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Helps smallholder farmers improve productivity and climate resilience using AI, data, and partnerships for localized agricultural advice. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $13.5M in revenue, $15.2M in expenses, and $16.0M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2008
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
www.digitalgreen.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$13.5MFY2025
Expenses
$15.2M
Net assets
$16.0M
People
19
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-2418959 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA Founded 2008
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Helps smallholder farmers improve productivity and climate resilience using AI, data, and partnerships for localized agricultural advice.
Leadership
Rikin Gandhi · CEO & Board President · $250K
Money in and out
$13.5M revenue, $15.2M expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$13.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$15.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$16.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$1.7M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-13%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +51% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$13.5M
FY2025▲ +14%
Expenses
$15.2M
FY2025▲ +2%
Total assets
$18.6M
FY2025▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +37%
Total revenue
$13.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$15.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$16.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1.7M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$18.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $11.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Digital green combines artificial intelligence, data systems, and public private partnerships to help smallholder farmers improve productivity, income, and climate resilience. Building on its experience in community video-based extension, the organization advanced farmer chat an ai-powered assistant that provides free, localized, and…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDigital Green Foundation
EINHdr · item D26-2418959
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.digitalgreen.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2008
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B02)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO & Board President
$250,068Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Product Officer
$241,613Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategy & Growth Officer
$215,346Pt VII · Sec A
COO & Treasurer
$207,418Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Development
$180,000Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director, Communications
$176,673Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel & Secretary
$173,825Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Dir. Ops. & Org. Effectiveness
$173,098Pt VII · Sec A

Rikin Gandhi’s $250K as CEO & Board President is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3682 $10–100M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rikin Gandhi$250,068$242,667$215,451$185,308$167,588
John Collery$241,613$190,394
Alesha Miller$215,346$199,565$184,776$148,820$75,716
Giovanna Masci$207,418$199,717$181,440$164,071$149,223
Ryan Owen$180,000
Eric Firnhaber$176,673$174,562$132,319
Christina Casagrande$173,825
Lok-Yee J Wong$173,098$163,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$12.9M · 96%
Investment income$471K · 3%
Program service revenue$105K · 1%
Contributions & grants96%$12.9M
Investment income3%$471K
Program service revenue1%$105K
Other revenue$22K
— government grantsLn 1e$656K
Total revenueLn 12$13.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program services77%$11.7M
Management & general23%$3.5M
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$18.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
Total net assetsLn 32$16.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $13.0M · Operating expenses/yr $15.2M
10.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $11.7M · Total expenses $15.2M
77%
Management & General
Management & general $3.5M · Total expenses $15.2M
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $15.2M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $10.1M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $12.9M · Total revenue $13.5M
96%
Government reliance
Government grants $656K · Total revenue $13.5M
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $105K · Total revenue $13.5M
0.8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $471K · Total revenue $13.5M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $105K · Total expenses $15.2M
0.7%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $13.5M · Prior year $11.8M
+14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $11.6M · FY2024 $13.5M
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $16.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $13.5M · Expenses $15.2M
-13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $18.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $16.0M · Total assets $18.6M
86%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $10.1M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $18.6M
54%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rikin Gandhi · Reported title CEO & BOARD PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $250K · Total expenses $15.2M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $8.6M · Total expenses $15.2M
56%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 14%
Investment management fee ratio 0.1%
Legal fee ratio 0.6%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Openai INCFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$4.4M
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Grants paid · 18 grants · $4.3M · 2020–2024
Precision Development INCMA · FY2024$246,650
One Acre FundIL · FY2024$7,000
Precision Development INCMA · FY2023$636,339
Cornell UniversityNY · FY2023$52,878
Precision Development INCMA · FY2022$588,147
Cornell UniversityNY · FY2022$75,700
Dimagi INCFY2022$57,249
Precision Development INCMA · FY2021$452,145
Dimagi INCFY2021$184,960
Precision Development INCMA · FY2020$642,082

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$13.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$11.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$9.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$22.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$11.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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