Mountain Roots Food Project
Mountain Roots Food Project (EIN 45-3815587) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Gunnison, Colorado, that cultivates a resilient, equitable regional food system by connecting earth, food, and community and ensuring access to affordable, nutritious, sustainably produced food.
About Mountain Roots Food Project
Mountain Roots works across food production, education, food security, and workforce development to strengthen the local food system in the Gunnison Valley and western Colorado. Their programs combine regenerative agriculture, farm-to-school education, a local food marketplace/CSA, and direct food access services.
In the last 2–3 years the organization has scaled its Backyard Harvest food-distribution program (regular weekly deliveries to 150+ food-insecure households) and expanded seasonal holiday box efforts to reach many more families while developing a regional Food Hub and year-round CSA/marketplace offerings.
Mountain Roots also runs youth education and workforce pathways (including placement of AmeriCorps/young adults into regional food-system roles), and leads a capital campaign to build/expand community food infrastructure.
Notable achievements
Scaled Backyard Harvest distribution
Expanded weekly free produce deliveries to 150+ households and substantially increased holiday box distribution to meet rising local need, scaling direct fresh-food access across the valley.
Developed a year-round local marketplace and CSA
Launched and expanded CSA and an online local food marketplace to connect consumers and wholesale buyers with regional producers, supporting farm viability and local supply chains year-round.
Regional workforce and AmeriCorps placements
Placed and supported cohorts of young adults in food-system service roles (Healthy Futures/AmeriCorps-style programming), building career pathways in agriculture, education, and food security across the region.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $1.3M
- Annual revenue
- $2.1M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 45-3815587
- Location
- Gunnison, CO
- Website
- www.mountainrootsfoodproject.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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