT THE ANNUAL BELLINGHAM SEAFEAST FESTIVAL ARE A FEW OF THE PLANNED STRATEGIES TO ENSURE A CONSISTENT AND VIABLE SEAFOOD MARKET PROGRAM BENEFITTING BOTH THE VENDORS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
Department of Agriculture
$249.2K
THE LOCAL MOTIVE MOBILE FARMERS MARKET IS AN ONGOING FOOD ACESS PROJECT OPERATED BY FEAST DOWN EAST (FDE) THAT SOURCES PRODUCTS FROM LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION#S FOOD HUB.
Department of Agriculture
$240K
LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM
Department of Agriculture
$128.8K
MOBILE PRODUCE MARKET
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$99.2K
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
Department of Agriculture
$93.9K
FEAST DOWN EAST FRESH MARKET EXPANSION
Department of Agriculture
$20K
THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.
National Endowment for the Arts
$15K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
No federal single audit records found for this organization.
Single audits are required for entities expending $750,000+ in federal awards annually.
Tax Year 2024 · Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
Individuals serving as officers, directors, or trustees of the organization.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other |
|---|
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
990-N (e-Postcard) Filing History
This organization files simplified Form 990-N (annual gross receipts ≤ $50,000).
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024IRS e-File | $1M | $966.8K | $1.1M | $177.6K | $133.1K |
| 2023 | $601.7K | $578K | $1.3M | $254.6K | $170.2K |
| 2022 | $375K | $340.7K | $900.2K | $941.5K | $905.9K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.7M |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 990 | IRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2023 | 990 | DataIRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2022 | 990 | DataIRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (Tax Year 2024)
Leadership & compensation: IRS e-Filed Form 990, Part VII (Tax Year 2024)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| Total |
|---|
| Amy Vu | Co-executive Director | 37 | $97.8K | $0 | $10.4K | $108.2K |
| Sydney Zetune | Co-executive Director | 37 | $96.8K | $0 | $7,496 | $104.3K |
| Ave Lambert | President/executive Director | 37 | $25.4K | $0 | $1,907 | $27.3K |
| Daniel Fine | Board Treasurer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Szabo | Co-founder | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Railla | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Amy Vu
Co-executive Director
$108.2K
Hrs/Wk
37
Compensation
$97.8K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$10.4K
Sydney Zetune
Co-executive Director
$104.3K
Hrs/Wk
37
Compensation
$96.8K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$7,496
Ave Lambert
President/executive Director
$27.3K
Hrs/Wk
37
Compensation
$25.4K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$1,907
Daniel Fine
Board Treasurer
$0
Hrs/Wk
4
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Rachel Szabo
Co-founder
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Amanda Railla
Board Chair
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Members of the governing board. Board members often serve without compensation.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Kerezsi | Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Corlis Lewis | Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dorcia White-Brake | Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kip Pastor | Board Secretary | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Madhu Pocha | VP Internal Affairs | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Swanson | Member |
Chris Kerezsi
Member
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Corlis Lewis
Member
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Dorcia White-Brake
Member
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| $652.8K |
| $1.5M |
| $1.4M |
| 2020 | $633.2K | $591.6K | $508.9K | $357.9K | $316K |
| 2019 | $483.4K | $400.1K | $450.1K | $195.9K | $191.7K |
| 2018 | $410.9K | $408.8K | $376.9K | $169.4K | $169.4K |
| 2017 | $319.5K | $319.5K | $264K | $141.6K | $137.7K |
| 2016 | $246.9K | $246.2K | $212.9K | $86.6K | $82.2K |
| 2015 | $270.7K | $261.3K | $262.4K | $51.6K | $48.3K |
| 2021 | 990 | Data |
| 2020 | 990 | Data | PDF not yet published by IRS |
| 2019 | 990 | Data |
| 2018 | 990 | Data |
| 2017 | 990 | Data |
| 2016 | 990 | Data |
| 2015 | 990 | Data |
| 2 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| Tareah Ikharo | VP External Affairs | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Kip Pastor
Board Secretary
$0
Hrs/Wk
4
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Madhu Pocha
VP Internal Affairs
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Michael Swanson
Member
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Tareah Ikharo
VP External Affairs
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0