Peoples – Our Community Partner
PSU Senior Capstone Project Fall 2006
This page is a culmination of links and documents that comprise our senior capstone project. The Natural Food Industry is the Capstone Class and this was the first time it was ever offered at PSU. This is the first Capstone Class that specifically focuses on business. Our instructor Pedro Ferbel, directed and exposed us to many different aspects of the Natural Food Industry. Two of the books we read during this course that do a very good job of helping to explain all aspects of food in our lives are: Omnivores Dilemma by Michael Pollan and Food Politics by Marion Nestle.
If you have not read them we would encourage you follow the links above to purchase them or borrow them from a friend.
Our committee researched non-profit corporations to find out the viabilty of possibly creating a non-profit arm for our community partner, Peoples Food Cooperative .
Our full report on non-profits may be viewed in PDF here.
For ease of use and viewing you may read it in HTML.
Peoples legal History from the Oregon Secretary of State.
PDF Forms:
Articles of Incorporation for Oregon – Form 112,
SS-4 – Request for EIN
List of Items Typically Covered in ByLaws
1023 – IRS Application for 501(c)(3),
IRS Form 8718
RF-C (Registration for Corporation)
Download direct from IRS: SS-4
Oregon State Forms: 112, RF-C (Registration for Corporation)
Our Powerpoint presentation is available here.
We've included our resource section below for quick reference:
RESOURCES
Organization Contact Name Contact Information
CGIN Listserve
Ph# (707) 445-4849
Education Foundation & Community Mercantile Co-op
Contact: Nancy O'Connor
Title: Director of Education & Outreach
And Executive Director of the Non-profit
Cooperative Grocer Articles: "Carrots in the Classroom"
And "Is there an Education Foundation In
YourFuture"
Davis Food Coop Julie Cross Ph# (530) 758-2667
620 G Street
Davis, CA 95616
DOJ Charitable Activities Section
State of Oregon How to Become a Charity, Ph# (971) 673-1880
RF-C (Registration for
Corporation)
Internal Revenue Forms and Publications: website: www.irs.gov
Service (IRS) Instructions for Form
SS-4 Form SS-4,
Instructions for Form 1023,
Form 1023
National Cooperative Karen Zimbelman Arcata, CA
Grocers Association
(NCGA)
Northwest Cooperative Andrew McLeod Ph# (360) 943-4241
Development Center Title: Cooperative 1063 S. Capitol Way,
Development Specialist Ste 211
Olympia, WA 98501
Oregon Secretary of State Pages: Non-profit Services And
Corporate Division Forms, Fees, & Publications
Ozark Natural Foods William Beaver
Technical Assistance Mia Butzbaugh or info@tacs.org
For Community Services Ph# (503) 239-4001
(TACS) 1001 SE Water Ave,
Ste 490
Portland, OR 97214
The Foundation GroupCharles Reasonover Ph# 1-888-361-9445
Willy Street Co-op Lynn Olson Ph# (608) 251-6776
"The Oregon Non-profit Corporation Handbook"
(Book) 2005 4th ed. (Click link above to purchase this book)
By: Cynthia Cumfer and Kay Sohl
Word Count: 486
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