Shelburne Farms: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 03-0229347)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.0M
FY2021	$17.6M
FY2022	$10.1M
FY2023	$10.0M
FY2024	$28.5M
FY2025	$12.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.3M
FY2021	$5.7M
FY2022	$6.9M
FY2023	$7.6M
FY2024	$9.2M
FY2025	$10.0M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$49.8M
FY2021	$61.5M
FY2022	$63.1M
FY2023	$66.1M
FY2024	$85.7M
FY2025	$88.3M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1973.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

79%

Program services 79% · $7.9M Management & general 10% · $1.0M Fundraising 10% · $1.0M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $772K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Alec Webb

President

$152,914Pt VII · Sec A

Megan Camp

VP & Program

$133,678Pt VII · Sec A

Robin Turnau

Chief Advanc

$130,848Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Boehm

COO

$129,123Pt VII · Sec A

Betsy Rosenbluth

Project Dir,

$113,577Pt VII · Sec A

Yasamin Shermin

Director of

$112,062Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Johnson

Board of Dir

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Marvin

Board Treasu

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alec Webb’s $153K as President is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Alec Webb	$152,914	$146,836	$141,204	$137,660	$137,914	$137,098
Megan Camp	$133,678	$128,901	$128,874	$118,772	$105,286	$103,145
Robin Turnau	$130,848	$121,941	$122,009	$122,500	$114,185	$112,000
Eric Boehm	$129,123	$125,872	$123,654	$120,000	$2,410	—
Betsy Rosenbluth	$113,577	$102,465	—	—	—	—
Yasamin Shermin	$112,062	$110,563	—	—	—	—
Jessica Perrault	—	—	—	—	$56,396	$97,512
Clara Nold	—	—	—	—	$68,034	$65,278

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fosters learning and innovation to create a sustainable future.

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1 program · $7.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Shelburne farms' mission is to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future. The nonprofit offers learning experiences that are grounded in place and enriched by nature to help educators and students create a more thriving world.

$7.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Vinger Fam FndtnFY2025$10K

Dougherty Family FoundationFY2025$5K

Select Equity Group FoundationFY2025$4K

James C and Linda F Smith Charitable TrFY2025$2K

Frankel Family FoundationFY2025$2K

Joe and Sue Degeorge Foundation INCFY2025$2K

Doolittle Family FoundationFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$26K

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Grants paid · 16 grants · $241K · 2021–2025

Healthy Communities of the CapitalME · FY2025$25,000

Mollen Foundation for Childhood ObesityAZ · FY2025$15,000

Oregon Farm to School NetworkOR · FY2025$15,000

Early Care and Education AssociationNH · FY2025$10,000

No More Empty PotsNE · FY2025$10,000

Minnesota Department of AgricultureME · FY2025$9,722

Farm Fresh Rhode IslandRI · FY2025$5,275

The Food TrustPA · FY2024$22,000

Healthy Communities of the CapitalME · FY2024$20,000

No More Empty PotsNE · FY2024$15,000

Minnesota Department of AgricultureFY2024$15,000

Farm Fresh Rhode IslandRI · FY2024$15,000

Healthy Communities of the CapitalME · FY2023$20,000

New Britain Roots INCCT · FY2023$17,700

Champlain Valley Union High SchoolFY2021$20,000

Fund for Public Health in New York INCNY · FY2021$5,999

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$12.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M

Money outPt IX

$10.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$7.9M

Managementcol C$1.0M

Fundraisingcol D$1.0M

Owns and owesPt X

$88.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25.8M

Total assetsLn 16$90.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M

PeoplePt VI, VII

19

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.5M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$113K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M

Gains on assetsLn 7−$49K

Total revenueLn 12$12.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$203K

SavingsLn 2$25.6M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25.8M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.8M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39.1M

Other assetsLn 15$9.5M

Total assetsLn 16$90.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M

Net assetsLn 32$88.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5148

VolunteersI 660

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$23.7M	$25.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$12.2M	$12.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$33.3M	$39.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$88.7M	$90.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3.1M	$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32	$85.7M	$88.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$97K	$97K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$292K	$177K	$95K	$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.4M	$3.4M	$367K	$650K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$77K	$59K	$6K	$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$426K	$328K	$35K	$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$314K	$218K	$31K	$65K
Management feesLn 11a	$838K	$754K	$84K
Legal feesLn 11b	$54K		$54K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$43K		$43K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$7K	$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$456K	$450K	$3K	$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$174K	$119K	$5K	$50K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.2M	$1.1M	$52K	$41K
TravelLn 17	$364K	$332K	$5K	$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$11K	$4K	$5K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$708K	$610K	$98K
InsuranceLn 23	$304K	$295K	$6K	$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$285K	$65K	$155K	$65K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$10.0M	$7.9M	$1.0M	$1.0M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$12.0M	$10.0M	$2.0M	$88.3M	990 PDF
FY2024	$28.5M	$9.2M	$19.3M	$85.7M	990 PDF
FY2023	$10.0M	$7.6M	$2.5M	$66.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$10.1M	$6.9M	$3.2M	$63.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$17.6M	$5.7M	$11.9M	$61.5M	990 PDF
FY2020	$8.0M	$5.3M	$2.7M	$49.8M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $11,958,152 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,843,583$9,518,777

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,070,968$1,176,563

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,574,041$1,262,812

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,488,592$11,958,152

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $87,000$96,997

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,366,774$5,486,014

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $57$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,780,791$4,402,748

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,234,622$9,985,759

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,253,970$1,972,393

Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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 $11,958,152 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$1,474,083

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,044,694

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$113,478

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,518,777

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,176,563$1,176,563

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,311,696$1,311,696

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $8,484 · Excluded from tax −$57,368−$48,884

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,185,047 · Excluded from tax $1,254,328$11,958,152

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,985,759 across 18 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $96,997$96,997

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $176,696 · Management $94,616 · Fundraising $20,861$292,173

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,359,462 · Management $367,419 · Fundraising $649,727$4,376,608

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $59,145 · Management $6,246 · Fundraising $11,481$76,872

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $328,075 · Management $34,642 · Fundraising $63,685$426,402

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $217,875 · Management $30,835 · Fundraising $65,249$313,959

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $754,263 · Management $83,758$838,021

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $54,191$54,191

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,075$43,075

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $6,800$6,800

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $450,188 · Management $2,733 · Fundraising $3,451$456,372

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $119,326 · Management $4,682 · Fundraising $50,362$174,370

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,063,273 · Management $52,451 · Fundraising $41,326$1,157,050

IX-17 TravelPrograms $331,509 · Management $5,174 · Fundraising $27,222$363,905

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,519 · Management $5,375 · Fundraising $2,051$10,945

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $610,015 · Management $98,338$708,353

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $294,605 · Management $6,079 · Fundraising $3,533$304,217

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,352 · Management $154,832 · Fundraising $65,265$285,449

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,937,100 · Management $1,044,446 · Fundraising $1,004,213$9,985,759

Part X · Balance sheet $90,253,347 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $125,040$202,580

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $23,621,244$25,602,546

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,355,467$2,361,481

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,175,035$371,549

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $152,017$134,577

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,615$169,422

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,322,283$39,054,606

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,586,208$12,166,378

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $567,332$650,892

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,821,709$9,539,316

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $88,744,950$90,253,347

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,990,947$1,094,721

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,389$10,603

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,069,802$1,975,557

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,193,918$73,175,765

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,481,230$15,102,025

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $85,675,148$88,277,790

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $88,744,950$90,253,347

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $88,277,790 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$11,958,152

XI-2 Total expenses$9,985,759

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,972,393

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$85,675,148

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$630,249

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$88,277,790

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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