Ensure the future of farming in by putting more farmers more securely on more Land in new england and beyond. Each year we help thousands of farmers, landowners, professionals and communities navigate the complex challenges of farmland access, farm tenure, farm transfer, and succession. Our direct technical assistance, education and advocacy programs support the interrelated goals of three programs: 1.our farm seekers program fosters farming opportunities by helping farm seekers acquire farms and farmland. 2.our farm legacy program ensures meaningful legacies by helping transfer farms to the next generation or operator. 3.our working lands program increases Land stewardship by helping landowners make Land available for farming. We believe that any strategy to improve Land access and tenure security for beginning and established farmers must make Land more available and affordable, in ways that are both appropriate and equitable. That's why we develop, promote and support diversity and

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91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$658K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$634K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$215K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$658K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$523K
FY2021$498K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$620K
FY2024$658K
Expenses
$634K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$498K
FY2021$434K
FY2022$513K
FY2023$579K
FY2024$634K
Net assets
$215K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$151K
FY2023$191K
FY2024$215K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2007.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $574K Management & general 3% · $20K Fundraising 6% · $40K

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Director
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Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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President
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Helps farmers find land, transfer farms, and increase land stewardship.

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1 program · $574K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Land for good helps farmers and farmland owners access, care for and pass on working farmland and farm businesses. Over a 24 month period ending august 31, 2020, we have documented at least 83 farmer-landowner land tenure agreements that resulted in farmers acquiring land or more secure tenure but purchasing land, or improving, renewing…

$574Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$658K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$528K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$634K
Ln 25
Programscol B$574K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$215K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K
Total assetsLn 16$240K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$528K
Government grantsLn 1e$376K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$727
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$658K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$163K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$163K
Other assetsLn 15$40
Total assetsLn 16$240K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$215K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$163K
Total assetsLn 16$214K$240K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$191K$215K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$338K$297K$14K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$7K$303$607
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$24K$1K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$70K$61K$3K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$12K$561$1K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$16K$594$1K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$23K$21K$678$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$105$210
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$110K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$15K$127$252
Total functional expensesLn 25$634K$574K$20K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $658K$634K$24K$215K 990 PDF
FY2023 $620K$579K$40K$191K 990 PDF
FY2022 $449K$513K−$64K$151K 990 PDF
FY2021 $498K$434K$63K$215K 990 PDF
FY2020 $523K$498K$25K$151K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $657,923 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $475,281$528,147
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $142,679$127,599
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $830$727
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $850$1,450
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $619,640$657,923
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $338,409$372,938
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $240,932$261,241
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $579,341$634,179
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,299$23,744
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $657,923 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$376,087
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$152,060
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$528,147
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $127,599$127,599
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $727$727
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,450$1,450
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $129,049 · Excluded from tax $727$657,923
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $634,179 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $296,634 · Management $13,715 · Fundraising $27,308$337,657
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,674 · Management $303 · Fundraising $607$7,584
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,349 · Management $1,118 · Fundraising $2,230$27,697
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,252 · Management $2,784 · Fundraising $5,568$69,604
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,343 · Management $561 · Fundraising $1,122$14,026
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,421 · Management $594 · Fundraising $1,190$18,205
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,460$3,460
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,714 · Management $678 · Fundraising $1,357$22,749
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,270$5,270
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,306 · Management $105 · Fundraising $210$2,621
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,026$110,026
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,901 · Management $127 · Fundraising $252$15,280
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $574,350 · Management $19,985 · Fundraising $39,844$634,179
Part X · Balance sheet $239,815 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $50,735; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,390$163,053
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,499$25,980
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16$7
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40$40
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $213,999$239,815
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,422$9,872
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,274$14,896
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,696$24,768
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $160,922$203,974
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,381$11,073
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $191,303$215,047
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $213,999$239,815
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $215,047 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$657,923
XI-2 Total expenses$634,179
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,744
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$191,303
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$215,047

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