Staff | GrowLaCrosse
Kari Bersagel-Braley
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Kari Bersagel Braley is one of the co-founders of GROW. She has worked in education for 12 years as a special education teacher, elementary classroom teacher and a literacy teacher. She is a mother and wife who feels passionately about buying and eating locally grown food. She believes in the benefits of educating her own children and the children in the community about healthy living and working to ensure that all children have access to healthy food. In her free time Kari enjoys hiking in the bluffs with her family, practicing yoga, and eating delicious food around the table with good friends and family.
Bonnie Martin
Communication & Outreach Coordinator
Bonnie brings skills from past experiences such as: marketing, event planning, volunteer organizing, and graphic design. She is passionate about enriching the lives of children through providing hands-on educational activities. As a leader and volunteer in her children’s school PTO and 4-H club Bonnie has been able to help provide enrichment events and travel experiences for children. It was through these roles that Bonnie became familiar with GROW. She is excited to be a part of an organization that is making a positive impact on the lives of children.
Ana Skemp
Garden Educator & Farm Experiences Director
Ana Skemp’s background in biology/ecology allows the farm program participants to experience learning about their food and where it comes from an in depth level. For example children will learn how plants turn sun into energy during photosynthesis. Ana has experience teaching in a school setting and has led cooking classes for youth. She is a farmer and the owner of Deep Roots Community Farm.
Sam Petersen
Operations Manager
Sam is a nature lover who came to gardening through time working on an organic farm and a market garden. He has also worked at an organic orchard in his hometown. He lives in La Crescent with his wife Hanna and their dog Cheech. Sam loves to run, bicycle, listen to music, and learn about the natural world. He is super excited to be part of the GROW team and to help make the gardens and greenhouse awesome places to learn and be!
Amy Sherrill
Garden Educator
Amy grew up on a family farm where gardening and a love of the outdoors were a part of life from her earliest years. She went on to earn a Bachelors in Animal Science from Iowa State University. Over the past five years she has gained experience as a substitute teacher. She loves helping children grow through experiential learning and watching their eyes light up with new information. As a mother she will often be found in the family garden with her boys. Providing fresh veggies for the family and neighbors and helping others grow is a favorite family pastime.
Shelly Staehly
Garden Educator
Shelly has always loved gardening and getting her hands dirty. Gardening has been a learning experience for her as she continues to learn and grow along the way. She graduated with an education degree from UW-LaCrosse and from there, headed out west to Colorado where she taught second grade. She loved watching her students explore and always made it her goal to instill a love of learning in whatever comes their way. Moving back to the midwest with her husband, Chad and her two boys, Booker and Ethan, Shelly is excited to get back into teaching and Grow is a perfect fit for her. She believes that getting students excited about eating healthy while growing their own food is most important and so valuable for all children.
LaKiah McCallson
Garden Educator
LaKiah has a curiosity for the natural world and loves guiding youth in developing their own curiosity. She has over eight years of experience teaching with community groups, summer camps, and currently as a substitute teacher. LaKiah is a La Crosse native who graduated from UWL with a degree in Interpersonal Communication and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She loves spending time in her own garden, backpacking, and continuously learning. She is excited to be a part of the GROW team!
Cameryn Koch
Garden Educator
Cameryn joined the GROW team as a Public and Community Health Education precptee in the summer of 2022. She found the work so fulfilling when the opportunity arose to join the team as a Garden Educator on staff it was an easy decision. During her internship Cameryn found a love for gardening! Especially, educating youth and seeing their excitement when the garden grows and blooms. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Public Health and Community Health Education from UW – La Crosse. She tries to make each time in the garden a fun and educational experience. She loves to paint, hike, and generally spend time outdoors. Cameryn also loves to read, with her cat, Garbanzo, snuggled up on her lap!
Grow La Crosse | La Crosse, WI
Who funds Grow La Crosse
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
---|---|---|---|
La Crosse Community Foundation | 2021-12 | Environment | $20,000 |
Network for Good | 2021-12 | Unrestricted | $7,803 |
June Onefive Foundation | 2018-12 | General | $1,700 |
. ..and 1 more grant received |
Personnel at Grow La Crosse
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
---|---|---|---|
Annie Berendes | Treasurer | $0 | 2021-06-02 |
Jamie O’Neill | Executive Director | $29,700 | 2019-12-31 |
Anne Seehafer | Past Executive Director | $0 | 2017-02-02 |
Financials for Grow La Crosse
- Revenues
- Expenses
- Assets
- Liabilities
Revenues | FYE 12/2021 | FYE 12/2020 | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
Total grants, contributions, etc. | $82,326 | $57,369 | 43.5% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | – |
Membership dues | $0 | $0 | – |
Investment income and dividends | $9 | $25 | -64% |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | – |
Net income from gaming activities and fundraising events, combined | $15,847 | $3,048 | 419.9% |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | – |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | – |
Total revenues | $98,182 | $60,442 | 62. 4% |
Form 990s for Grow La Crosse
Fiscal year ending | Date received by IRS | Form | PDF link |
---|---|---|---|
2019-12 | 2021-06-02 | 990EZ | View PDF |
2018-12 | 2019-12-03 | 990EZ | View PDF |
2017-12 | 2018-10-16 | 990EZ | View PDF |
2016-12 | 2017-10-17 | 990EZ | View PDF |
2015-12 | 2017-02-02 | 990EZ | View PDF |
Organizations like Grow La Crosse
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
---|---|---|---|
Pelham Together | 501(c)(3) | Pelham, NY | $247,463 |
Elevate Nextgen Gen | 501(c)(3) | Thief River Falls, MN | $65,728 |
The Evoluer House | 501(c)(3) | Philadelphia, PA | $191,193 |
Elevate Youth | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $285,063 |
Faithful Friends | 501(c)(3) | Portland, OR | $298,073 |
Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia | 501(c)(3) | Roanoke, VA | $222,138 |
Annandale Youth First | 501(c)(3) | Annandale, MN | $84,450 |
Youthbase | 501(c)(3) | Greenville, SC | $233,920 |
Sowing Seeds Into the Midlands | 501(c)(3) | Columbia, SC | $57,703 |
Know2 | 501(c)(3) | Gaffney, SC | $192,935 |
Data update history
May 13, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from La Crosse Community Foundation
September 21, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2019
September 13, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
March 30, 2021
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Mayo Clinic Group Return
September 30, 2020
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2018
Nonprofit Types
Youth development programsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsState / local levelTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 1241
- La Crosse, WI 54602
- Metro area
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
- County
- La Crosse County, WI
- Website URL
- growlacrosse. org/
IRS details
- EIN
- 47-0992006
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990-EZ
- Year formed
- 2014
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- O50: Youth Development Programs, Other
- NAICS code, primary
- 624110: Child and Youth Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
Blog articles
- How to find nonprofit grants using the Form 990
- What is a private foundation?
- Chief Operating Officer salaries at nonprofits
- What kinds of nonprofits do foundations support?
- Compensation of CEOs at nonprofit hospitals
Free account sign-up
Want updates when Grow La Crosse has new information, or want to find more organizations like Grow La Crosse?
Create free Cause IQ account
La Crosse Home Weather Stations
| I recently purchased a La Crosse WC9257 home weather station in your online store. I have a question for you: why does the reference point of relative atmospheric pressure set by me spontaneously change. And another question: which is better to set the city code in the settings if I live in Novosibirsk. I understand that these weather stations were produced for the European market, but still? |
Reply Quote |
| How do you determine that a point is changing? Unfortunately, I can’t tell you about the city. |
Reply Quote |
| As I understand it, relative and absolute pressure should change depending on the weather. It’s just that the relative pressure changes from the parameter you set (relative to the height), and the absolute pressure is calculated at sea level. For Moscow, the selection method determined that the most suitable city was Shwerin. For Novosibirsk, it is necessary to select the method of scientific poke)) |
Reply Quote |
| Here is a specific example: normal air pressure at sea level=1013 hPa. Calculated normal air pressure at 138 meters altitude=997.2 hPa.99.6 hPA. Although, judging by the graph (history) of atmospheric pressure changes on the display of the weather station, the pressure is growing. Is it supposed to be? So they should change “in pairs” – the relative pressure set by me, and the absolute atm. pressure measured by the La Crosse WS9257 weather station? |
Reply Quote |
| Have you entered a relative pressure value of 997. 2? The chart shows that the pressure rose and grew to 999.6? |
Reply Quote |
| Dima, absolutely right, the set relative pressure from 997.2 has risen to 999.6. So it should be, as I now understood, the set relative pressure should change in tandem with the absolute pressure, and what is not unimportant, this difference is constant. For me it is exactly 14.3 hPa. |
Reply Quote |
Quick transitionLa-Crosse.ru online store forum… Questions to La-Crosse.ru store… Chargers…… Charger BC700… Batteries… Discussion of articles
La Crosse weather station MA10006-BLA (+ mobile gateway)
In addition to the standard functions for most weather stations (weather forecast for the next 12 hours, measurement of indoor and outdoor temperature and relative humidity), the La Crosse weather station MA10006-BLA has a feature inherent in professional weather stations. Thanks to the built-in Mobile-Alerts technology, the La Crosse MA10006-BLA weather station is able to transmit data on the temperature and relative humidity of the air inside and outside the premises to the Internet. You can quickly view the information transmitted by the station on the screen of your smartphone using pre-installed software.
With the MA10000 Mobile Gateway (included), the user can connect up to 50 different Mobile-Alerts sensors.
Features La Crosse MA10006-BLA
- Internet transmission of indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity data to your smartphone using Mobile-Alerts technology
- Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
- Graphic display of changes in atmospheric pressure
- Measurement of internal and external temperature and relative humidity
- Temperature display in °C
- Automatic recording of minimum and maximum temperatures
- Clock with radio time control
- 12 or 24 hour time format
- Alarm clock
- Calendar: month / day / date
- Low battery indicator
Specifications La Crosse MA10006-BLA
Weather forecast:
- Weather forecast for 12-24 hours
- The weather station is able to detect changes in barometric pressure and, based on these changes, display a short-term forecast for the near future in the form of barometric weather forecast symbols. The display shows symbols (clear, cloudy, raining)
- Atmospheric pressure trend display (stable, rising, falling)
Atmospheric pressure:
- Graphic display of atmospheric pressure changes in the form of a bar graph over the past 12 hours
Room temperature:
- Measuring range: -9.9 C to + 59.9 C.
- Measurement resolution: 0.1C
- Automatic registration of minimum and maximum temperature values during the day.
- Update every 2 minutes
Ambient temperature:
- Measuring range: -39.9C to +59.9C
- Measurement resolution: 0.1C
- Automatic recording of minimum and maximum temperatures during the day
- Update every 2 minutes
Room humidity:
- Measuring range: 20% to 95%
- Measurement resolution: 1%
- Update every 2 minutes
External humidity:
- Measuring range: 1% to 99%
- Measurement resolution: 1%
- Update every 2 minutes
Data transmission to the mobile gateway:
- Indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity data are transmitted to the mobile gateway every 7 minutes
Signals:
- Alarm. Sound signal duration – 2 min
Low battery indicator
- When the batteries are low, an icon appears on the main unit display to indicate that the battery needs to be replaced.
LCD Contrast:
- LCD contrast adjustment.
Data transmission from an external sensor:
- An external sensor transmits information to the weather station using “IT+” technology (Instant Transmission technology). Advantages of IT+ technology:
- Prevents any interference between similar products located in close proximity
- Transmission distance increased to 100 meters (in open area).
- More economical external sensor battery consumption
- A high precision swiss sensor (for temperature, humidity and pressure) is used, which provides 1% resolution and +/-3% accuracy.
Mounting:
- Table or wall mounting available.
Mobile Gateway MA10000:
- Connection to a router (router): using the Ethernet cable supplied with
- Automatic acquisition of an IP address (DHCP)
- Ability to work in networks without DHCP (preliminary configuration of parameters is required in the Mobile-Alerts application)
- LED indicators for operating modes
- Connect up to 50 Mobile-Alerts sensors
Mobile-Alerts Software
- Available for Android smartphones (with Android version 3. 2 and above), and for iOS smartphones (with iOS version 7.0 or above)
- View and edit mobile gateway network settings
- Quick device registration using QR code
- Ability to register devices using the keyboard by entering the personal digital code of the device into the program
- Selection of data units
- Display the history of the weather station for the last 90 days with the option to select a date.
- Setting the parameters for triggering alerts when sensor readings go beyond the set values
- Push notifications when sensor readings go beyond the set values
- Mobile-Alerts Low Battery Indication
Dimensions:
- Weather station: 171 x 28 x 127 mm.
- Thermo-hygro sensor: 38 x 21 x 128 mm.
- Mobile gateway: 40 x 103 x 26 mm.
Power supply:
- Weather station: 3 AAA LR3 1.5 V batteries (sold separately)
- Thermo-hygro sensor: 2 x AA LR6 1.