January 31st, 2015 Dear Fellow Gardener: We are excited to report

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY
GARDEN COUNCIL
January 31st, 2015
Julie Beals
Executive Director
Al Renner
Outreach Director
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Glen Dake, President
Ada Berman, Treasurer
Dear Fellow Gardener:
We are excited to report that Los Angeles Community Garden Council
continues to grow and meet the incredible demand for people to grow
healthy food in their neighborhood in Los Angeles County!
Thanks to the support of hundreds of volunteers and donors, Los Angeles
Community Garden Council:
Eileen Zwiers, Secretary
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Francesca de la Rosa
David De La Torre
Kavita Sharma
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Teague Weybright
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(323) 942-9676 Phone
4470 W. Sunset Blvd. #381
Los Angeles, CA 90027
WWW.LAGARDENCOUNCIL.ORG
Partnered with 36 community gardens in Los Angeles County to
manage the business of gardening including accounting, lease
negotiations, insurance, and taxes
Worked with Los Angeles Conservation Corps to open five new
community gardens in Los Angeles County: El Cariso Mountain,
Eastmont, Seeds of Carver, Willowbrook, and Wilmington
Developed partnerships with existing community gardens including
Brian’s Orchard and El Sereno
Offered gardening and community organizing advice and support to
more than 125 community gardens
Led a bi-weekly gardening program at the Pitchess Detention Center
Led water conservation workshop, sponsored by LADWP
Initiated nutrition workshops in community gardens
Hosted a Gathering of Community Gardens where more than 120
community gardeners met to share best urban gardening practices
Advocated at city halls for more space for community gardening
Financially, we ended the year in a strong position with a positive change in
net assets of $34,473. Total revenue received for 2014 was $378,947 with
39% coming from foundation grants and 6% from individuals. Total expenses
were $344,474, with 85% of revenue going directly to our community garden
programs. LACGC sources of revenue and expenses for 2014 break down as
follows.
LACGC Revenue 2014
Other
8%
Foundation
Grants
39%
Individual Donations
6%
Corporate
Donations
2%
Community
Garden Plot Dues
45%
LACGC Expenses 2014
Communications
2%
Insurance
2%
Operations
2%
Education
2%
Other
1%
Community Garden
Maintenance
34%
Programs
22%
Contractors
8%
Community Garden Water
Bills
27%
We extend a huge thank you to everyone who supported LACGC’s work in 2014. We would like to
especially acknowledge those who gave $100 or more in the past year:
American Business Bank
Nico Anduze
Annenberg Foundation
Jill C. Terrell
Julie and Ken Beals
Ada Berman
Alina Bokde
Edna Bonacich
Thomas Buescher
California Community Foundation
Shaun Clark
Glen Dake
Francesca de la Rosa
David De La Torre
Carlo Ditri
Fidelity Charitable Trust
Firestone Walker Brewing
Company
Family Garretson
Goldhirsh
Kari Walker
Cynthia Hubach
Jody & Chuck Hudson
Jardin del Rio
David Johnston
Kaufman Legal Group
David Kietzman
LANI
Liberty Hill
Debbie Loveland
Caroline Mankey
Gerard McCallum
Merrill Lynch Wealth
Management
Cathy Morrison
MWD
Anders Nilbrink
Carol Owen
Al Renner
Ajay Saghal
Bruce Saito
Margaret Sharma
Keerty Sharma
Matt Sheldon
Paula Sirola
Steinberg Architects
STYG
Mark Tessier
Richard Tom
Kari Walker
Linda & Gary Weybright
Teague & Mary Weybright
Whole Kids Foundation
Renee Dake Wilson
John Wirfs
Eileen Zwiers
We look forward to working with you to ensure that more people can grow fresh food in their
neighborhood in 2015!
Thank you for all that you do for community gardening!
Sincerely,
Glen Dake
Board President
Julie Beals
Executive Director